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1982 - Moving the Roberts House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91892
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a labourer removing the old foundation and boulders from the 5496 Dominion Street property with a jackhammer. The house located at 5511 Norfolk Street is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-073
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a labourer removing the old foundation and boulders from the 5496 Dominion Street property with a jackhammer. The house located at 5511 Norfolk Street is visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.15"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "14"
- 5511 Norfolk Street was previously numbered 3149 Norfolk Street. It was later subdivided into two lots: 5503 and 5521 Norfolk Street.
- Street Address
- 5511 Norfolk Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Bylaw Number: 7664 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 14, 1981
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw16714
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7664
- Final Adoption
- 1981 Sep 28
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 7664
- Final Adoption
- 1981 Sep 28
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 8433 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 59, 1985
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw15945
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8433
- Final Adoption
- 1986 Oct 20
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8433
- Final Adoption
- 1986 Oct 20
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 8536 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 30, 1986
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw15842
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8536
- Final Adoption
- 1986 Sep 15
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8536
- Final Adoption
- 1986 Sep 15
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 8541 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 35, 1986
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw15837
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8541
- Final Adoption
- 1986 Oct 27
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8541
- Final Adoption
- 1986 Oct 27
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 8574 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 53, 1986
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw15804
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8574
- Final Adoption
- 1989 Oct 30
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 8574
- Final Adoption
- 1989 Oct 30
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 9188 - Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 30, 1989
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw15191
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9188
- Final Adoption
- 1989 Dec 04
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 9188
- Final Adoption
- 1989 Dec 04
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Comprehensive Development Plans - Bylaw No. 7664, Rezoning Reference # 31/76 (Joint Office Development at Dominion and Norfolk Streets)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription13805
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Architectural drawings
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Bylaws series
- Physical Description
- Architectural drawings
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 16793
- Accession Number
- 2001-01
- Media Type
- Architectural Drawing
Concerns Regarding Norfolk Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport14030
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10010
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10010
- Meeting Date
- 5-Apr-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls attending Douglas Road School and Burnaby South High School. Bob describes his extracurricular activities in school, organized and informal. He mentions the games he played with his friends. Bob discusses his family chores, and his first job, which was a newspaper route for the Vancouver Province. He describes his later jobs, one at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, working for Mr. Arnold, and then for Mr. Robertson at Burnaby Lake Nurseries.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Geographic Access
- Norfolk Street
- Douglas Road
- Government Road
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on content of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_001.mp3Letter from Mary Small which appeared on the agenda for the 1980 May 5 Meeting of Council regarding the unsightly appearance of the south side of Norfolk Street in the 3600 and 3700 block
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19924
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1086
- Meeting Date
- 12-May-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 36
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1086
- Meeting Date
- 12-May-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 36
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Looking south from 5496 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91862
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kathryn Small staining the "new" fence after the Roberts' house was moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. The fence was built with the disassembled fence from the north side of the Roberts' property. Visible in the background are the original houses located at 549…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-043
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kathryn Small staining the "new" fence after the Roberts' house was moved from 5538 Dominion Street to 5496 Dominion Street. The fence was built with the disassembled fence from the north side of the Roberts' property. Visible in the background are the original houses located at 5495 (left) and 5485 Norfolk Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P6"
- Note in red ink on verso of photograph reads: "Kathryn Small / Painting the Fence / Aug 1983"
- 5495 Norfolk Street was previously numbered 3155 Norfolk Street. The property was later subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5497 Norfolk Street.
- 5485 Norfolk Street was previously numbered 3207 Norfolk Street. The property was later subdivided into two lots: 5481 and 5487 Norfolk Street.
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- Street Address
- 5495 Norfolk Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- 5485 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking south from 5496 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91863
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1984
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street. Beyond the fence, the double garage built at 5495 Norfolk Street (right) and the original house at 5511 Norfolk Street (left) are visible. The photograph was taken from 5496 Dominion Street, looking south.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1984
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-044
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard at 5496 Dominion Street. Beyond the fence, the double garage built at 5495 Norfolk Street (right) and the original house at 5511 Norfolk Street (left) are visible. The photograph was taken from 5496 Dominion Street, looking south.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P7"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "5496 Dominion St. / Burnaby, B.C. / Sept. 1984"
- 5495 Norfolk Street was previously numbered 3155 Norfolk Street. The property was later subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5497 Norfolk Street.
- 5511 Norfolk Street was previously numbered 3149 Norfolk Street. The property was later subdivided into two lots: 5503 and 5521 Norfolk Street.
- Street Address
- 5495 Norfolk Street
- 5496 Dominion Street
- 5511 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Present rental housing situation involving existing housing stock - 5289/91 Norfolk Street; 5331/33 Dominion Street; 5425/37 Norfolk Street; 6548 Parkdale Drive; 20/22 MacDonald Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19607
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1399
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-1980
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1399
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-1980
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rezoning Reference # 31/76A, Proposed Office Development - 4405 Norfolk Street and 4370 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19203
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1827
- Meeting Date
- 1-Jun-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1827
- Meeting Date
- 1-Jun-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 25
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rezoning Reference # 34/86 - 5069 Norfolk Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15545
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10534
- Meeting Date
- 26-May-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 35
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10534
- Meeting Date
- 26-May-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 35
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Small family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91819
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 75 photographs : b&w & col. + 1 plan
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting the transformation of the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby, B.C. from semi-rural in the 1920s to urbanized in 2016. Photographs depict the land and houses located on the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street as the property was rezoned and its density quad…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 75 photographs : b&w & col. + 1 plan
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting the transformation of the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby, B.C. from semi-rural in the 1920s to urbanized in 2016. Photographs depict the land and houses located on the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street as the property was rezoned and its density quadrupled. Fonds also includes photographs of the Small family house being moved to 5496 Dominion Street and the original landscape plan for 5118 Douglas Road.
- History
- In 1915, John W. Roberts and his wife Mary Allen Roberts moved from the United States to Canada along with their daughter, Lauretta. On first moving to Canada, the family lived in a rented house in Vancouver and John worked as a movie projectionist in the city. The couple had three more children, all sons: John A., Edward, and Roland. Circa 1921, John purchased a large parcel of land at the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street in Burnaby. This parcel encompassed the equivalent of at least six 66-foot lots along the south side of Dominion Street and the same along the north side of Norfolk Street. On their property, a barn and small living quarters were built. The family moved in, raising goats and growing potatoes to supplement their income. They also planted cherry, apple, and pear trees; hazelnut and walnut trees; raspberries; and a large vegetable garden, the fruits of which Mary preserved for year-round use. At this time, agricultural activities were common for families in the area: the Roberts' neighbours kept chickens for personal use and for selling eggs; grew mushrooms for commercial sale; and sold manure from an old buckboard drawn by Clydesdale horses. John built a new house in the middle of the Roberts’ lots on the southwest corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street. The house faced Douglas Road and overlooked a large, well-landscaped front yard to the east and a full-sized, clay tennis court to the north. The family moved into this new house in 1925. When the Roberts ceased raising goats, the barn and original living quarters were reduced to a double-car garage with storage space plus a sawdust-insulated “root cellar”. John also built a house on the northwest corner of the lot at Douglas Road and Dominion Street (3093 Douglas Road), which was purchased by the Hardy family. In 1957, part of this property (3071 Douglas Road) was sold to the Brocklebanks who built a house and lived there. In addition, John built a house at the northwest corner of Douglas Road and Norfolk Street (5106 Douglas Road). The original purchaser of this house is unknown, but in 1949, it was bought by the Meyers family. In 1952 or 1953, the Meyers sold part of this property and the Manahans built a house on it, facing Douglas Road. Several other lots that John owned were also sold off over the years. By the 1950s, John owned only five 66-foot lots from Douglas Road west, along the south side Dominion Street. In 1954, John sold the lot furthest from Douglas Road (5486 Dominion Street) to a builder who built a “ranch-style” house and put it up for sale. John retired from his career as a movie projectionist in the 1950s. He, Mary, and Lauretta retained their US citizenship all their lives, although they never returned to the USA except for brief visits. John A., Edward, and Roland who, as children of US citizens, also had US citizenship, eventually moved to the US, where they remained for the rest of their lives. In 1945, Lauretta married Frederick Small. The couple lived in a rented house in Vancouver for a few years before moving in with John and Mary in Burnaby. The couple had four children: Elizabeth, Kathryn, Charles, and Martin. In 1955, Frederick purchased the rancher at 5486 Dominion Street and the family moved in. The Small children grew up enjoying the freedom of having their grandparent’s large property in addition to their parent’s yard to play in. The back lane that ran between Dominion Street and Norfolk Street was filled with trees and bushes, creating a narrow bit of “forest” to explore. In 1957, John died. Mary died in 1969, as did Frederick. Lauretta was executor for her mother’s and husband’s estates. After much consideration, she decided to sell the house at 5486 Dominion Street and move back into her childhood home. By doing so, she was able to settle her mother’s estate to the satisfaction of her brothers. Elizabeth married and moved away. Over the next few years, the “Roberts” house was home to Lauretta, Kathryn, Charles, and Martin, with the three grown children moving in and out several times during the 1970s. In 1981, Lauretta died. Her children discussed at length how to divide up the property, which consisted of four 66-foot lots, according to her will. None of her children wanted to see the old family house destroyed but the house straddled two lots. They finally decided that if one of them wanted to pay to move the house to sit on one of the lots, the “value” of the house would not enter into the settlement of the estate. Kathryn chose to do this. In 1982, the old house was moved to 5496 Dominion Street and Kathryn continued to live in it. Martin died in 1982. Elizabeth and Charles each inherited one lot and the last lot, which would have gone to Martin, was sold, the funds divided equally between Elizabeth, Kathryn, and Charles. The three lots between 5496 Dominion Street and Douglas Road were subdivided into 33-foot lots and six new houses were built. In 1993, the Meyers property and the Manahan property were subdivided into 33-foot lots facing Norfolk Street and the old houses were torn down and four new houses were built.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Technical Drawing
- Creator
- Small family