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BCER tram 1235 at Marpole Junction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1246
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1235 at Marpole Junction in Vancouver. The conductor is visible at the front window.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1235 at Marpole Junction in Vancouver. The conductor is visible at the front window.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV992.23.39
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1235/ MARPOLE JCT."
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
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B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5926
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Accession Code
BV013.27.21
Call Number
388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Transit Museum Society
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
1 videodisc (128 min, 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.
Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information.
Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society
Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video.
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BCER work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2882
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV012.18.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten note on verso of photograph reads: "With the end of BCER Burnaby Lake passenger / service in October of 1953, we see BCER Line Car L4, Flat Car BCER 8041 and crew preparing /for the removal of the cross over at 6th and Commercial in Vancouver."
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Boundary Road and Hastings Street vicinity

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35447
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1915 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph taken in Vancouver on Hastings Street looking east toward Burnaby and Boundary Road. The Hastings Street British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) cars can be seen labouring up the hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1915 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-305
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph taken in Vancouver on Hastings Street looking east toward Burnaby and Boundary Road. The Hastings Street British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) cars can be seen labouring up the hill.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Geographic Features - Roads
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Eaton, Dr. Carl
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription996
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1946 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway timetable for the Lulu Island Branch, Eburne, and New Westminster Line, including a Sunday schedule and freight schedule.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway timetable for the Lulu Island Branch, Eburne, and New Westminster Line, including a Sunday schedule and freight schedule.
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
HV973.41.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1946 and 1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
2023-05-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription997
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1946 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables for the Central Park line, one "corrected to October 15, 1933" and the other "corrected to May 16, 1946." Also in the photograph are two tickets, one reads, "Good for one fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby North…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables for the Central Park line, one "corrected to October 15, 1933" and the other "corrected to May 16, 1946." Also in the photograph are two tickets, one reads, "Good for one fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby Northwest Zone" and the other reads, "Good for one fare between Vancouver and Park Ave."
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
HV973.41.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1946 and 1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
2023-05-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Central Railway opening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96626
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park for the season. Photographs depict Eivind Luffe hooking up an electric switcher to a train and Doug Bach pushing a 1936 Northern Class locomotive out of a shed. Both Luffe and Bach are members of the Briti…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2248
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park for the season. Photographs depict Eivind Luffe hooking up an electric switcher to a train and Doug Bach pushing a 1936 Northern Class locomotive out of a shed. Both Luffe and Bach are members of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Locomotives
Names
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2248-1: "Eivind Luffe hooks up his electric switcher as the BC Society of Model Engineers open Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park for the season. Luffe says the engine, which is based on a design from his own imagination, took him about three years to build."
Caption from metadata for 535-2248-2: "Doug Bach, of the BC Society of Model Engineers, pushes out to the tracks the group's 1936 Northern Class locomotive, at the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park. The Railway opens for the season this weekend."
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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Burnaby Lk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1000
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Burnaby Lk" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48." An earlier catalogue record notes the nameplate would have been placed at the front or back of the tram that could have travelled betwe…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Burnaby Lk" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48." An earlier catalogue record notes the nameplate would have been placed at the front or back of the tram that could have travelled between Vancouver and Burnaby.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
HV973.41.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[before 1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Mountain Autobody and Dedemus (Lloyd) Electric Ltd.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79209
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 11, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Burnaby Mountain Autobody and Dedemus (Lloyd) Electric Ltd. at 6861 Hastings Street with Burnaby Automotive in the rear.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 11, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-208
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Burnaby Mountain Autobody and Dedemus (Lloyd) Electric Ltd. at 6861 Hastings Street with Burnaby Automotive in the rear.
Names
Burnaby Mountain Autobody
Dedemus (Lloyd) Electric Ltd.
Burnaby Automotive
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Photographers identified by surnames only: Carr and Vardeman
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
6861 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
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Burnaby's Operation Identification

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45330
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976, published January 7, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch putting up a sign in preparation for Burnaby's Operation Identification, which was "the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada" when "47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment [joined] 47 Rotarians from the Burna…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976, published January 7, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-225
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch putting up a sign in preparation for Burnaby's Operation Identification, which was "the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada" when "47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment [joined] 47 Rotarians from the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club and start door-to-door visits in 800 residences in South Burnaby. The teams [carried] electric engraving pens for marking all property susceptible to theft."
Subjects
Occupations - Civic Workers
Public Services - Policing
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby detachment of the RCMP has embarked on the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada. "Operation Identification" officially kicks off tonight when 47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment will join with 47 Rotarians from the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club and start door-to-door visits in 800 residences in South Burnaby. The teams will be carrying electric engraving pens for marking all property susceptible to theft. Municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch are shown erecting one of the signs on Canada Way at 14th Avenue as "sidewalk superintendents" Sandra Finch and Corinne Williams look on."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
14th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
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Burnaby Substation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36541
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[September 1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company's Burnaby Substation that was built in 1903 and put into operation to receive and distribute power from the B.C.E.R. Buntzen Lake power dam. The electric lines came across the inlet at Barnet, along the Barnet-Hastings Road to S…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[September 1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
John DeForest subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
293-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-30
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company's Burnaby Substation that was built in 1903 and put into operation to receive and distribute power from the B.C.E.R. Buntzen Lake power dam. The electric lines came across the inlet at Barnet, along the Barnet-Hastings Road to Sperling Avenue (built for this project and called Pole Line Road) and then south to this site at the corner of Griffiths and the old Central Park interurban line (later this section was called the Highland Park line). This substation was constructed to convert the alternating current being delivered from the Buntzen power plant to direct current for the operation of the tram cars operating on the Central Park interurban route. The new brick substation replaced the wood fed steam powered 1891 Powerhouse that operated south of this site, across the tracks until its closure on May 31,1905. It was demolised in the late 1920s. This brick substation originally known as the Burnaby Substation, eventually became known as the Newell Substation. The original brick building was replaced by a new structure in 1930, which was demolished in the 1960s in favour of the open field substation that continues to operate on the same site today at 7260 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Byrne Road railway crossing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1212
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
September 12, 1951
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1221 on the Marpole - New Westminster line at the Byrne Road railway crossing.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1221 on the Marpole - New Westminster line at the Byrne Road railway crossing.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Byrne Road
Accession Code
BV992.23.5
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
September 12, 1951
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1221/ MAR - N.W LINE/ BYRNE RD/ 9/12/51"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "R. D. WEBSTER/ 396 GLENEAGLES DR./ KAMLOOPS, B.C./ CANADA V2E 1Z4"
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Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34862
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), photographed 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Central Park entrance arch with the "Central Park" electric sign. An Interurban tram can be seen on the right. This photograph used to be hung at the Central Park branch of the Burnaby Public Library.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), photographed 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
145-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-15
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Central Park entrance arch with the "Central Park" electric sign. An Interurban tram can be seen on the right. This photograph used to be hung at the Central Park branch of the Burnaby Public Library.
Subjects
Structures - Arches
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Geographic Features - Parks
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Central Park Interurban trams

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35511
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Westminster British Columbia Electric Railway depot freight train en route to Chilliwack. This location at 8th and Columbia was the hub of the interurban network with Fraser Valley, Marpole, Central Park, Burnaby lake trams and trains all going through. Later, the building serve…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-369
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Westminster British Columbia Electric Railway depot freight train en route to Chilliwack. This location at 8th and Columbia was the hub of the interurban network with Fraser Valley, Marpole, Central Park, Burnaby lake trams and trains all going through. Later, the building served as Wosk's store and then as a market.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17430
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1891 and 1894]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w albumen print on card ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two streetcars at the Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Conductors, engineers and riders are posing with the streetcars. The fronts of the streetcars include painted signage reading "12" and "13" and the sides of the streetcars read "WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVE…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w albumen print on card ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two streetcars at the Central Park siding of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Conductors, engineers and riders are posing with the streetcars. The fronts of the streetcars include painted signage reading "12" and "13" and the sides of the streetcars read "WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVER TRAMWAY CO. LTD.".
History
Photographers Richard H. Trueman and Norman Caple operated out of Vancouver between 1891 and 1894. The photographers worked between Winnipeg and the west coast of Canada specializing in mountain and railway views, ranch scenes and Indigenous peoples. In 1890, two companies started building electric rail; the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co., which undertook the ambitious project of building the first real interurban line from New Westminster to Vancouver, and the Westminster Street Railway. By April 20, 1891, both companies merged to form the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company. Streetcar service began in June 1891, travelling on twelve miles of track between New Westminster and eastern Vancouver and running through Burnaby. The line was taken over by the B.C. Electric Railway Company in 1897 until the line was closed in October 1953.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Public Transit
Names
Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company
Accession Code
BV021.29.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1891 and 1894]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-24
Scale
100
Photographer
Trueman & Caple
Notes
Title taken from recto of photograph
Inscription on recto of photograph reads: "1138_Central Parkk Sideing of Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. _Trueman and Caple. Photo. Vancouver B.C."
Inscription in gold ink on board reads: "Trueman & Caple_Vancouver, B.C."
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Cheyeun Lai flying a model plane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96305
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cheyeun Lai flying a radio-controlled electric plane at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex fields.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1988
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cheyeun Lai flying a radio-controlled electric plane at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex fields.
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Geographic Features - Parks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Cheyeun Lai gets in a little flying time with his radio-controlled electric plane at Burnaby Lake Fields. Lai says his hobby is an extension of his lifelong passion for flying, which started when he was a licensed pilot in Hong Kong."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
Kensington Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
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Cook for the electric railway workers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35838
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cook, his wife, and Bill Hall (a childhood friend of Fred Holmes), who fed the crew installing British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) power poles for the streetcar extension from Boundary Road to Ellesmere Avenue in 1914.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-697
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cook, his wife, and Bill Hall (a childhood friend of Fred Holmes), who fed the crew installing British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) power poles for the streetcar extension from Boundary Road to Ellesmere Avenue in 1914.
Subjects
Occupations - Cooks
Names
Hall, Bill
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949 (date of original), copied January 1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : 19.5 x 24.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line. The station shelter is on a small, raised platform in a wooded area. Electric power poles are visible running along the tracks.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : 19.5 x 24.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line. The station shelter is on a small, raised platform in a wooded area. Electric power poles are visible running along the tracks.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Accession Code
BV988.7.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1949 (date of original), copied January 1988
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Plant, Ernest Leslie
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Cumberland Rd. Station, Burnaby Lake line, 1949/ Ernie Plant photo from/ the Henry Ewert Collection/ photo produced by/ Robert Bodlak/ 1/88"
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Dundonald United Church outing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35497
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a special chartered interurban tram used to take people to the Dundonald United Church annual picnic at Second Beach, Stanley Park. The tram is pictured at MacPherson station, at MacPherson Avenue and the British Columbia Electric Railway tracks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-355
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a special chartered interurban tram used to take people to the Dundonald United Church annual picnic at Second Beach, Stanley Park. The tram is pictured at MacPherson station, at MacPherson Avenue and the British Columbia Electric Railway tracks.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
MacPherson Avenue
Central Park Interurban line
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
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Edison Road Power House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36086
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied November 26, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edison Road Power House, of the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Ltd., the first electric interurban street railway in North America. This power house stood between Vancouver Road (Kingsway) and the line to Vancouver. (Edison Road is now Griffiths Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied November 26, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Columbian Newspaper subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
222-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-19
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edison Road Power House, of the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Ltd., the first electric interurban street railway in North America. This power house stood between Vancouver Road (Kingsway) and the line to Vancouver. (Edison Road is now Griffiths Avenue).
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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