336 records – page 1 of 17.

Walking bridge on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97806
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a walking bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a walking bridge.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Handwritten note on slide reads: "Mel T. Bridge."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Bridge over South Creek on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97808
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a creek bridge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a creek bridge.
Subjects
Geographic - Features - Creeks
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Handwritten note on slide reads: "Bridge Over S. Creek."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Westminster Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39449
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Westminster Bridge in England. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-768
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Westminster Bridge in England. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

Arc de Triomphe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39471
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.3 x 14.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photorgaph of the Arc de Triomphe. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.3 x 14.4 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-790
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photorgaph of the Arc de Triomphe. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Structures - Arches
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Bridge in Germany

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39487
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.4 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified bridge in Germany. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.4 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-806
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified bridge in Germany. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Conway Castle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39502
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 19.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Conway Castle in Wales. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 19.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-821
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Conway Castle in Wales. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Buildings - Residential - Palaces
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Appropriating Cost of Making Additional Repairs on the Bridge as Substantial Structure

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78663
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82700
Meeting Date
23-Jun-1894
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82700
Meeting Date
23-Jun-1894
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Wood stacked for a bonfire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35910
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a structure prepared by Claude Hill for a bonfire at Deer Lake celebrating Queen Victoria's Jubilee. The bonfire could be seen for miles around.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-769
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a structure prepared by Claude Hill for a bonfire at Deer Lake celebrating Queen Victoria's Jubilee. The bonfire could be seen for miles around.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Wood stacked for a bonfire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39528
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood, piled up to create a pyre for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in June, 1897. Claude Hill built this structure near Deer Lake and it was reported that when lit, the fire could be seen for miles.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-847
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood, piled up to create a pyre for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in June, 1897. Claude Hill built this structure near Deer Lake and it was reported that when lit, the fire could be seen for miles.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Forth Bridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82572
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-143
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Postcard verso reads: "The Forth Bridge from South Queens Ferry. One of the greatest engineering glories of the age; was constructed by Sir William Arrol. Is about 1 1/2 miles in length, and its highest point is 450 feet from base. It took seven years to build (1883-1890) and cost 3 1/2 million pounds. It is on the main railway route of the L and N E Railway / New Color-crayon / Process from original drawing by Andrew Allan"
Images
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E.B. Wetenhall and Kitty Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38781
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1902]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of E.B. Wetenhall leading a horse to water. Kitty Hill is the foreground and a wooden trestle bridge spans Deer Lake Brook in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1902]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-100
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of E.B. Wetenhall leading a horse to water. Kitty Hill is the foreground and a wooden trestle bridge spans Deer Lake Brook in the background.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Wetenhall, E.B.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Brook
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Kitty on a footbridge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38831
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill crossing a footbridge, behind the family home. The house, known as Brookfield, can be seen in the background. It belonged to Claude Hill and his wife Annie, Kitty's parents. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-150
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill crossing a footbridge, behind the family home. The house, known as Brookfield, can be seen in the background. It belonged to Claude Hill and his wife Annie, Kitty's parents. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Capilano Dam

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38799
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Capilano Dam in North Vancouver. In the background can be seen what appears to be the caretaker's cottage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-118
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Capilano Dam in North Vancouver. In the background can be seen what appears to be the caretaker's cottage.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Structures - Dams
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Capilano Dam

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38800
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Capilano Dam in North Vancouver. In the background can be seen what appears to be the caretaker's cottage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-119
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Capilano Dam in North Vancouver. In the background can be seen what appears to be the caretaker's cottage.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Structures - Dams
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Claude Hill Running on Dock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39531
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill, in bathing suit, running towards the camera on a dock at Deer Lake. An unidentified woman is swimming in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-850
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill, in bathing suit, running towards the camera on a dock at Deer Lake. An unidentified woman is swimming in the background.
Subjects
Sports - Swimming
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Structures - Piers and Wharves
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Brunette River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34771
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.6 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cariboo Road Bridge over the Brunette River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.6 x 12.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cariboo Road Bridge over the Brunette River.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

Brunette River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34772
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 12.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Caribou Road Bridge over the Brunette River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 12.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Caribou Road Bridge over the Brunette River.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

Brunette River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34773
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.1 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Caribou Road Bridge over the Brunette River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.1 x 12.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Caribou Road Bridge over the Brunette River.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Geographic Features - Rivers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Burnaby Substation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36541
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[September 1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company's Burnaby Substation that was built in 1903 and put into operation to receive and distribute power from the B.C.E.R. Buntzen Lake power dam. The electric lines came across the inlet at Barnet, along the Barnet-Hastings Road to S…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[September 1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
John DeForest subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
293-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-30
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company's Burnaby Substation that was built in 1903 and put into operation to receive and distribute power from the B.C.E.R. Buntzen Lake power dam. The electric lines came across the inlet at Barnet, along the Barnet-Hastings Road to Sperling Avenue (built for this project and called Pole Line Road) and then south to this site at the corner of Griffiths and the old Central Park interurban line (later this section was called the Highland Park line). This substation was constructed to convert the alternating current being delivered from the Buntzen power plant to direct current for the operation of the tram cars operating on the Central Park interurban route. The new brick substation replaced the wood fed steam powered 1891 Powerhouse that operated south of this site, across the tracks until its closure on May 31,1905. It was demolised in the late 1920s. This brick substation originally known as the Burnaby Substation, eventually became known as the Newell Substation. The original brick building was replaced by a new structure in 1930, which was demolished in the 1960s in favour of the open field substation that continues to operate on the same site today at 7260 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Interior of the Burnaby Substation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36544
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12 x 17cm, mounted on board 22 x 27 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company's Burnaby Substation that was built in 1903 and put into operation to receive and distribute power from the B.C.E.R. Buntzen Lake power dam. The electric lines came across the inlet at Barnet, along the Barnet-Hastings Road…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
John DeForest subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12 x 17cm, mounted on board 22 x 27 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
293-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company's Burnaby Substation that was built in 1903 and put into operation to receive and distribute power from the B.C.E.R. Buntzen Lake power dam. The electric lines came across the inlet at Barnet, along the Barnet-Hastings Road to Sperling Avenue (built for this project and called Pole Line Road) and then south to this site at the corner of Griffiths and the old Central Park interurban line (later this section was called the Highland Park line). This substation was constructed to convert the alternating current being delivered from the Buntzen power plant to direct current for the operation of the tram cars operating on the Central Park interurban route. The new brick substation replaced the wood fed steam powered 1891 Powerhouse that operated south of this site, across the tracks until its closure on May 31,1905. It was demolised in the late 1920s. This brick substation originally known as the Burnaby Substation, eventually became known as the Newell Substation. The original brick building was replaced by a new structure in 1930, which was demolished in the 1960s in favour of the open field substation that continues to operate on the same site today at 7260 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's handwritten note (on the negative causing it to show) on recto of photograph reads: "Burnaby Substation/ B.C.E.R.C/O"
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

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