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Arrow Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark861
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1961
- Other Names
- Lost in the 50's Drive-in
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Lost in the 50's Drive-in
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Associated Dates
- 1961
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- The Arrow Neon Sign was built in 1961 by the Neonette Sign Company of New Westminster when this property was opened as the Tomahawk Drive-in Restaurant. The restaurant was later known as Lindy's Burger and in 1990, the business was renamed Lost in the 50's Drive-in. It stands 20-foot tall and is composed of a large double-sided hollow steel panel serpentine arrow mounted on a pole supporting a lexan sign panel measuring approximately 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall. The sign was designed with three illuminated features: a round lamp at the top of the pole, a double-sided rectangular fluorescent sign panel box, and two double-sided rows of orange neon arrows that follow the large serpentine arrow. The Arrow Neon Sign remains as a rare surviving example of neon sign art in the city and is the only historic neon sign in South Burnaby. The sign has gained prominence over the years as it has been associated with this small iconic drive-in which has also been utilized as a set for film production. Additionally, the drive-in has played a prominent role in the Edmonds community as a popular setting for recent "Show and Shine" participants to park their classic cars.
- Locality
- Edmonds
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
- Builder
- Neonette Sign Company
- Community
- Burnaby
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Street Address
- 7741 Edmonds Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Helen 'The Swinging Girl' Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark591
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12771
- Enactment Date
- 19/04/2010
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- While the building here is of some importance as the former North Burnaby municipal office, its primary importance is its delightful neon sign that has become a North Burnaby landmark. Helen Arnold opened Helen’s Childrens Wear shop in the building next door to the old Municipal offices in 1948. In 1955, when North Burnaby moved out, she moved into the vacated building. As part of the renovations, Helen enlisted the assistance of her good friend Jimmy Wallace, owner of Vancouver’s Wallace Neon Company, to create a new sign for her expanded business. One of the company’s designers, Reeve Lehman, created the swinging neon girl that was installed in 1956. Designed in two parts, one section of the sign is cloud shaped and reads ‘Helen’s’ while the other section is a moving representation of a little girl on a swing. The sign is nine feet six inches high and nine feet wide, and the lower section is animated with an internal motor and gears. It immediately became a landmark on Hastings Street, and recently the sign’s design fame has spread far and wide as one of the best surviving examples of kinetic neon art in North America.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Community
- Burnaby
- Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear
- Street Address
- 4142 Hastings Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Burnaby Sign Bylaw Text Amendments under consideration - Report on Comments submitted by the Sign Bylaw Review Committee, Burnaby Chamber of Commerce
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport17389
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 643
- Meeting Date
- 7-Nov-1983
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 67
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 643
- Meeting Date
- 7-Nov-1983
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 67
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Sign Bylaw - Moving Message Centre Displays - recent and projected technological changes in the sign display industry
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport18703
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2319
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jan-1982
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2319
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jan-1982
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Status of Council requested report, Burnaby Sign Bylaw, Moving Message Centre Displays - Recent and projected technological changes in the sign display industry
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport18860
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2177
- Meeting Date
- 2-Nov-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2177
- Meeting Date
- 2-Nov-1981
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 53
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Sign-o-Lite Plastics Ltd. Re: Electronic Message Centre Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19518
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1512
- Meeting Date
- 3-Nov-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1512
- Meeting Date
- 3-Nov-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
5107 and 5121 Canada Way (Sign-O-Lite Plastics Ltd.) Burnaby Sign Bylaw 1972
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28724
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20507
- Meeting Date
- 15-Jan-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20507
- Meeting Date
- 15-Jan-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 3
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request of Sign-O-Lite Plastics Ltd. For Review of Sign Regulation Bylaw
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport36946
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33861
- Meeting Date
- 23-Nov-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 74
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33861
- Meeting Date
- 23-Nov-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 74
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Sign Bylaw 1972 Illuminated Changing Message Sign Major Park Locations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3802
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63350
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-2001
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63350
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-2001
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
"Atkinson" sign painting up to now : a complete manual of the art of sign painting, contains ninty [sic] six designs or layouts and accompanying color notes, seventy five alphabets embracing all standard styles, their modifications and alternates, comprehensive text covering all practical phases of the art, for every day reference in the shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary433
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Atkinson, Frank H., 1871-
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Call Number
- 667.9
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.67.6
- Call Number
- 667.9
- Author
- Atkinson, Frank H., 1871-
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Frederick J. Drake & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Physical Description
- 356 p. : ill. : 24 x 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Alphabets
- Sign painting
- Notes
- Includes index.
Kresge's katalog of 5[cent sign] & 10[cent sign] merchandise
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary759
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- S.S. Kresge Company
- Edition
- Facsim. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Call Number
- 381 KRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0394731514
- Call Number
- 381 KRE
- Edition
- Facsim. ed.
- Author
- S.S. Kresge Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Manufactures
- Variety stores--United States
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Photoreprint of the 1913 ed.
Letter which appeared on the Agenda for the 1986 November 17 Meeting of Council re: Removal of Traffic Sign at Corner of Patterson Avenue and Hurst Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15172
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10874
- Meeting Date
- 1-Dec-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 71
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10874
- Meeting Date
- 1-Dec-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 71
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Yield or Stop Sign at Portland Street and McKay Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15440
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10618
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-1986
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10618
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-1986
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Entrance Sign to Burnaby, Lougheed Highway and Boundary Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15928
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10125
- Meeting Date
- 12-Nov-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 71
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10125
- Meeting Date
- 12-Nov-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 71
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Permission to Erect a Temporary Special Purpose Campaign Sign on Public Land - Burnaby Hospital Foundation C.A.R.E. Campaign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16044
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9537
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 59
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9537
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 59
- Item No.
- 17
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter which appeared on the Agenda for the 1985 February 18 Meeting of Council re: Removal of Illegal Sign, West Coast Mobile Locksmiths Ltd.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16473
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8588
- Meeting Date
- 18-Mar-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8588
- Meeting Date
- 18-Mar-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 21
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter which appeared on the Agenda for the 1985 February 11 Meeting of Council re: Removal of Illegal Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16518
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8541
- Meeting Date
- 18-Feb-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 14
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8541
- Meeting Date
- 18-Feb-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 14
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Illegal Portable Signs, Burnaby Sign Removal Authorization Bylaw No. 4, 1984
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16676
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6236
- Meeting Date
- 26-Nov-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 75
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6236
- Meeting Date
- 26-Nov-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 75
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Advance Stop Ahead Warning Sign - Springer Avenue Approach to Union Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16811
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3691
- Meeting Date
- 10-Sep-1984
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3691
- Meeting Date
- 10-Sep-1984
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Illegal Portable Signs - Burnaby Sign Removal Bylaw Authorization Bylaw No. 3, 1984
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16979
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3341
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jun-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3341
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jun-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds