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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
Chickens at Meyers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91829
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of chickens feeding at the Meyers' property at 5106 Douglas Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 cm x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of chickens feeding at the Meyers' property at 5106 Douglas Road.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Poultry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from note on verso of photograph
- 5106 Douglas Road later subdivided into 5539 and 5545 Norfolk Street.
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Chickens at Meyers 1950's / (Ernest and Magdalena Meyers) Residence / 5106 Douglas Rd."
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.10"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph (struck through) reads: "E.A. Meyers Residence ./ Photo by Pat Meyers / 1976?"
- Stamp in green ink on verso of photograph reads: "734J"
- Street Address
- 5106 Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking west from Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91831
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kathryn and Elizabeth Small standing in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Snow covers the ground, trees, and house and the girls wear winter coats. The photograph was taken from Douglas Road, looking west.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kathryn and Elizabeth Small standing in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Snow covers the ground, trees, and house and the girls wear winter coats. The photograph was taken from Douglas Road, looking west.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Kathryn and Elizabeth / Jan [struck through] 1951"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "March?"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.12"
- Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "754"
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- Street Address
- 3131 Douglas Road
- 5118 Douglas Road
- 5538 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Back yard of 5118 Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91838
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard and screened summer house at 5118 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The summer house was used by the Roberts children for sleeping outdoors in the summertime and by the Small children as a playhouse. It rotted and collapsed in the 1960s, likely following the "Big Snow" of …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the backyard and screened summer house at 5118 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The summer house was used by the Roberts children for sleeping outdoors in the summertime and by the Small children as a playhouse. It rotted and collapsed in the 1960s, likely following the "Big Snow" of December 1964.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Summer House in the Snow / Burnaby - 1951?"
- Note in blue ink on verson of photograph reads: "P.19"
- 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
- Street Address
- 3131 Douglas Road
- 5118 Douglas Road
- 5538 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking northwest from Roberts' property
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91844
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 cm x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the house and mushroom barns located at 3107 Dominion Street and the chicken house and garage at 3093 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The photograph was taken from the Roberts' property, looking northwest.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1951]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 cm x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the house and mushroom barns located at 3107 Dominion Street and the chicken house and garage at 3093 Douglas Road after a snowfall. The photograph was taken from the Roberts' property, looking northwest.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.25"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "3107 (5493) Dominion St. / Prob 1951"
- Stamp in black ink of verso of photograph reads: "500"
- 3107 Dominion Street later renumbered 5493 Dominion Street and then subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5495 Dominion Street.
- Street Address
- 3017 Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking east from 3107 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91839
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1952 and 1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia copy print ; 12 cm x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Adeline, Sharon, and Donna McLean in front of the property at 3093 Douglas Road. The house on the right was built by John W. Roberts in 1940 and purchased and lived in by the Hardy family. The small white building was likely used for raising chickens. The photograph was taken from 31…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1952 and 1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia copy print ; 12 cm x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-020
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Adeline, Sharon, and Donna McLean in front of the property at 3093 Douglas Road. The house on the right was built by John W. Roberts in 1940 and purchased and lived in by the Hardy family. The small white building was likely used for raising chickens. The photograph was taken from 3107 Dominion Street, looking east.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: Mar 1952
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Copy - (original not available) / Courtesy of [name]"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.20"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Adeline McLean, Sharon McLean / Donna Mclean / March ? 1952 / May?
- 3107 Dominion Street later renumbered 5493 Dominion Street and then subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5495 Dominion Street.
- Street Address
- 3093 Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking north from 5486 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91847
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 12 cm x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the single-storey house located at 3107 Dominion Street the year the McLean family moved in. One of the two mushroom barns on the property is visible behind and to the left of the house.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 12 cm x 17 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-028
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the single-storey house located at 3107 Dominion Street the year the McLean family moved in. One of the two mushroom barns on the property is visible behind and to the left of the house.
- 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: "P.28"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1952 / Year McLeans moved in .."
- Note in blue in on verso of photograph reads: "Photo courtesay of [name]"
- 3107 Dominion Street later renumbered 5493 Dominion Street and then subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5495 Dominion Street.
- Street Address
- 5493 Dominion Street
- 3107 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking east from 5493 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91840
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 18, 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 12 cm x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sharon McLean and Kathryn Small standing in front the Hardys' house at 3093 Douglas Road. Both girls wear white dresses and party hats. The photograph was taken from 5493 (previously 3107) Dominion Street, looking east.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 18, 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 12 cm x 17 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sharon McLean and Kathryn Small standing in front the Hardys' house at 3093 Douglas Road. Both girls wear white dresses and party hats. The photograph was taken from 5493 (previously 3107) Dominion Street, looking east.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Sharon McLean Kahryn Small / Feb. 18/55"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.21"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Courtesy of [name]"
- 3107 Dominion Street later renumbered 5493 Dominion Street and then subdivided into two lots: 5491 and 5495 Dominion Street.
- Street Address
- 3093 Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
5486 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91867
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a single-storey house with unpaved driveway located at 5486 Dominion Street. In 1954, John Roberts sold this lot to a builder who constructed the house and sold it.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-048
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a single-storey house with unpaved driveway located at 5486 Dominion Street. In 1954, John Roberts sold this lot to a builder who constructed the house and sold it.
- 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: "P11"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "5486 Dominion St. / Probably late 1950s / Roberts' garage on left"
- 5486 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5480 and 5488 Dominion Street
- Street Address
- 5486 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Front yard of 5486 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91870
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along wit…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-051
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Small family's house at 5486 Dominion Street (left) and the Peterson's house at 5776 Dominion Street (right). In the front yard of the Smalls' house is a maple tree, which is one of many planted by John W. Roberts along the Dominion Street boulevard. Much of this tree, along with many others in the neighbourhood, was blown over during Typhoon Frieda on October 12, 1962.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P13"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "5486 Dominion St. / Probably late 1950s / Peterson's house on right"
- 5486 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5480 and 5488 Dominion Street
- 5476 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5472 and 5478 Dominion Street
- Street Address
- 5476 Dominion Street
- 5486 Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Looking east from 5493 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91841
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 11.5 cm x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brocklebank children Brian and Pam, sitting on a dirt pile in front their single-storey house. The Hardys sold the north half of their property at 3071 Douglas Road to the Brocklebanks who built the house in 1957. The photograph was taken from 5493 (previously 3107) Dominion Str…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 11.5 cm x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brocklebank children Brian and Pam, sitting on a dirt pile in front their single-storey house. The Hardys sold the north half of their property at 3071 Douglas Road to the Brocklebanks who built the house in 1957. The photograph was taken from 5493 (previously 3107) Dominion Street, looking east.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.22"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Courtesy of [name]"
- Street Address
- 3071 Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area