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History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
Images
Digital Books
Elaine A. Myers fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88370
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1961 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Elaine A. Myers fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of four digital copies of photographs; two are Elaine Myers' class portraits while attending Kingsway West and two are of Elaine's father, William Myers, next to the pulpit and the altar of St. Andrews Church.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1961 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Elaine A. Myers fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi
- Material Details
- Jpegs are copies created by the donor of sepia originals.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2013-26
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of four digital copies of photographs; two are Elaine Myers' class portraits while attending Kingsway West and two are of Elaine's father, William Myers, next to the pulpit and the altar of St. Andrews Church.
- History
- Elaine Anne Myers was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1939 and immigrated to British Columbia with her family in 1947. She was the eldest daughter of William Sefton and Edna (nee Howarth) Myers and sister to Hermione Christine, born in 1943. Her father, William Sefton Myers was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1905 and was one of six children. He married Edna Howarth on July 29, 1933. Before immigrating to Canada, William worked as a purchasing agent at Walkers Tannery in Bolton and later became a cabinet maker in the 1930s, building and designing most of the family’s furniture. In September 1947, he and his family immigrated to Canada along with his younger brother, Hermann, and his wife and daughter. The family were granted landed immigrant status upon their arrival at Dorval airport in Montreal on September 25, 1947, and travelled to Vancouver by train, arriving in early October. They shared their first home on Imperial Street in Burnaby with William’s brother Hermann and family, but after several months were able to purchase their own new home on MacKay Avenue just below Victory in South Burnaby. William’s first job was working as a night janitor at the Woodwards Department store in Vancouver. He was later hired as a purchasing agent for the Seagrams Distillery in New Westminster, where he stayed until his retirement in 1970. Elaine’s mother, Edna (nee Howarth) Myers worked in the offices of Pacific Veneer Canadian Forest Products in New Westminster, retiring from there in 1967. The family moved again in the 1950s to a house on the corner of Sussex and Victory and Elaine and Christine attended a variety of Burnaby schools including; Kingsway West, Nelson Avenue and McPherson Park Junior High. The family were parishioners of All Saints Anglican Church in Burnaby where Elaine also attended Girl Guides. Elaine’s father fulfilled his dream of designing and building the family home when he purchased property on London Street in New Westminster. The family moved to New Westminster and lived in a small house on the property while William spent three years completing their new home. Elaine commuted to Burnaby by the Interurban train in order to complete her studies at McPherson Park Junior High before enrolling at Duke of Connaught and graduating from Lester Pearson in New Westminster in 1957. In 1961, William Myers built the sanctuary lectern, pulpit, and altar for St. Andrew’s Church on Smith Avenue in Burnaby his brother Hermann’s parish. By the mid-1960s, William and Edna Myers moved from their home in New Westminster to White Rock. Edna Myers died on April 23, 1969. William built the ambry for the church of St. Mark as a memorial. William remarried Ruth, a widow, in 1971, and they resided in White Rock until Ruth’s death in 1983. William died in White Rock March 26, 1991. Elaine Myers married Gordon Wilfred Atkinson in 1961; they had four children and lived in the Dunbar area of Vancouver before they separated ways in 1988. Elaine completed her Bachelor of Arts degree as a mature student at University of British Columbia in 1984 followed by the completion of her Master’s degree at University of Toronto in April 1996, and PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) in 2007. She has lived abroad in Jerusalem and the United Kingdom, working on a variety of research projects. Elaine Anne Myers passed away on February 19, 2015.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Myers, Elaine A.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 580
Okanagan Fishing Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11398
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper handcol. ; 24 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of map titled "Okanagan Fishing Guide / Showing / Major Roads / and the / Best Fish Lakes". Hand drawn map compiled and drawn by W.C. Rueber, Kelowna B.C. of Okanagan Lake area. Advertisement at bottom of page indicates that it may have been produced by "OK USED FURNITURE STORE / 239 …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper handcol. ; 24 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of map titled "Okanagan Fishing Guide / Showing / Major Roads / and the / Best Fish Lakes". Hand drawn map compiled and drawn by W.C. Rueber, Kelowna B.C. of Okanagan Lake area. Advertisement at bottom of page indicates that it may have been produced by "OK USED FURNITURE STORE / 239 BERNARD AVE., KELOWNA, B.C....". The map was copyrighted in Canada on July 20, 1948, No. 79416.
- Creator
- Rueber, W.C.
- Publisher
- OK Used Furniture Store
- Accession Code
- BV006.24.116
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1948
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-23
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Staining on map with creases from being folded and handcoloured markings with blue pencil
Images
The New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottages
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64689
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished bedroom of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished bedroom of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Names
- New Vista Society
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Photographer's note on recto of photograph reads: "The New Vista Societie's [sic] Senior Citizens Cottages Burnaby B.C."
Images
The New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottages
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64690
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished living room of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1949 and 1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the furnished living room of a New Vista Society's Senior Citizens Cottage in Burnaby.
- Names
- New Vista Society
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Photographer's note on recto of photograph reads: "The New Vista Societie's [sic] Senior Citizens Cottages Burnaby B.C."
Images
Crafts at Oakalla
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38138
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 19.8 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an exhibit of crafts made at Oakalla Prison Farm on display in a room at Oakalla. The crafts include art work and furniture.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 19.8 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-725
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an exhibit of crafts made at Oakalla Prison Farm on display in a room at Oakalla. The crafts include art work and furniture.
- Subjects
- Crafts
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Crafts at Oakalla
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38139
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 19.8 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an exhibit of crafts made at Oakalla Prison Farm on display in a room at Oakalla. The crafts include art work and furniture.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 19.8 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-726
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an exhibit of crafts made at Oakalla Prison Farm on display in a room at Oakalla. The crafts include art work and furniture.
- Subjects
- Crafts
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Living room of 202 Delta Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37635
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951 or 1952] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the living room of 202 Delta Avenue, with a view of Capitol Hill and Vancouver Heights through the window.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951 or 1952] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-223
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the living room of 202 Delta Avenue, with a view of Capitol Hill and Vancouver Heights through the window.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 202 Delta Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Bylaw Number: 3238 - Hospital Grant Bylaw 1952
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw21129
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 3238
- Final Adoption
- 1952 Oct 20
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 3238
- Final Adoption
- 1952 Oct 20
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Watching television
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38041
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1953] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Beth Le Grove, an unidentified neighbour, and Ida Le Grove, watching television at 1007 Gilley Avenue (later renumbered 8416 Gilley Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1953] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-628
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Beth Le Grove, an unidentified neighbour, and Ida Le Grove, watching television at 1007 Gilley Avenue (later renumbered 8416 Gilley Avenue).
- Names
- Le Grove, Beth
- Le Grove, Ida
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Gilley Avenue
- Street Address
- 8416 Gilley Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Hill Area
Images
Simpsons-Sears outdoor sales display
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17359
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of furniture near the entrance to the Simpsons-Sears located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959, 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby. The furniture is on display under the covered promenade with flags hanging from the roof top. The pavement appears wet from the rain.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of furniture near the entrance to the Simpsons-Sears located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959, 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby. The furniture is on display under the covered promenade with flags hanging from the roof top. The pavement appears wet from the rain.
- Names
- Simpsons-Sears Limited
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4750 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.109
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-10-07
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
Entrance to Simpsons-Sears with furniture and shoppers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17360
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of furniture and shoppers near the entrance to the Simpsons-Sears located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959, 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby. Stacked furniture is on display under the covered promenade with a crowd of shoppers lined up alongside. Parked automobiles are visible to the l…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of furniture and shoppers near the entrance to the Simpsons-Sears located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959, 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby. Stacked furniture is on display under the covered promenade with a crowd of shoppers lined up alongside. Parked automobiles are visible to the left.
- Names
- Simpsons-Sears Limited
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4750 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.110
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
Entrance to Simpsons-Sears with furniture display
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17361
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of furniture near the entrance to the Simpsons-Sears located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959, 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby. Shoppers are gathered under the promenade outside of the store entrance near a display of arm chairs and lighting fixutres.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a display of furniture near the entrance to the Simpsons-Sears located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959, 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby. Shoppers are gathered under the promenade outside of the store entrance near a display of arm chairs and lighting fixutres.
- Names
- Simpsons-Sears Limited
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4750 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.111
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17413
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1954-1959, predominant 1954-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 114 photographs + 15 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from a scrapbook documenting the early years of the Simpsons-Sears store located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959 - 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby including the opening day and staff events. Many of the photographs depict, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby,…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 114 photographs + 15 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from a scrapbook documenting the early years of the Simpsons-Sears store located at 3660 Kingsway (after 1959 - 4750 Kingsway) in Burnaby including the opening day and staff events. Many of the photographs depict, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby, T. Boyd Haskell and include photographs regarding activities of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association in which T. Boyd Haskell was president 1958-1959. Textual records within fonds include a financial ledger (1954-1956) as well as congratulatory telegrams and cards addressed to Simpsons-Sears staff and managers regarding the Simpsons-Sears store opening in May 1954 along with lists of names of Simpsons-Sears and Sears-Roebuck executive members who visited the store. Records are arranged into the following series: 1) Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series 2) Burnaby Simpsons-Sears adminstrative records series
- History
- In 1952, U.S. Chairman of Sears-Roebuck and Company, General Robert E.Wood, contacted President of Robert Simpson Company, Edgar G. Burton proposing a partnership between the two companies to serve the Canadian retail market. In September 1952, a merger was signed between the two to create Simpsons-Sears Limited. The terms of the agreement were 50-50. The two main objectives were to expand the Simpsons’ mail order business which was sold to the new company and to build new retail stores across Canada that were modelled on the Sears, Roebuck’s design. In early 1953, operations began with the first Simpsons-Sears Spring/Summer catalogue that was delivered to 300,00 homes across Canada. In September 1953, the first Simpsons-Sears retail store opened in Stratford Ontario and in December 1953 the second store opened in Kamloops, B.C. In 1953, with a 7.6 million dollar investment, construction began on the Simpsons-Sears store located at 3660 Kingsway in Burnaby. This was the second Simpsons-Sears store to be built in British Columbia. The store was designed by two Vancouver architectural firms Sharp, Thompson, Berwick and Pratt and Gardiner and Thornton. The new Burnaby Simpsons-Sears was touted as the most modern mall in Canada with the facing of the store consisting of Travertine marble imported from Italy and the main floor included fourty eight miles of brass strips incorporated in the terrazzo floor which was made from marble chips mixed with white Portland concrete. An exterior promenade, built from British Columbia fir and bolted with copper and brass was built around the exterior of the store. The promenade provided an outdoor display area for garden furniture and other large items. The retail store officially opened on May 5, 1954 with Simpsons-Sears executive members, managers and the Reeve of Burnaby in attendance. T. Boyd Haskell, from Spokane, Washington was hired as the Burnaby retail store manager and C.W. Jaggs, former Simpsons' general manager for British Columbia became manager of the Simpsons-Sears mail order business in British Columbia. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place during the opening event with Burnaby Reeve Charles W. MacSorley in attendance along with other dignitaries from Simpsons-Sears including President of Simpsons-Sears, E.G. Burton; Chairman of the board of Simpsons-Sears, Charles W. Burton; Vice President of Simpsons-Sears, G.F. Trotter; Mail Order Manager for Simpsons-Sears, B.C., C.W. Jaggs and Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby, T. Boyd Haskell. Over 10,000 people attended the opening of the store at 11:00 a.m. and it is believed that throughout the day, over 75,000 people went through the new store. T. Boyd Haskell was manager of the Burnaby Simpsons-Sears store between 1953 and 1962. After graduating from college, Haskell joined the Sears-Roebuck department store chain. In 1953 he moved to Vancouver from Washington State to set up the new store in Burnaby. In 1962, Haskell left Simpsons-Sears in Burnaby and transferred to the Sears store in Los Angeles. During his time in British Columbia, Haskell served as the President of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association (1958-1959), President of the Community Chest and Councils of Greater Vancouver (1960) and was also a member of the board of directors of the B.C. Lions football team. Haskell died in Arizona in 1969 at the age of 54 years. In 1978, the Hudson’s Bay Company purchased “Simpsons” and converted many of the department stores into The Bay, including the store in downtown Toronto. Sears stores continued to carry the name “Simpsons-Sears” until 1984 when the named changed to “Sears Canada”. The Simpsons-Sears store (later named "Sears") located at 4750 Kingsway (Metropolis at Metrotown) closed it's doors in 2018.
- Creator
- Simpsons-Sears Limited
- Accession Code
- BV021.26
- BV022.17
- Date
- 1954-1959, predominant 1954-1955
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: memorial program for T.B. Haskell in Burnaby Village Museum artifact collection BV021.26.166
- Arrangement
- Arrangement of records is based on original order of scrapbook and financial ledger by creator(s). Photographs and textual records were described in the order that they were arranged within original scrapbook prior to being removed.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Practical cabinet-making, volume 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5553
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 684.16 MAT v. 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Caxton Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 3 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cabinetwork
- Joinery
- Furniture making
- Furniture finishing
Practical cabinet-making, volume 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5554
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 684.16 MAT v. 2
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Caxton Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 3 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cabinetwork
- Joinery
- Furniture making
- Furniture finishing
Practical cabinet-making, volume 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5555
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 684.16 MAT v. 3
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Caxton Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 3 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cabinetwork
- Joinery
- Furniture making
- Furniture finishing
Steel Furniture for the Assessment Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44121
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43210
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43210
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Supply of Office Furniture for the New Municipal Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44093
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43233
- Meeting Date
- 12-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43233
- Meeting Date
- 12-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Application of Monterey Furniture Co. Ltd. To Purchase Block 16, DL 155C, Plan 1138
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport43844
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43491
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43491
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds