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Oakalla Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark804
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The phasing out and demolition of the Oakalla Prison farm allowed for the planned development of the Oakalla Neighbourhood in the 1980s. By 1991, the City of Burnaby had adopted the Oakalla Development Plan which called for the transfer of land to the Deer Lake Park reserve as well as the creation of a new residential area consisting of multi-family housing types.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Oakalla Prison
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark752
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Heritage Value
- The Oakalla Prison Farm opened in 1912 and was hailed as the most modern facility of its kind. Initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women, by the 1950s, the population was well over 1000. A working farm, the prison had its own dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. From the beginning, the location of Oakalla on 185 acres of scenic land next to Burnaby's Deer Lake was the source of contention with residents petitioning the government to relocate the prison and by 1979 it was decided to close the farm and 64 acres of land were transferred to Burnaby for inclusion on the Deer Lake Park. In 1991, Oakalla closed forever and the buildings were demolished to make way for a new residential housing development and an expansion of the park.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Barn book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4912
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Beatty Bros Limited
- Publication Date
- c1931
- Call Number
- 631 BEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.136
- Call Number
- 631 BEA
- Author
- Beatty Bros Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Beatty Bros., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1931
- Physical Description
- 334 p. : ill. : 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Barns
- Farm buildings
- Dairying
- Stables
- Catalogs
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Agricultural
- Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
- Agriculture
- Agriculture - Dairy
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Notes
- Includes index.
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34398
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.286
- Description
- booklet; grey textured paper cover and content; single fold; staplebound; black and purple ink stamped text and illustrations; 10 pages; cover reads "ISBN 0-77119-9887-2 / British Columbia Board of Parole / Inmate's Guide to Parole" with purple logo of circle with stylized person at centre, shadowy figure on either side; at bottom, "Province of British Columbia" and provincial logo; back cover reads: Printed in Canada / Queen's Printer for British Columbia / Victoria, 1984 C. / ILLUS BY PETER LYNDE / LOGO & ART BY JERRY WONG GRAPHICS INC. / PRINTED BY SUDDEN GRAPHICS INC. / M28-698"; verso of front cover includes forward by John Konrad "c", "ILLUS. BY PETER LYNDE" "LOGO & ART BY JERRY WONG GRAPHICS INC." "M28-698"
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison Farm site in October 1991
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- British Columbia Board of Parole Inmate's Guide to Parole
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91098
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.156
- Description
- booklet; grey textured paper cover and content; single fold; staplebound; black and purple ink stamped text and illustrations; 10 pages; cover reads "British Columbia Board of Parole / Inmate's Guide to Parole" with purple logo of circle with stylized person at centre, shadowy figure on either side; at bottom, "Province of British Columbia" and provincial logo; back cover reads "ILLUS BY PETER LYNDE / LOGO & ART BY JERRY WONG GRAPHICS INC. / PRINTED BY SUDDEN GRAPHICS INC. / M28-698"; verso of front cover includes forward by John Konrad
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Measurements
- 23 cm x 15 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- British Columbia Board of Parole Inmate's Guide to Parole
- Publication Date
- March 1982
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91099
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.161
- Description
- booklet; 15 pages; single folded sheets of newsprint glued together at fold; black, blue and red ink text and photographs on front paper cover; text and photographs within in black ink; title on front cover reads: "Oakalla Closes"; text in blue text box bottom left on front cover reads: "Closing Weekend Ceremonies / Oakalla History / The Future of Oakalla Lands"; includes table of contents on page 4 with note "printed and produced for the Burnaby / Hospital Foundation's Oakalla Closing / Ceremonies. Distributed by Canada Post, / third class bulk"; photographs within credited to photographer "Basil King" and "Vancouver Public Library"; text on back cover reads "Please Recycle".
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison Farm site in October 1991
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Pamphlet
- Measurements
- L: 26.2cm W: 20.4cm H: 0.2cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- Oakalla Closes
- Publication Date
- [1991]
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
Images
boots
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29814
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.69.21
- Description
- Pair of boots, man's; leather, 21 eyelets and strap and buckle at the top; sole is nailed on
- Object History
- Donor and his family lived in Burnaby for many years and he worked at Oakalla Prison Farm.
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
brochure
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91097
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.171
- Description
- brochure; fold-out; grey paper; "British Columbia Board of Parole / Program Description"; "Province of British Columbia"; illustrated by Peter Lynde; logo and art by Jerry Wong Graphics Inc.; printed by Sudden Graphics Ltd.; 6 pp; inscribed "Lieut Bartham"
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Brochure
- Measurements
- L: 22.8cm W: 10.4cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
Images
BT barn book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3339
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Beatty Bros Limited
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Call Number
- 631 BEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.137
- Call Number
- 631 BEA
- Author
- Beatty Bros Limited
- Place of Publication
- Fergus, Ont.
- Publisher
- Beatty Bros. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Series
- BT Barn Book, no. 3
- Printer
- Acton Pub. Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 333 p. : ill. : 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "BEATTY BROS. LIMITED 928 GRANVILLE ST. VANCOUVER, B.C." [Stamped in purple ink on front flyleaf] "306 319" [Handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Farm equipment--Canada
- Barns
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Notes
- Includes index.
cloth shoulder badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48554
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.32.12
- Description
- Shoulder patch; brown and gold; crown in centre with gold lettering. Worn by members of the British Columbia Corrections Service
- Marks/Labels
- "BRITISH COLUMBIA / CORRECTIONS SERVICE", embroidered, yellow
Images
controller
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34179
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.66
- Description
- A brass and steel controller used for opening and closing cell doors at Oakalla Prison. The top is composed of a brass plate and is round in shape. A brass handle is present in the center of the plate and rotates to aim a pointer at any of numbers 1 to 9 and the letter A at the beginning of the numbers. The handle is spring loaded and can rotate whenever it is pushed down releasing it from a pin. Under this brass plate are two steel gears held within a steel frame all of which are held together with locking nuts. Markings on the top of the brass plate: "A" and the numbers in consecutive order from "1" to "9" . The numbers 7, 8 and 9 have been stamped in and appear to have been added later whereas the numbers "1" to "6" are present in raised format. The number "7" appears twice likely since the handle only locks at that point in between the two "7s" Markings on the small gear: "KANA" "NK 40B 15".
- Reference
- See locking photograph of locking system that this controller came from: Q:\51305 BVM Collections\51305-05 Acquisitions\_DigitalAssets\1991\1991_0045_0662_001.tif
- Category
- 01. Built Environment Objects
- Classification
- Building Components - - Door & Window Elements
- Object Term
- Element, Door
- Measurements
- Overall measurements: Length: 24.8 cm Width: 22.5 cm Height: 18.9 cm
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
cup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1899
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.113.16
- Description
- Cup; mug, aluminum, with handle; scratched and corroded
- Object History
- Used at the Oakalla Prison Farm
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
cup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1900
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.113.17
- Description
- Aluminum mug; closed round handle one side; '16' stamped opposite side in series of dots; 'L' or '7' between this and handle; scarred, stained, rusty inside
- Object History
- Used at the Oakalla Prison Farm.
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
disc
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48561
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.32.19
- Description
- Disc, brass, round; two rectangular slots. Used to back a hat badge or similar ensignia; British Columbia Gaol Service/British Columbia Corrections Service.
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
Fleck bros. limited industrial supplies : catalog no. 57
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.148
- Call Number
- 381 FLE
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Fleck Bros. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. ; ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
- Inscription
- "Foreman of Works" [handwritten on first divider in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Industrial equipment
- Catalogs
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
fork
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37085
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.527
- Description
- This fork is altered by a prisoner to make it a weapon. It was confiscated by prison guards at Oakalla prison. The fork is made of metal. The two middle tines have been broken off and black tape has been wrapped around base of handle.
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
- Marks/Labels
- "PROV OF B.C.", stamped into handle of fork
Images
game piece
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34138
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.25
- Description
- Game piece, wooden, for game of chequers; 7" in diameter, 3" thick; made of layers of wood screwed together; not perfectly round; painted white except for underside; paint is peeling, wood splintering
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
game piece
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34139
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.26
- Description
- Game piece, wooden, for game of chequers; 7" in diameter, 3" thick; made of layers of wood screwed together; not perfectly round; painted red, but top and bottom surfaces retain only traces; doesn't sit flat; paint peeling, wood splintering
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
Images
General catalogue : Evans, Coleman & Evans limited
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3343
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.142
- Call Number
- 691 EVA
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Evans, Coleman & Evans Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- Pages of notes stapled to page 4 and 91.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Wholesale trade
- Commercial catalogs
- Building materials
- Catalogs
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
hacksaw blade fragment
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37084
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.526
- Description
- This is a broken length of hacksaw blade confiscated from a prisoner by the guards at Oakalla prison. One end is rounded and has a mounting hole in it. The blade is snapped in the middle.
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site, October, 1991.
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