"Transportation - Automobiles" found 34 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cliff Anderson standing on the running board of a 1937 Dodge in the backyard of 4437 Norland Avenue (later renumbered 3908 Norland Avenue).

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cliff Anderson standing on the running board of a 1937 Dodge in the backyard of 4437 Norland Avenue (later renumbered 3908 Norland Avenue).

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Anderson, Cliff

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Norland Avenue

Street Address: 3908 Norland Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Cliff Anderson and his car, 1949 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Mr. Ollson and W. Cross

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 4, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 11.2 x 6.8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. Ollson and W. Cross standing beside a car at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 4, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alfred Bingham subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 11.2 x 6.8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 010-083

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mr. Ollson and W. Cross standing beside a car at the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Cross, W.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Mr. Ollson and W. Cross, May 4, 1947 thumbnail

Interview with Dennis Brown by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1980

Length: 0:10:39

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of the time when he was taking correspondence and university courses while finishing the house off. He tells the story of the purchasing a car on a whim.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of the time when he was taking correspondence and university courses while finishing the house off. He tells the story of the purchasing a car on a whim.

Date Range: 1947-1980

Photo Info: Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018.

Length: 0:10:39

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: September 18, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Dennis Brown conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.

Biographical Notes: Dennis Brown’s family moved from North Vancouver to South Burnaby, near Central Park, in 1941. Dennis finished his high school in Burnaby and enlisted in the air force, completing basic training. He returned to Burnaby looking for work and found employment stoking the boiler of a cargo ship. He and a friend spent the next year sailing around the world. When Dennis returned to Burnaby, he found work at a local shingle mill, married Cice Chandler and began work on a new home at Willingdon and Imperial. He and Cice had two children in 1948 and 1950, and three more in the later nineteen-fifties. By this time, Dennis had retrained as an accountant and worked in several large businesses in Vancouver. In their later years, both Dennis and Cice were active in the restoration of the Parker Carousel and Interurban 1223 (now on display at the Burnaby Village Museum) and both were honoured independently with “Citizen of the Year” awards. Cice (Chandler) Brown was, additionally, Honourary Reeve of the Burnaby Village Museum.

Total Tracks: 5

Total Length: 0:43:57

Interviewee Name: Brown, Dennis

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Dennis Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-005/MSS171-005_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1954

Length: 00:05:44

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system

Date Range: 1947-1954

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:05:44

Subjects: Accidents - Automobile Accidents; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Don Brown

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1990

Length: 00:11:47

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space

Date Range: 1947-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:11:47

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area; Maywood Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

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Audio Tracks

Track eight of interview with Don Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%208.mp3

Cascade Drive-In Theatre

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Cascade Drive-In Theatre, 4050 Grandview Highway, at dusk. Cars are seen parked in front of the screen and the mountains are visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-467

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Cascade Drive-In Theatre, 4050 Grandview Highway, at dusk. Cars are seen parked in front of the screen and the mountains are visible in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial - Drive-in Theatres

Names: Cascade Drive-In Theatre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Grandview Highway

Street Address: 4050 Grandview Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Images

Cascade Drive-In Theatre, 1947 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Fire hall no. 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1947 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Hall No. 1 at Willingdon and Hastings, the first purpose built fire hall in Burnaby. The hall is a two storey modern concrete building with three large bays. Fire trucks are parked in front of the hall, along with two cars.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Hall No. 1 at Willingdon and Hastings, the first purpose built fire hall in Burnaby. The hall is a two storey modern concrete building with three large bays. Fire trucks are parked in front of the hall, along with two cars.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls; Transportation - Fire Trucks; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Burnaby Fire Department

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue; Hastings Street

Accession Code: BV998.31.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1947 (date of original)

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "First new Burnaby firehall [sic] No. 1 Willingdon & Hastings 1947"; Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"

Images

Fire hall no. 1, 1947 (date of original) thumbnail

Beach Drive, Victoria

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38710

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a car parked in front of Beach Drive, Victoria. A note on the back of the photograph indicates the car is "1937 Willis Car."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-029

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a car parked in front of Beach Drive, Victoria. A note on the back of the photograph indicates the car is "1937 Willis Car."

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Joseph Nagy and Butch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77854

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Joseph Nagy standing with a cigar in his mouth and one foot resting on the running board of a car. Joseph's dog Butch is standing on his hind legs, facing his owner.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-070

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Joseph Nagy standing with a cigar in his mouth and one foot resting on the running board of a car. Joseph's dog Butch is standing on his hind legs, facing his owner.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Nagy, Joseph

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "Joseph + Butch"

Images

Ray Carman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77855

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Raymond "Ray" Carman leaning against a car, with one foot resting on the running board.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1946]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-071

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Raymond "Ray" Carman leaning against a car, with one foot resting on the running board.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Carman, Raymond "Ray"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "Ray"

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Don Cary in a toy pedal car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37604

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1945] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Cary, about age 3, in a toy pedal car at the side of 311 Madison Avenue.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1945] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-192

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Don Cary, about age 3, in a toy pedal car at the side of 311 Madison Avenue.

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Cary, Don

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Madison Avenue

Street Address: 311 Madison Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Don Cary in a toy pedal car, [1945] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Back of 6926 Nelson Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37763

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the backyard of 6926 Nelson Avenue, the Ellis family home, showing a car and an unidentified woman in the yard.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-351

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the backyard of 6926 Nelson Avenue, the Ellis family home, showing a car and an unidentified woman in the yard.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Nelson Avenue

Street Address: 6926 Nelson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Back of 6926 Nelson Avenue, [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

What A Ride We Had

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58374

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Steve Jensen fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph shows nine people posing on or near a car. The photograph was taken facing north off Beresford Street, half a block east of Royal Oak Avenue. Identified in the photograph are Molly Jensen (nee Carpenter) who is sitting in the back seat wearing glasses; Ernie Carpenter Jr. in the driver's…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Steve Jensen fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 494-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows nine people posing on or near a car. The photograph was taken facing north off Beresford Street, half a block east of Royal Oak Avenue. Identified in the photograph are Molly Jensen (nee Carpenter) who is sitting in the back seat wearing glasses; Ernie Carpenter Jr. in the driver's seat; and their mother Edith Carpenter sitting on the bonnet with her hand on the windshield. The rest are unidentified.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Carpenter, Ernie Jr.; Carpenter, Edith; Jensen, Molly Carpenter

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Jensen, Steve

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue; Beresford Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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Bob Ellis and Dave Williamson in Car

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1943] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Ellis and Dave Williamson, at the wheel of an old car in the back of the Ellis home at 2313 Nelson Avenue (later renumbered 6926 Nelson Avenue).

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1943] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-338

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Ellis and Dave Williamson, at the wheel of an old car in the back of the Ellis home at 2313 Nelson Avenue (later renumbered 6926 Nelson Avenue).

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Ellis, Robert "Bob"; Williamson, Dave

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Nelson Avenue

Street Address: 6926 Nelson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Bob Ellis and Dave Williamson in Car, [ca. 1943] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

3830 Hazel Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38160

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1945] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 5.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the view from 3830 Hazel Street (later renumbered 4662 Hazel Street) in the snow. Spud Murphy's car, a Desoto, can be seen in the street and the George family's house is in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1945] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 5.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-747

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the view from 3830 Hazel Street (later renumbered 4662 Hazel Street) in the snow. Spud Murphy's car, a Desoto, can be seen in the street and the George family's house is in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Hazel Street

Street Address: 4662 Hazel Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

3830 Hazel Street, [ca. 1945] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Annie King and Car

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Annie King standing beside a car at the front of her 4242 Grange Street home (old numbering).

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-320

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Annie King standing beside a car at the front of her 4242 Grange Street home (old numbering).

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Names: Ellis, Annie King

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Grange Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Annie King and Car, 1942 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Jim Ellis and Car

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1942 or 1943] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Ellis with a 1934 Ford automobile at 2924 Silver Avenue (later renumbered 6113 Silver Avenue). The car was sold in 1943 for $400.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1942 or 1943] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-326

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Ellis with a 1934 Ford automobile at 2924 Silver Avenue (later renumbered 6113 Silver Avenue). The car was sold in 1943 for $400.