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![Exterior view of the Dragon Inn Restaurant during grand-opening, [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0037_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
Exterior view of the Dragon Inn Restaurant during grand-opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4269
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017]
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Dragon Inn Restaurant during their grand-opening at the Hastings location at 4524 Hastings Street, Burnaby. Restaurant has large red windows. Crowd of people entering at doors. Esso gas station evident in background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Dragon Inn Restaurant during their grand-opening at the Hastings location at 4524 Hastings Street, Burnaby. Restaurant has large red windows. Crowd of people entering at doors. Esso gas station evident in background.
- Names
- Dragon Inn
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4524 Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV017.37.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 10/29/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Exterior view of the Dragon Inn Restaurant during grand-opening, [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0037_0005_001.jpg)
The Fecundity of Food and Family: A Natural Niche for Chinese Canadians in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14760
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Oct. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (62 min., 01 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum's Kate Petrusa. The webinar is titled "The Fecundity of Food and Family: A Natural Niche for Chinese Canadians in Burnaby" and is presented by UBC students, Debbie Liang; Joty Gill; Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong.…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (62 min., 01 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Presenters: Debbie Liang; Joty Gill; Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong
- Host: Kate Petrusa
- Date of Presentation: October 20 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks:62 min., 01 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum's Kate Petrusa. The webinar is titled "The Fecundity of Food and Family: A Natural Niche for Chinese Canadians in Burnaby" and is presented by UBC students, Debbie Liang; Joty Gill; Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong. The zoom webinar is the fifth in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. In this webinar, the four UBC students, present their research on Chinese Canadian involvement in food and farming in early Burnaby. The students were participants in a joint partnership between Burnaby Village Museum and the UBC iniative for student teaching and research in Chinese Canadian Studies (INSTRCC), the UBC Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies program (ACAM), the UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Go Global and UBC St. John's College (SJC). In 2020, due to the restrictions of COVID-19, the interns were asked to create virtual experiences to reimagine Burnaby Village Museum's historical Chinese Canadian programming in remote online spaces. Debbie Liang and Joty Gill (UBC alumni and graduates of Dr. Henry Yu's 2019 summer ACAM 390A Global Seminar to Asia) returned to work with Burnaby Village Museum to create two short films showcasing the history of Chinese Canadian Chop Suey restaurants and Piggeries in Burnaby. Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong (students in the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems) created a three episode podcast series "Back to the Roots" which delved into the topics of family-operated farming businesses, Chinese contributions to early local and alternative food systems, and Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbalism. The webinar begins with Joty Gill and Debbie Liang talking about their project, “A Taste of History Film Series”. They describe their research and challenges in the development of their two films “Scraps and Dragons” and “A Pig's Tale”. Debbie and Joty support their presentation with slides including excerpts from their films. Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong talk about their project which consisted of a three episode podcast series titled "Back to the Roots" which delved into the topics of family-operated farming businesses, Chinese contributions to early local and alternative food systems, and Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbalism. They describe their research, challenges and highlights which resulted in the three podcasts “A Family Farm”; “Where is your food from?” and “Chinese Herbalist Shops and TCM”. Rose and Wei Yan support their presentation with slides including excerpts from their podcasts. At the close of their presentation the students reflect on the importance of sharing personal aspects of Chinese Canadian History and answer questions from webinar participants.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Agriculture
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Social Issues - Racism
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
- Responsibility
- Petrusa, Kate
- Accession Code
- BV020.29.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Oct. 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video recording
- Video recording was edited for publication on Heritage Burnaby. Original mp4 video recording (BV020.29.5.1) is 72 min., 25 sec.
Images
Video
The Fecundity of Food and Family: A Natural Niche for Chinese Canadians in Burnaby, 20 Oct. 2020
The Fecundity of Food and Family: A Natural Niche for Chinese Canadians in Burnaby, 20 Oct. 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0029_0005_002.mp4![Ribbon cutting at the Dragon Inn Restaurant's grand-opening, [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0037_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Ribbon cutting at the Dragon Inn Restaurant's grand-opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017]
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the ribbon cutting inside the Dragon Inn Restaurant during their grand-opening at the Hastings location at 4524 Hastings Street, Burnaby.. Four men are gathered around ribbon that is being cut by Burnaby Mayor, Bill Copeland (holding scissors), restaurant owner, Larry Lee is identifie…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the ribbon cutting inside the Dragon Inn Restaurant during their grand-opening at the Hastings location at 4524 Hastings Street, Burnaby.. Four men are gathered around ribbon that is being cut by Burnaby Mayor, Bill Copeland (holding scissors), restaurant owner, Larry Lee is identified on the far left.
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4524 Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV017.37.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 10/29/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Ribbon cutting at the Dragon Inn Restaurant's grand-opening, [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0037_0004_001.jpg)
Scraps and Dragons
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14273
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Oct. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 video recordings (mp4) (11 min., 19 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo, subtitles
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of part one in a two part video series "A Taste of History" created by Debbie Liang and Joty Gill, University of British Columbia alumni and graduates from the Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies program (ACAM). Part one is titled "Scraps and Dragons". The film provides backgroun…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 video recordings (mp4) (11 min., 19 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo, subtitles
- Material Details
- Script: Debbie Liang; Joty Gill Narration: Debbie Liang Editor: Debbie Liang Subtitles: English; Simplified Chinese; Traditional Chinese Video Appearances: Kathy Lee; Eleanor Lee Interviews filmed by: Eleanor Lee Interview questions: Eleanor Lee; Debbie Liang Illustrations and Animations: Debbie Liang Photos, Images & B-roll: Vegetable letters from Shutterstock; Green onion and carrot footage from Debbie Liang; Chop Suey image courtesy of pulaw from Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC By 2.0); Chop Suey from Shutterstock; Menus by Amy Wilson; Gold Dragon booklet cover and menu image- courtesy of UBC RBSC Chung Collection (RBSC-ARC-1679-CCTX-309-122); Chop Suey Nation book cover, image courtesy of Douglas & MacIntyre; Dragon Inn: City of Burnaby Archives, 556-239 photo by John McCarron; Larry Lee, image courtesy of Eleanor Lee; VanTech, image courtesy of Mike from Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0); Bamboo Terrace, image courtesy of Rob from Flickr, public domain; Map image courtesy of Sentinel 2 from wikimedia Creative Commons; Salad bar inside of Dragon Inn Restaurant, Burnaby Village Museum, BV017.37.3; John Lee: City of Burnaby Archives, 535-0415, photo by Brian Langdeau; Photograph - Bar Inside the Dragon Inn Restaurant - Burnaby Village Museum, BV017.37.2; Chopping Mushrooms, footage courtesy of Pressmaster from pexels.com; Chopping Parsley, footage courtesy of Pressmaster from pexels.com; Kwan Luck from Debbie Liang; Crystall Mall as taken from the north side of Kingsway in Burnaby, image courtesy of w:en: Colin Keigher from wikimedia, Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license; Lok's Produce at Crystal mall (Burnaby) in the Underground Chinese Produce Market image courtesy of William Chen from wikimedia, Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International license; Crystal Mall foodcourt, image courtesy of Jay Friedman, Gastrolust; Restaurant and Dragon Innn art by Debbie Liang Music and Sound Effects: "Alison", "Acoustic Mediation 2" from audionautix; "Slow Motion", "Creative Minds" & "Cute" from bensound.com; "Kitchen sounds" & "Pop" from Debbie Liang; "Ding sound effect" from freesoundlibrary Video adapted from 2019 BVM intern project by Debbie Liang and Marcela Gomez Special thanks to: UBC: Joanna Yang, Jenny Lu, Denise Fong, Henry Yu; BVM: Kate Petrusa, Amy Wilson Changes to music may have been made for the purposes of this video
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of part one in a two part video series "A Taste of History" created by Debbie Liang and Joty Gill, University of British Columbia alumni and graduates from the Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies program (ACAM). Part one is titled "Scraps and Dragons". The film provides background information on the origins of the Chinese-Canadian culinary dish "chop suey" and tells the story of Chinese Canadian Chop Suey restaurants, highlighting the history of the "Dragon Inn" chop suey restaurant owned by Larry Lee. The film is supported with voice over in english, subtitles, animation, historical and family photographs and interviews with family members, Kathy Lee and Eleanor Lee. One version of the film is supported with subtitles in English while two other versions of the film are supported with subtitles in Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
- History
- In 2020, due to the restrictions of COVID-19, University of British Columbia student interns with the Burnaby Village Museum Chinese Canadian History in Burnaby project were asked to create virtual experiences to reimagine Burnaby Village Museum's historical Chinese Canadian programming in remote online spaces. Debbie Liang and Joty Gill (UBC alumni and graduates of Dr. Henry Yu's 2019 summer ACAM 390A Global Seminar to Aisa) returned to work with Burnaby Village Museum to create two short films showcasing the history of Chinese Canadian Chop Suey restaurants and piggeries in Burnaby. Larry Lee was born in Kaiping, Guangdong, China and immigrated to Canada in 1949 at the age of sixteen to reunite with his father, Lee Soon. Larry Lee's father had been in Canada for years before his son immigrated to join him. Larry attended Vancouver Technical Secondary School and learned English and carpentry. After he graduated, he was hired by Mr. Wong. Larry and Mr. Wong operated an IGA grocery store at Lonsdale in North Vancouver. Following this, Larry worked as a cashier for his father at "Bamboo Terrace" Chinese restaurant in Vancouver's Chinatown. In 1958, he married his wife Kathy and one year later, in 1959 he started a new business of his own. Larry opened the "Dragon Inn" chop suey restaurant at 2516 Kingsway (at Slocan) in Vancouver. Once the restaurant was doing well, Larry opened the "Park Inn" at Kingsway and 25th Avenue. The "Park Inn" was the first Chinese food restaurant with a smorgasboard in Vancouver. With the success of these restaurants and subsequent restaurants Larry Lee opened three other "Dragon Inn" chop suey restaurants located at; 4510 Kingsway and Willingdon in Burnaby (1964); 250 Columbia Street in New Westminster (1971) and Hastings and Willingdon (1990s). In the 1990s Larry retained ownership of the Dragon Inn at 4510 Kingsway and Willingdon and sold the other restaurants. In 1996, Larry sold the property of the Dragon Inn and surrounding lots located at Kingsway and Willingdon to make way for the construction of Crystal Mall. Larry and Kathy Lee had eight children who all worked in the family run restaurants until they were sold.
- Creator
- Liang, Debbie
- Debbie Liang
- Names
- Lee, Larry
- Lee, Kathy
- Lee, Eleanor
- Liang, Debbie
- Gill, Joty
- Burnaby Village Museum
- University of British Columbia
- Responsibility
- University of British Columbia
- UBC Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- New Westminster
- Street Address
- 4510 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV020.28.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Oct. 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Scraps and Dragons, Oct. 2020
Scraps and Dragons, Oct. 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0028_0006_001.mp4![Smorgasbord at the Dragon Inn Restaurant during grand-opening, [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0037_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Smorgasbord at the Dragon Inn Restaurant during grand-opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4270
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017]
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the inside of the Dragon Inn Restaurant during their grand-opening at the Hastings location at 4524 Hastings Street, Burnaby. Crowd of people helping themselves to a buffet style dinner/"smorgasbord".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the inside of the Dragon Inn Restaurant during their grand-opening at the Hastings location at 4524 Hastings Street, Burnaby. Crowd of people helping themselves to a buffet style dinner/"smorgasbord".
- Names
- Dragon Inn
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4524 Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV017.37.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 10/29/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Smorgasbord at the Dragon Inn Restaurant during grand-opening, [between 1990 and 1995] (date of original), copied [2017] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0037_0006_001.jpg)
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44811
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.48.3
- Description
- Postcard: colour rendering, glossy; horizontal; lot with motel buildings and landscaping; aerial view; lot is white, background is beige; grey border at top has blue "CARAVAN MOTOR COURT" "VANCOUVER CANADA"; Diner's Club shield logo at left "Member CONGRESS...", AAA logo at right; "Kingsway at Nelson Avenue . South Burnaby, B.C. . Phone: "HEmlock 3-8288" "Center Miracle Mile Shopping Area"; on reverse in black, "CARAVAN MOTOR COURT" ""One of Canada's Best Motor Hotels..." "Printed in the U.S.A."; Diner's Club logo at left, maple leaf with "CMHA" at right; up centre, "PRINTED BY JAMES J. GILLICK & CO., BERKELEY, CALIF."; at top right, ""Spectra-Color" "POSTCARD"; at upper right corner, "STAMP HERE"; two grey spots, slight darkening at edges and wear on corners; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- California
- Site/City Made
- Berkeley
- Title
- Caravan Motor Court
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47143
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.36.2
- Description
- Postcard: buff card with black ink drawing; horizontal; shows two-storey building with sign beside it on pole, "CHATEAU MOTEL" "STEAM HEAT", sign below "Chateau TOURIST HOMES 2210"; row of single-storey buildings to left with Spanish-style rooflines; illustration by Christian Anderson; at bottom, "CHATEAU MOTEL" "2210 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C."; on reverse in black, "POST CARD"; at left, "THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE ONLY"; line down centre; bold black outline of rectangle at upper right; lightly soiled, creased, spots; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Chateau Motel / 2210 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C. / Christian Anderson
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Title
- Chateau Motel
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47200
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.50.6
- Description
- Postcard: large horizontal card, white, with five colour photos of the "Astor Hotel"; upper left is exterior with sign; centre is "The Drive-In Lobby", with people; lower right is "The Haida Grill" restaurant, with people; upper right, angled, is "A Deluxe Bed Sitting Room"; lower left, angled, is "A Double Bedroom"; black print except for hotel name, which is in red; black aboriginal animal logo? at upper right and lower left corners; on reverse in black, "The Hotel Astor is... 4561 Kingsway (at McKay)..." "MEMBER DINERS' CLUB" "4561 KINGSWAY, BURNABY 1, B. C."; logo; line divides card in half; at left, "CORRESPONDENCE", at right, "ADDRESS" and four horizontal lines; "POST CARD" at top, at bottom, "LITHO IN CANADA" "BULMAN BROS. B.C. VAN.; outline of rectangle at upper right, "Stamp Here"; some smudging, spots, crease; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Astor Hotel / Member Diners' Club / 4561 Kingsway, Burnaby 1, B.C.
- Colour
- White
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Astor Hotel
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48614
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.41.8
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; hotel lobby; white border with black print at bottom "ASTOR HOTEL. 4561 KINGSWAY, BURNABY 1, B.C."; lobby has c. 1950s furnishings, people seated and standing; image is slightly blurred; on reverse in black, "LOBBY" "Photograph of the comfortable lobby of the Astor Hotel", aboriginal animal logo, "POST CARD"; line down centre; at left, "CORRESPONDENCE", at right, "ADDRESS"; outline of rectangle at upper right with "Stamp Here"; pencilled "$7" at upper left; lightly soiled; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Astor Hotel. 4561 Kingsway, Burnaby 1, B.C. / Lobby / Photograph of the comfortable lobby
- Title
- Astor Hotel . 4561 Kingsway, Burnaby 1, B.C.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48616
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.41.10
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; vertical; "Astor Hotel" neon sign against blue sky; red grid with coloured aboriginal animal logo, yellow-on-blue "Astor" horizontally across top, white-on-red "HOTEL" vertically down right side; brick base with angled left side has two yellow stripes which follow slant then change to horizontal, becoming supports for sign; blue-bordered white message sign at lower part, white "BARBER SHOP" "BEAUTY SALON"; black message lettering "RESERVE NOW FOR FALL AND WINTER BANQUETS AND RECEPTIONS"; black arrow suspended from bottom, points left, white "PARKING"; sidewalk, buildings behind, electrical wire support pole, other signs; on reverse in light blue "ASTOR HOTEL - 3985 Kingsway Ave., Burnaby, B.C." "Deluxe guest rooms with T.V. -- Haida Dining Room -- Coffee Lounge -- Banquet Facilities -- Member Diners Club." "Phone: HE. 3-0551"; up centre, "MADE IN CANADA BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD. COLOR CARD DIVISION, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA."; at bottom, "C-135"; at top, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; outline of rectangle at upper right, "STAMP"; pencilled "$7" at upper left; lightly soiled, corners worn; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Astor / Hotel / Reserve Now for Fall and.. / Astor Hotel. 3985 Kingsway Ave., / Burnaby, B.C. / Deluxe guest rooms
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Astor Hotel C-135
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48621
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.41.15
- Description
- Postcard: four colour photos; horizontal; Brentwood Shopping Centre; upper left: view across parking lot to Heywood Flowers and The Doll House Restaurant; upper right: Eaton's of Canada and part of lot; bottom left: interior, people throwing money into fenced fountain, Eaton's sign behind; bottom right: car exiting lot onto street, Loblaw's in background; on reverse in navy, "BRENTWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE" "Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C." "Free Parking..."; illustration of R.C.M.P. officer at left; bar up centre with white "PUB. BY NATURAL COLOR PRODUCTIONS, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C."; at bottom, "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN", "LITHOGRAPHY" "PHOTOGRAPHY" "DESIGN", logo of man; at lower left, "Rolly Ford photo." "C-1199"; at top, illustration of mounted R.C.M.P. officer, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; outline of rectangle at upper right, "4c CANADIAN POSTAGE"; probably c. 1961, the year the mall opened; pencilled "EATON'S" at top left, "4.00" "4" at top right; unused; some wear on corners
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. / Free Parking for 2500 Cars, Eaton's.. / Loblaw's..
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Brentwood Shopping Centre C-1199
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact50028
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.3.34
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; row of single-storey white bungalows and drive, office at right front, small neon sign on white wagon wheel in window; large yellow vertical sign at left, black "DeVall's" at top, then "MOTEL" down sign; street address number on lower support; white sign with dark letters arranged as "LARGE ROOMS" "TUB SHWS TV"; smaller CAA and AAA sign at right; taken from across street; on reverse in navy, "OPEN ALL YEAR / PHONE 433-0033" "DeVALL'S MOTEL" "4361 KINGSWAY, BURNABY 1, VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA" "Steam heated..."; CAA and AAA logos at upper left; up centre, "A Traveltime PRODUCT, MADE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD."; maple leaf logo at top with "MADE IN CANADA"; at bottom, "C-1294"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", outline of rectangle for stamp; addressed in blue pen to "Pvt. KENNETH E. MOON" "US50464"; message "Dear Ken" "How are you these days? Everythings fine at home. Dale is staying there for now until he finds a place. I left home about a month ago & am going to get married soon. To Leonard Dubois. I'll send you my address as soon as I get a permanent place to stay. Loise Lois"; spots, creased; pencilled "5"; slight wear on corners, surface damage at upper left of image, white mark like a seagull by sign; the motel was previously known as DeVall's Auto Villas, this image taken from almost the same location as BV002.50.1, but many years later as there have been changes to the buildings, a new sign, and a new building next door
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- DeVall's Motel C-1294
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44486
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.30.1
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo of Centennial Pavilion, Burnaby Mountain Park; horizontal; on reverse in navy, "4" "CENTENNIAL PAVILION" "Burnaby, B.C., Canada" "The Centennial Pavilion located..."; illustration at left of R.C.M.P. officer; at bottom, "Photo by George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd. For the Burnaby Parks & Recreation Commission" "S-2775"; navy bar up centre with "NATURAL COLOR PRODUCTIONS, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C."; at bottom, "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN", logo; at upper right, illustration of mounted R.C.M.P. officer, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", and rectangle "USE CANADIAN POSTAGE"; in blue pen on left side, "July, 1977"
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Centennial Pavilion Burnaby, B.C., Canada S-2775
- Publication Date
- July 1977
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44831
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.50.7
- Description
- Postcard: sepia photo, glossy; horizontal; shows McKay(?) school class, four rows of children; back row is boys standing, female teacher at right; next row is boys kneeling; next row is girls sitting on wooden sidewalk?; front row is girls sitting on step; two boys recline on ground in front of first row of girls; school is stone with wooden siding above; wooden stairs; on reverse in grey, "POST CARD" ""VICTOR"" "POSTAL"; double line below 'Post Card', short line down centre; addressed in black ink to "Dr. Boyce, The Old Cloth Hall Biddenden, Kent, England”; message "Many thanks for Weekly Dispatches. Suppose you are very busy with your hospitals. What do you think of this? Nov 26, 1914"; red King George V stamp at upper right, "CANADA POSTAGE" "TWO CENTS" "2"; postmark "NO29" "MCKAY B.C."; black cancellation; soiled, smudged along right edge; pencilled "Can" "G107" "Moray, B.C."; edges worn
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48137
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.113.1
- Description
- Postcard: colour photograph of Burnaby Mountain Park including Centennial Pavilion; horizontal; on reverse in blue: "1" "BURNABY MOUNTAIN PARK" "Burnaby, B.C., Canada" "This park...", drawing of R.C.M.P. officer at left; photo by "George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd. For the Burnaby Parks & Recreation Commission" "S-2772"; blue bar up centre with "PUB. BY NATURAL COLOR PRODUCTIONS, LTD. VANC.-", rest covered; at bottom "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN"; green 10 cent stamp at upper right; blue and white "AIR MAIL PAR AVION" label top centre; postmarked "NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. CANADA" "6 -" "17 -" "19--"; cancelled with 7 wavy lines; under "ADDRESS" at right side, in blue pen, "De Heer" "U. Hospes." "Uffo. Emmiresstr. 6." "Sneet"? "Nederland."; message "Hantel Cproetin"? "J. Wisbrands"?; corners slightly worn
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Burnaby Mountain Park / Burnaby, B.C., Canada / George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd. / Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission / S-2772
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Burnaby Mountain Park 1 S-2772
- Publication Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48386
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.20.29
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; grassy field with rows of people in Scottish regimental dress, red jackets, being inspected by people in green jackets; part of covered bleachers visible at left, trees behind (Central Park in Burnaby?); on reverse in brown, "V-32 CALEDONIAN GAMES, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)" "Inspection of a Scottish Highland Regiment... Games are held annually..."; at centre, "POST CARD"; above this, "COLOR PHOTO--COURTESY GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS"; line down centre; up left side, "PUB. BY VANCOUVER MAGAZINE SERV. LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C,."; at bottom left, "PRINTED IN U.S.A."; at right, "Address Only On This Side"; addressed in blue pen to "Miss Louise Hodgson RR#I Ruskin B.C."; message "Friday Aug 6/54" "Dear Louise & Mum, Here I am once again just thought I would send a card just in case. These are Seaforths & the Big man with his back showing is Hoffmiester. Cass had no word about his car yet. I should I hope get nearly all the puttying done on the last side of the House today. I better go for now all my love Ever Daddy", ring of 'x's around 'Daddy'; up left side, "I will miss youse"; blue Queen Elizabeth II stamp at upper right, "E II R" "5c" "CANADA" "POSTES" "POSTAGE"; postmark "VANCOUVER B.C. CANADA" "AUG 6" "2 PM" "1954"; rectangular cancellation “BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES" "VANCOUVER-CANADA" "30 JULY - 7 AUGUST 1954"; lightly soiled, corners worn; pencilled "B530-1.75" at top
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Vancouver B.C. / Aug. 6 / 2PM / 1954 / Canada / British Empire Games / Vancouver - Canada / 30 July - 7 August 1954 / Seaforths / Hoffmeister
- Title
- Caledonian Games V-32
- Publication Date
- August 6 1954
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Images
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48607
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.41.1
- Description
- Postcard, vertical; 2 sepia photos, horizontal, arranged one above the other, rounded corners, with plain border all around and between; upper photo is very dark, road through forest, black handwritten caption below "Burnaby Lake Road"; lower photo is very light, shores, water, captioned "Burnaby Lake, B.C."; on reverse in grey, "POST CARD" at centre top; short horizontal line at centre divides card in half, at left, "For INLAND POSTAGE only the Space may be used for Communications"; at right, "THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE"; addressed in black ink to "Miss Olive Carter" "Langley. B.C."; message "Compliments of the Season, ("Nick"), Bessie Laidlaw"; used as a Christmas card; round postmark "NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. CAN." "DEC 24" "12-M" "1905"?; green Edward VII stamp at upper right, "CANADA POSTAGE" "ONE CENT" "1", cancelled with seven wavy lines, letters? down left side; pencilled at upper left "$5 BURNABY LAKE BC"; at lower left, pencilled "#1515 2/93 RAL"; creases, lightly soiled, darkened around edges
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Burnaby Lake Road / Burnaby Lake, B.C. / Miss Olive Carter / Langley / B.C. / Compliments / Bessie Laidlaw / DEC 24
- Title
- Burnaby Lake Road Burnaby Lake, B.C.
- Publication Date
- December 24 1905
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Images
Postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80226
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.50.5
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; glossy; shows blacksmith demonstration for a crowd at Burnaby Village Museum; costumed women in background with car in front of Ice Cream Parlour, long skirts; c.1986; on reverse in red, "HERITAGE VILLAGE MUSEUM" "Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada" "The Blacksmith Shop; one of thirty authentic displays depicting life the way it was between 1890 and 1925. Costumed interpreters will chat with you about the fact and folklore of those early days."; "A Traveltime PRODUCT" "Majestic" "POST CARD"; line down centre; at bottom, logo with maple leaf; "printed in canada by lawson packaging pacific a division of lawson & jones limited vancouver, british columbia" "KC-3956"; outline of rectangle at upper right, "POSTAGE STAMP"; four horizontal lines for address in right side; unused; pencilled "75" at lower right; streak; black dot; some wear at corners
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Maker
- Lawson Packaging Pacific
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Heritage Village Museum KC-3956
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20395
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Georgia Chronakis and her son Alex Chronakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 8, 2023. 00:00:00 - 00:08:39 Georgia and her son share biographical details about Georgia and her husband Louis Chronak…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Details
- Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Alex Chronakis and Georgia Chronakis Location of Interview: Fraser Wilson Room, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: November 8, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:17:12 Digital master recordings (wav) were converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Georgia Chronakis and her son Alex Chronakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 8, 2023. 00:00:00 - 00:08:39 Georgia and her son share biographical details about Georgia and her husband Louis Chronakis, including their Greek background, migration to Canada, marriage, children, Louis’ career as a mechanic and gas station owner and owning restaurants in White Rock and Burnaby. 00:08:40 - 00:13:59 Georgia and her son Alex recall the great memories of owning and operating their restaurant Mionas Taverna and share details of their family life in Burnaby and White Rock. 00:14:00 - 00:19:15 Alex and Georgia talk about Louis Chronakis' work experience and how he became involved in the restaurant business. They share their experiences of operating Minoas Taverna including their opening in 1986. 00:19:16 - 00:36:59 Alex and Georgia describe some of the foods that were on the menu of Minoas Taverna, the design of the restaurant, the Minoan history that it’s based on, memories of running the restaurant and why they decided to close. 00:37:00 – 00:41:52 Alex talks about his involvement with Greek festivals in Vancouver and Alex and Georgia reflect on their life in the future now that the restaurant has closed.
- History
- Interviewees biographies: Georgia Giannias Chronakis was born in Selassia, Sparta, Greece in 1941 and when she was sixteen years of age she moved to Athens. In 1964 Georgia immigrated to Canada and lived in Montreal before moving to Vancouver a few years later. In 1966, while living in Vancouver, she met and married Ilias "Louis" Chronakis who was born in Crete, Greece. Soon after marrying, Georgia and Louis Chronakis bought a house located at 3823 Kingsway and welcomed their first child, Anna. Four years later, Georgia and Louis moved to White Rock but continued to own their house on Kingsway and rented it out. While living in White Rock, they had three more children named Virginia, Alex and Ellie. Louis was a trained mechanic working independently and for various companies including CP Air, BC Ferries and Esso before deciding to get into the restaurant business. He partnered with another businessman to open a Mr. Mike's franchise and later a cafe and Greek restaurant in White Rock. In 1986, Georgia, Louis and family moved back to Burnaby and moved into a house on Sandall Street and began converting their former home on Kingsway into a restaurant which they named Minoas Greek Taverna (Minoas Taverna). They opened the restaurant on May 1, 1986, just one day before Expo '86 was opened. In 2023, after 37 years of running their restaurant they sold their business but continued to own the land and building on Kingsway. Alex Chronakis is the son of Georgia and Louis Chronakis and was born in 1972. Alex has spent time working with his family running their restaurant and has been involved in the Greek Day Festival in Vancouver. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Foods
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Mechanics
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
- Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
- Migration
- Persons - Greek Canadians
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Smith Avenue
- Street Address
- 3823 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.21
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis, [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023
Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis, [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0021_002.mp3
postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact50025
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.3.31
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; building, showroom for lighting, large windows, lights are on; sloping shingled roof with dormer display windows, large lantern sign on corner, "NORBURN LIGHTING CENTRE"; inset photo at upper left is interior photo of showroom; on reverse, in blue at upper left, "Norburn Lighting Centre" with logo of lantern and "4600 E. HASTINGS ST., BURNABY, 299-0666"; up centre of card, "LITHOGRAPHED BY LAWSON GRAPHICS PACIFIC LIMITED, VANCOUVER, CANADA"; maple leaf at top, "MADE IN CANADA"; at bottom, "Traveltime PRODUCT" "C-2943"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; rectangle with "USE CANADIAN POSTAGE"; addressed in blue pen to "Ray-Bilt Contractors 6930 MacPherson Burnaby"; message "Dear Sir: May we assist you with your lighting needs. Phone, write or visit our showroom Catalogues available Thank you. Gloria"; pink postmark "BURNABY B.C." "25 11 '75", metered "CANADA POSTAGE POSTES 08" "METER COMPTEUR" "351575"; pencilled "2-" at lower right; pencilled at top but erased, "75c"; some wear on lower corners
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Norburn Lighting Centre C-2943
- Publication Date
- November 11 1975
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