"San Francisco" found 58 records

Notes: "Includes index"; A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.; The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.

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Digital Books

Barry Synoground

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September , 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barry Synoground of San Francisco, California installing a mirror on his 1974 Vespa scooter at the annual vintage scooter show and rally in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September , 1997

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0908

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barry Synoground of San Francisco, California installing a mirror on his 1974 Vespa scooter at the annual vintage scooter show and rally in Burnaby.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles

Names: Synoground, Barry

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1978 / 60% Bby B1"; Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)

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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

Digital Books

The essential handbook of victorian etiquette

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 395 HIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0912517123; 9780912517124

Call Number: 395 HIL

Author: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Bluewood Books, a division of the Siyeh Group, inc.

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.

Inscription: "Extracts from a version of / Hill's Manual of Social / and Business Forms : / A Guide to Correct Writing 1885 / Full reprint at Bby Public Library / call # 395H.", handwritten in ink on front cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Etiquette

Notes: Adapted directly from material written and published by Professor Thomas E. Hill between 1873 and 1890.; Includes indexes.

Women's work : textile art from the Bauhaus

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Weltge-Wortmann, Sigrid

Publication Date: 1993

Call Number: 746.0943 WOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0811804666; 9780811804660

Call Number: 746.0943 WOR

Author: Weltge-Wortmann, Sigrid

Place of Publication: San Francisco

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Publication Date: 1993

Physical Description: 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Textile fabrics--Germany--Berlin--History--20th century; Women textile designers; Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.

Friends of the Carousel subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58783

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989-2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989-2003

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Friends of the Carousel subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1999-06; BHS2006-02

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.

History: The No. 119 “Carry-Us-All” Carousel was built in 1912 by C.W. Parker, an amusement ride manufacturer in Leavenworth, Kansas. Fred Leggett bought No.119 for “Lone Star” Amusement Co. in Houston Texas, but it was returned to the Parker Factory in 1915 for reasons unknown. Back at the factory it was upgraded from Standard style to Superior and electrified. The carousel was used in the San Francisco area until 1936 when it was shipped to “Happyland” in Vancouver’s Hastings Park (home of the Pacific National Exhibition) then passed to “Playland” at Hastings Park in 1957. In 1988 the Carousel was scheduled to be broken up and sold at auction. Concerned citizens formed the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel to save it. Through fundraising the Friends of the Carousel were able to acquire the carousel. Between 1990 and 1993 Friends of the Carousel were able to completely restore, repaint and rebuild the carousel. The City of Burnaby, Province of British Columbia and Friends of the Carousel contributed to the construction of a new building at Burnaby Village Museum to house it. Enterprising volunteers salvaged the maple hardwood gymnasium floor at the Oakalla penitentiary just before it was demolished and used it to rebuild the carousel platform. The association also acquired and restored a Wurlitzer 146B organ. On March 27, 1993, No. 119 moved to the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum, the Pavilion having been named after the president of the Friends of the Carousel for his coordination of the restoration project. Mrs. Norvie Frame, daughter original owner Fred Leggett, came with her family from Texas to attend the official opening. The Association created the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “The Story of Parker #119”, the video “Labour of Love: The Saving of Number 119”, and their accompanying publications.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Friends of the Carousel

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; MSS087, MSS121

The carousel animal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1442

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fraley, Tobin

Edition: 1st Chronicle Books ed.

Publication Date: 1987

Call Number: 731.832 FRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 087701454X

Call Number: 731.832 FRA

Edition: 1st Chronicle Books ed.

Author: Fraley, Tobin

Contributor: Sinick, Gary; Fraley, Nina

Place of Publication: San Francisco

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Publication Date: 1987

Physical Description: 127 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Merry-go-round; Catalogs

Notes: Includes bibliographical references

The Freels Foundation presents a personal view of carousel art

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fraley, James Maurice, 1918-2006

Publication Date: 1986

Call Number: 731.832 FRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 731.832 FRA

Author: Fraley, James Maurice, 1918-2006

Place of Publication: [San Francisco, Calif.]

Publisher: Freels Foundation

Publication Date: 1986

Physical Description: 53 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Merry-go-round art; Merry-go-round horses; Amusement rides--History; Catalogs

Notes: Includes bibliographical references

Schlage locks : builders hardware, sold around the world

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6359

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1971

Call Number: 381 SCH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV991.45.145

Call Number: 381 SCH

Place of Publication: San Francisco; Vancouver

Publisher: Shlage Lock Co.

Publication Date: 1971

Physical Description: 1 vol. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Inscription: Business card for R. (Ron) Kitching adhered to inside front cover

Library Subject (LOC): Hardware; Catalogs

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.

History: Harre W. Demoro was a transportation writer and photographer. Demoro covered transportation for San Francisco Chronicle and was an internationally recognized expert on the subject. Author of several books on subjects such as ferry boats to long vanished streetcar systems.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail

Names: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Accession Code: BV012.37.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-07-26

Photographer: Demoro, Harre W.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / HARRE W. DEMORO / 3040 JORDAN ROAD / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA"; Handwritten text in ink on verso of photograph reads: "VANC CARRAL ST. YARD"; Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "10-69"

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B.C. Hydro engine no. 961 in Carral Street yards

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 960 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of B.C. Hydro engine no. 960 switching tracks under Cambie St bridge in the Carral Street Yards.

History: Harre W. Demoro was a transportation writer and photographer. Demoro covered transportation for San Francisco Chronicle and was an internationally recognized expert on the subject. Author of several books on subjects such as ferry boats to long vanished streetcar systems.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail

Names: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Accession Code: BV012.37.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-07-26

Photographer: Demoro, Harre W.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / HARRE W. DEMORO / 3040 JORDAN ROAD / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA"; Handwritten text in ink on verso of photograph reads: "CARRAL ST. YARD"; Handwritten text in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "10-69"

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History of Burnaby and vicinity

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Green, George, 1872-1955

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1

1 image 1 digital book

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

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Digital Books

Kapoor Singh Siddoo series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1940-1947] (date of originals), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 31 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: Series consists of copies of photographs pertaining to the family of Kappoor Singh Siddoo and the Kapoor Sawmills Limited that were published in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village".

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 31 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: Series consists of copies of photographs pertaining to the family of Kappoor Singh Siddoo and the Kapoor Sawmills Limited that were published in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village".

History: Kapoor Singh Siddoo was born in 1885 in the Punjab village of Kharaudi, India. Kapoor was one of the pioneer South Asian Canadian Sikhs who first immigrated to America in 1906, arriving in San Francisco in 1906 with twenty illiterate compatriots seeking employment. As the only one among them with a formal education, Kapoor acted as their interpreter, manager, and accountant. They worked along the Southern Pacific Railway line near Marysville, California, as it inched toward Reno, Nevada. At the same time, Kapoor was asked to help raise funds for a mining company in British Columbia founded by a Punjabi spiritual leader. Kapoor attempted to join the company in British Columbia (attracted partly by stories of the province’s natural beauty), but was turned back at the international border at Blaine several times before entering via Victoria in 1912. Once settled, he operated a successful dairy, invested in various businesses, and socialized with other South Asian immigrants interested in politics. However, emotions of those around Kapoor began to heat up; frustration among opponents of British rule in Indian grew intense. Kapoor left the explosive situation for Ontario in June 1914, determined to find a place for himself in Canadian society. He tried homesteading in the “Clay Belt” of northern Ontario, but like others found the extreme winter conditions intolerable. He returned to British Columbia in 1916, invited by a group of Sikh sawmill workers to help them manage the accounts at a Fraser Valley sawmill they had leased. Kapoor found his niche in the sawmill industry. Fraser Valley timber sat on land granted by the Dominion government to railways to help finance their construction. South Asian workers could get timber rights on these lands, unlike on Crown Lands elsewhere in the province. Kapoor and his new partners, particularly Mayo Singh, looked for other promising “railway belt” locations for another sawmill and found an ideal location on Vancouver Island near Duncan. Kapoor and his colleagues opened a large, modern mill in 1918 and despite various setbacks, prospered for the next decade and a half. In 1923, with a change in immigration laws, Kapoor arranged for his wife, Besant Kaur, to emigrate from India. Besant came to Canada with Kapoor’s older brother, Bhagwan. Kapoor and Besant had two daughters while in Duncan: Jagdis Kaur Siddoo (1925) and Sarjit Kaur Siddoo (1926), both of whom eventually became physicians. Kapoor’s lumber business on Vancouver Island flourished until 1935, when a fire destroyed the original mill. He moved his family to Vancouver, although retaining interest in another Vancouver Island mill. In 1939, he purchased a large piece (45 acres) of the former Barnet Mill in Burnaby, recently acquired by the Municipality as payment for tax default during the Depression. Kapoor named the mill Modern Sawmills and finalized the purchase though a business agent to get around Burnaby’s bylaw prohibiting the sale to a non-White person. Eventually he changed the mill’s name to Kapoor Sawmills Limited. The mill received timber in log booms from Vancouver Island, and once processed, the wood was then shipped via the Canadian Pacific Railway that ran past the mill, and still does today. Kapoor’s younger brother, Tara, who had earlier worked with Kapoor in other sawmills, joined the venture as a shareholder. Tara and his wife, Beant, took up residence in Barnet from 1943-1945 with their family: sons Lakhbeer, Gurdeb, Gurcharn, Baldev, Hardev and daughters Harjeet (Sangha), Runjeet (Basi) and Buckshish (Sarai). Tara oversaw the regular delivery of logs from Vancouver Island to the Barnet mill. He also became known as a local Burnaby philanthropist, donating to Burnaby General Hospital. The Kapoor sawmill prospered but burned to the ground on January 14, 1947. A smaller mill was rebuilt on the site and remained a successful financial operation until 1959. When he retired in 1959, Kapoor Siddoo was one of Vancouver’s most influential men in the South Asian Community. He was a leading businessman, but had also fought to give South Asian Canadians the right to vote. The year he retired, the family set up the Kapoor Singh Siddoo Foundation and with help from his wife and daughters opened a hospital in the Punjab village of Aur. In 1964, Kapoor died in India at the age of 79 years.

Accession Code: BV019.32

Date: [1940-1947] (date of originals), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also, City of Burnaby Archives: Burnaby Historical Society fonds - "In the Shadow by the Sea subseries"

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Yerba Buena to Oakland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1734

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1939]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the original Eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (built in 1936) taken from Treasure Island. The bridge was constructed in five phases: first the East Span, followed by the tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, and then the West span. This was followed by the I-80 West Appro…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the original Eastern span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (built in 1936) taken from Treasure Island. The bridge was constructed in five phases: first the East Span, followed by the tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, and then the West span. This was followed by the I-80 West Approach and on- and off-ramps, and finally, the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Bays; Structures - Bridges

Accession Code: BV985.6114.128

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-04-02

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Yerba Beuna to Oakland"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "653 F"; Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph crosses out "53" and reads: "41"

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Digney Family fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-19[61]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Dign…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-19[61]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Digney in 2012. The 16mm film is divided into the following segments: the Oak Theatre in 1936 (construction and opening); the Royal Visit (from the King and Queen) in 1939; Burnaby Sports and May Day events (ca. 1937); and the Labour parade (ca. 1935). The 18 film segments contain footage of the Digney family at their home in Brandon, Manitoba, and Burnaby; views of the Oak Theatre and Digney Speedway in operation; and their travels throughout British Columbia and abroad. The 18 film segments are described at the item level and titled: Andy's first film; Brandon, Manitoba; Burnaby and Digney recreational events; Trip to Kamloops; Burnaby; Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore; Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary; Travels to Ontario, Quebec and England; Travels to England #2; Travels to England #3; Parades; Digney family in Burnaby; Paul Digney and family; Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens; Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings; Building and opening the Digney Speedway; Digney family travel the praries; and San Francisco Trip.

History: Andy Digney was born in London, England, on July 27, 1886. His given names were Andrew Charles. In 1905, he immigrated with his elder brother to Raymore, Saskatchewan, and worked on a farm. In 1914, he met and married Alice Swan and in 1920 they had their one and only child, Ernest ('Dig'). The young family lived in Beatty, Saskatchewan, where they ran a small general store with a pool hall over the top. Andy sold the store and they moved to Carberry, Manitoba, where Andy worked selling lightning rods and hanging wallpaper. At this time, he met and formed a partnership with someone who owned a hand cranked move projector and in the evenings, he and his wife traveled to church halls in neighbouring towns, showing movies. Eventually, Digney purchased his own movie projector and opened a small theatre in Carberry. He worked odd jobs during the daytime and projected movies in his small theatre at night. Eventually he made enough money to move to Brandon, Manitoba, where he purchased a restaurant, which he turned into a theatre with living quarters above. Andy called the theatre 'The Oak' since the mighty oak was strong and stood forever. After starting the first Oak Theatre in Brandon, Manitoba, when talking pictures came along, Andy Digney, his wife Alice and son Ernest ('Dig') moved to Burnaby in 1935 and chose the site of their new theatre and home at the corner of Kingsway and Marlborough. The Oak Theatre - which opened on August 4, 1937 - was hailed as an artistic masterpiece for its ultra modern white stucco exterior, floodlights and pink-and-green neon marquee. The interior featured a mirrored ceiling, fireplace, and aquarium and had a colour scheme of orchid, royal blue, silver and black. Andy was a very involved member of the Burnaby community, becoming the founding president of the Lion's club and the chairman of the committee raising money for war bonds during World War II. In 1944, Andy suffered a severe heart attack, forcing him to retire, so in 1945, he sold the theatre to Odeon Theatres of Canada who continued to operate at this location until 1968 when competition forced its closure and demolition. Andy and his family relocated to a home on Bonsor Avenue on 3/4 acres where he spent much of his time cultivating a lovely garden. In about 1946, Andy was approached by the B.C. Midget Auto Racing Association [original name retained for historical accuracy], who were looking for a good location to race the smaller racing cars popular at the time. Andy was interested and purchased 10 acres of property located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue and built a race track. The Digney Speedway opened on July 8, 1948, with stands that had capacity of holding 4500 people. In 1949, when the popularity of this kind of racing declined, Digney started racing roadsters. However, he struggled to find local drivers, and it was expensive to bring in drivers from elsewhere. In 1951, Digney found a winner: jalopy racing. Local men would buy 1930s cars and strip them down, remove the glass, and weld the doors shut. By early 1952 over 40 cars were showing up for jalopy races. By the early 1950s, the Speedway was well established, with coverage in the sports pages and on radio. Andy's son Dig worked at the race track but moved away with his wife in 1951 to work in Seattle. Dig and his wife Joyce, along with their two young sons, Paul and Bruce, returned to Burnaby in 1953, moving into a 550-square-foot apartment located above the Digney Speedway restrooms. In 1954, Simpson Sears built a large store on Kingsway and their parking lot came up to the back garden of the family home on Bonsor Avenue. Andy thought of building small stores on his property but in the end decided to build a bowling alley, clearing out his beautiful garden. The Digney Bowl opened on August 19, 1955, and Andy, Alice, Dig, and Joyce all worked at both the Speedway and the bowling alley. In 1956, Andy decided to finally retire and sold the bowling alley and home to his son Dig, which he paid for over time. Dig and his family moved into the house on Bonsor Avenue and ran the bowling alley until their son Bruce took over in 1980. Andy Digney died in 1964 while travelling with his wife in England. Alice died on June 3, 1982, and Dig died on November 27, 2009.

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney family

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo/MI catalogue 562

Carquinez bridge over Carquinez Strait

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Carquinez bridge over the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Carquinez bridge over the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. Photograph was taken while Dora and Jimmy Robertson traveled to the United States to assist in bringing the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges

Accession Code: BV022.2.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2021-08-17

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #8; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

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Carquinez bridge over Carquinez Strait, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

Highway through Siskiyou Mountains

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph may have been taken in 1935 when the C.W. Parker carousel was transported from San Francisco to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel photographs subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Pacific highway through the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Photograph may have been taken in 1935 when the C.W. Parker carousel was transported from San Francisco to Happyland in Vancouver after it was purchased.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains

Accession Code: BV022.2.46

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 1996

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 2021-08-17

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph from Roll P96-3, negative #19; Photograph copied from Robertson family album

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Highway through Siskiyou Mountains, [1936] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail

San Francisco Trip

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85312

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1935 and 1952]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip ( 9 min., 43 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 18 and contains footage interchanging between colour and black and white, showing the Digney family trip to San Francisco and California. The footage starts off rather poor. It provides views of; the islands surrounding San Francisco; cactu…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1935 and 1952]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip ( 9 min., 43 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 18 and contains footage interchanging between colour and black and white, showing the Digney family trip to San Francisco and California. The footage starts off rather poor. It provides views of; the islands surrounding San Francisco; cactus gardens; the Pismo Beach zoo; a Circus; the Aurora Speedway in Seattle; a beach; garden sculptures; views from Telegraph Hill; clearing a California hwy and closes with Paul, Joyce and Dot Digney.

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

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Video

San Francisco Trip, [between 1935 and 1952]

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SP 4412

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Southern Pacific Company locomotive no. 4412 "Daylight." The train served from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Southern Pacific Company locomotive no. 4412 "Daylight." The train served from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Southern Pacific Company

Accession Code: BV985.6114.31

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-12

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "SP 4412/ The Daylight/ SF to LA"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "541 F"

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SP 4412, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail

SP 4429 in San Francisco

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3266

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Southern Pacific Company "Daylight" locomotive no. 4429 in San Francisco. Men are visible walking near the train.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Southern Pacific Company "Daylight" locomotive no. 4429 in San Francisco. Men are visible walking near the train.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives; Transportation - Rail

Names: Southern Pacific Company

Accession Code: BV985.6114.38

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-03-19

Notes: Title based on note written on verso of photograph; Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "S.P. 4429 in S.F."; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "541 F"

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