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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
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Street Address
4142 Hastings Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Driving a horse-drawn buggy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37236
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 14, 1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the eldest of the Lubbock children, John Lubbock, driving a horse-drawn buggy with his friend in Grandview.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 14, 1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the eldest of the Lubbock children, John Lubbock, driving a horse-drawn buggy with his friend in Grandview.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
Lubbock, John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
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Boundary Road and Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34709
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings at Boundary Road and Kingsway, southwest corner. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "The new Hemlock (automatic) and old Dexter (manual) exchanges. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
113-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings at Boundary Road and Kingsway, southwest corner. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "The new Hemlock (automatic) and old Dexter (manual) exchanges. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd. / 413 Granville St. Vancouver 2, B.C. / Phone Tatlow 8588"
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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North Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34701
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
106-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.
Subjects
Aerial Photographs
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Features - Inlets
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Capitol Hill Area
Westridge Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Brentwood Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
Lochdale Area
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New Vista Society Housing Projects

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64687
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1949 and 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unpaved road lined with New Vista Society Housing Projects.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1949 and 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
514-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unpaved road lined with New Vista Society Housing Projects.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
New Vista Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten in border of photograph: "1-2-3"
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Walking to June Ickringills house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52971
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957 or 1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 27.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four kindergartners walking along a gravel sidewalk, along a gravel road to June Ickringills house. The girl in front is wearing a plaid dress, and the three boys behind her are wearing short pants and short-sleeve dress shirts. There is a woman in a white dress walking on the other s…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957 or 1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 27.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
246-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1990-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of four kindergartners walking along a gravel sidewalk, along a gravel road to June Ickringills house. The girl in front is wearing a plaid dress, and the three boys behind her are wearing short pants and short-sleeve dress shirts. There is a woman in a white dress walking on the other side of the street, in front of a house with a white picket fence.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note on paper mount reads: "Visit to June Ickringill's Home 1957-1958"
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John and Elizabeth Lubbock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37235
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted into col. ; 15.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Barker Lubbock driving in horse-drawn buggy with his wife Elizabeth Lubbock. A dalmatian dog has come to sniff the buggy, while it is stopped at the side of the road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted into col. ; 15.5 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Barker Lubbock driving in horse-drawn buggy with his wife Elizabeth Lubbock. A dalmatian dog has come to sniff the buggy, while it is stopped at the side of the road.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Transportation - Horses
Animals - Dogs
Names
Lubbock, Elizabeth
Lubbock, John Barker
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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1000 Block Gilley Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38085
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 21.5 x 26.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1000 block of Gilley Avenue (later renumbered the 8000 block) looking south towards Marine Drive in the snow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955] (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 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 21.5 x 26.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-672
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 1000 block of Gilley Avenue (later renumbered the 8000 block) looking south towards Marine Drive in the snow.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Gilley Avenue
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Stride Hill Area
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Freeway at the Willingdon Avenue exit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45388
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Freeway, now named the Trans Canada Highway, near the Willingdon Avenue exit.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-283
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Freeway, now named the Trans Canada Highway, near the Willingdon Avenue exit.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
British Columbia Government Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. H - 1869
Geographic Access
Trans Canada Highway
Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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New Freeway in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45383
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Lower mainland's "new freeway" in Burnaby. This was taken along the Trans Canada Highway with the Willingdon exit off to the south and the Grandview Highway off to the west.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-278
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Lower mainland's "new freeway" in Burnaby. This was taken along the Trans Canada Highway with the Willingdon exit off to the south and the Grandview Highway off to the west.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on note on verso of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Lower mainland's new freeway in Burnaby"
Geographic Access
Trans Canada Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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Overpass

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1624
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a newly constructed overpass, with a roadway below prepared for construction. An unidentified man is standing on the right side. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a newly constructed overpass, with a roadway below prepared for construction. An unidentified man is standing on the right side. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Construction - Road Construction
Accession Code
HV976.251.29
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
22/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The print is made as a black and white print from a colour negative film
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Street clearing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1622
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Grandview ramp off of the Trans Canada Highway in Burnaby that is cleared, possibly in preparation for the highway. The clearing for the street is several lanes wide, and in the distance, an overpass bridge can be seen. There are houses and along both sides of the cleared street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 4.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Grandview ramp off of the Trans Canada Highway in Burnaby that is cleared, possibly in preparation for the highway. The clearing for the street is several lanes wide, and in the distance, an overpass bridge can be seen. There are houses and along both sides of the cleared street.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Construction - Road Construction
Accession Code
HV976.251.27
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
22/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The print is made as a black and white print from a colour negative film
Images
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Valerie and Dorothy Shantz

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37590
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1956] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dorothy Shantz holding her daughter, Valerie Shantz. The photograph was taken looking east along Albert Street at Madison Avenue. Capitol Hill is visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1956] (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 ; 4.6 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-178
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dorothy Shantz holding her daughter, Valerie Shantz. The photograph was taken looking east along Albert Street at Madison Avenue. Capitol Hill is visible in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Shantz, Dorothy Cary
Shantz, Valerie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
2 b&w copy prints accompanying
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Albert Street
Madison Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Westlawn Drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38304
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1953]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 24.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Westlawn Drive, in the Brentwood area, under construction. A number of houses can be seen in various stages of construction and the road is unpaved.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1953]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 24.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
401-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2000-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Westlawn Drive, in the Brentwood area, under construction. A number of houses can be seen in various stages of construction and the road is unpaved.
Subjects
Construction
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Westlawn Drive
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
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Centennial parade stagecoach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37296
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three people standing outside a stagecoach used during a parade held for the BC Centennial. The stagecoach has a painted sign reading "Royal Mail BC Express Co. 14."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Norah Code subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
345-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1997-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of three people standing outside a stagecoach used during a parade held for the BC Centennial. The stagecoach has a painted sign reading "Royal Mail BC Express Co. 14."
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Code, Norah
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper.
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Rhonda and Sherrie in Nelson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79752
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1957
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rhonda Yanko pushing her sister Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko (later Bayntun) in a toy pram in Nelson, British Columbia.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1957
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Material Details
Secured to album page with photo corners
Description Level
Item
Record No.
545-244
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2012-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rhonda Yanko pushing her sister Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko (later Bayntun) in a toy pram in Nelson, British Columbia.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Names
Yanko, Rhonda
Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note written on album page reads: "July 1957 Nelson"
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From 4042 Yale Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37628
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from 4042 Yale Street. Burrard Inlet and the northshore mountains are visible in the background, and there is snow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952 (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 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-216
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from 4042 Yale Street. Burrard Inlet and the northshore mountains are visible in the background, and there is snow.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Inlets
Geographic Features - Mountains
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Yale Street
Street Address
4042 Yale Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Simpsons-Sears engine display

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17336
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of car and truck engines on display inside of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby during the opening on May 5, 1954. Four engines are visible in the photograph.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of car and truck engines on display inside of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby during the opening on May 5, 1954. Four engines are visible in the photograph.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores
Events - Openings
Transportation - Automobiles
Transportation - Trucks
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4750 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV021.26.86
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
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Esso Filling Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34591
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Esso filling station at Lake City with trucks parked in an industrial area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
064-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Esso filling station at Lake City with trucks parked in an industrial area.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Transportation - Trucks
Names
Esso
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory505
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1954-1963
Length
00:05:41
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain
Date Range
1954-1963
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:05:41
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Commercial - Drive-In Theatres
Industries
Transportation - Automobiles
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
Douglas-Gilpin 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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