Schou Street School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark637
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- School building.
- Associated Dates
- 1914
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Norfolk Street
- Associated Dates
- 1914
- Description
- School building.
- Heritage Value
- This school was built to replace tents and temporary buildings that had previously been used for the local children of the Broadview neighbourhood. The site was donated to the School Board in 1911 by the real estate firm of Leibly & Blumer in anticipation of increased settlement in the district. The school was named after the street, which had been named after Nicolai Schou, Burnaby’s second Reeve. Originally designed in the Arts and Crafts style, the character of the school was altered in 1964 when its original siding was covered in stucco and the windows were replaced, but has retained its original form and massing, including its front gabled entrance with recessed doorway and twinned square columns. Of special note is the name of the school above the front entry.This school was designed by Joseph H. Bowman (1864-1943), a specialist in school buildings, who was retained as the school board architect for South Vancouver and Burnaby. One of his first designs for Burnaby was a utilitarian two-storey school that could be built with two classrooms and later expanded to eight rooms as the district’s school population grew; five schools from this design were built in 1908, and then four others in modified versions between 1910-16, including this school.
- Locality
- Broadview
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Architect
- Joseph H. Bowman
- Area
- 7660.46
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Street Address
- 4054 Norfolk Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
![Schou Street School, [between 1913 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-025.jpg?width=280)
Schou Street School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37153
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1913 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Schou Street School and surrounding area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1913 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Disney family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 325-025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Schou Street School and surrounding area.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Schou Street School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Disney, John Harold "Jack"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Grandview Highway
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4054 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
![Schou Street School, [between 1913 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-025.jpg)
![Schou Street School side entrance, [between 1913 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-026.jpg?width=280)
Schou Street School side entrance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37154
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1913 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the side entrance to the Schou Street School, and its surrounding school yard.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1913 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Disney family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 325-026
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the side entrance to the Schou Street School, and its surrounding school yard.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Schou Street School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Disney, John Harold "Jack"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Grandview Highway
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4054 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
![Schou Street School side entrance, [between 1913 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-026.jpg)
![Schou Street School side entrance, [between 1913 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-027.jpg?width=280)
Schou Street School side entrance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37155
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1913 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the side entrance to the Schou Street School, and its surrounding school yard.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1913 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Disney family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 325-027
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the side entrance to the Schou Street School, and its surrounding school yard.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Schou Street School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Disney, John Harold "Jack"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Grandview Highway
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4054 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
![Schou Street School side entrance, [between 1913 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-027.jpg)
Schou Street School site
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11138
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- April 12, 1915
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Schou Street School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lot 1-12 inc. of Block 47, of subd. of Blocks 8-12 and 15-49 inclusive, Lot 69, Group 1" "New Westminster District";
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 40 feet = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Schou Street School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lot 1-12 inc. of Block 47, of subd. of Blocks 8-12 and 15-49 inclusive, Lot 69, Group 1" "New Westminster District";
- Creator
- Burnett, Geoffrey K.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Schou Street School
- Responsibility
- Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Grandview Highway
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 4054 Norfolk Street
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- April 12, 1915
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Scan Resolution
- 440
- Scan Date
- 22-Dec-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Oath on plan reads: "I, Geoffrey K. Burnett...did person- ally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 12th day of April 1915"; signed by Geoffrey K. Burnett, notarized by "S.F. Mark", sworn "..12th day.. April 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C.
- ."handwritten on back, "1751"
- two school buildings are shown on this blueprint, "Old School Building", "New School Building"
Images
Sidewalk and Water Supply to the Schou Street School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport72565
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79700
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1913
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79700
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1913
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Broadview School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38237
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.2 cm on 24.5 x 29.5 cm backing
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class of approximately fifty-three children and two teachers outside the newly built Broadview area school. This was the first class photograph at the Broadview School. This shool was later replaced by the Schou Street School and the building was used as a community centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Margaret McCallum subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.2 cm on 24.5 x 29.5 cm backing
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 375-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-42
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class of approximately fifty-three children and two teachers outside the newly built Broadview area school. This was the first class photograph at the Broadview School. This shool was later replaced by the Schou Street School and the building was used as a community centre.
- Names
- Schou Street School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Grandview Highway
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4054 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Interview with Norman Dowad
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Migration
- Sports
- Sports - Football
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
- Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
- Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
- Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
- Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
- Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
- Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Douglas Road School
- W. Dowad Limited
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5533 Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3