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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
- Street Address
- 4142 Hastings Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Migration
- Occupations - Teachers
- Occupations - Grocers
- Organizations
- Organizations - Business Associations
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Names
- Toy, Christina
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Babey, Beverley
- Canada Way Food Market
- Fraser Merchants' Association
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Related Material
- See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3![Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0001_001.JPG?width=280)
Through the Lens of Andy Digney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10099
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the constru…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Research and Narration: Lisa Codd
- Editing and Audio Recording: Matthew Ball
- Special thanks to Paul Digney
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the construction and events held at the Oak Theatre; Royal visit motorcade of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; Sports Day at Central Park; Gymcana event at Burnaby Lake Riding Stables; lawn bowling at Central Park; a Depression-era May Day workers’ parade in 1936; May Day celebrations in Burnaby; visits to locations throughout the Lower Mainland, including Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Grouse Mountain and boat trip up Burrard Inlet; the Digney Speedway; the Digney family at their home on Bonsor Avenue and the Digney Bowling Alley.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Names
- Digney, Andy
- Digney Bowling Alley
- Digney Speedway
- Codd, Lisa
- Oak Theatre
- Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Central Park
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also the City of Burnaby Archives "Digney Family fonds" MI catalogue 562.003 for film masters
- Notes
- Title based on contents
- City of Burnaby Archives holds the original Digney film masters (562.003) that this narrated segment was disseminated from. See Digney family fonds
Images
![Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0001_001.JPG)
Video
Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0001_001.mp4
Orchid Beauty Salon and Rose Bowl bowling alley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the south side Hastings Street (west of Boundary Road) taken from a roof of a building. The Rose Bowl bowling alley and the Orchid Beauty Salon (3680 Hastings Street) are both visible. Cars are parked along the curb side and residential houses are visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the south side Hastings Street (west of Boundary Road) taken from a roof of a building. The Rose Bowl bowling alley and the Orchid Beauty Salon (3680 Hastings Street) are both visible. Cars are parked along the curb side and residential houses are visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Recreational - Bowling Alleys
- Buildings - Commercial - Beauty Shops
- Sports
- Sports - Bowling
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV005.20.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1952
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/13/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Capitol Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "1952"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "CAPITOL STUDIOS/ & PHOTO SERVICES/ 4164 HASTINGS ST./ VANCOUVER, B. C."
Images
![Central Park, [195-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/190-009.jpg?width=280)
Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35089
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.4 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boys baseball team at Central Park. A grandstand can be seen behind them.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Davies family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.4 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 190-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-41
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boys baseball team at Central Park. A grandstand can be seen behind them.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
Images
![Central Park, [195-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/190-009.jpg)
![Lorraine Murison and Sine Wave, [between 1958 and 1960] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-762.jpg?width=280)
Lorraine Murison and Sine Wave
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45868
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1958 and 1960]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison standing on one side of Sine Wave, the horse that won the British Columbian Handicap race. Lorriane Murison has a bouquet of carnations in her hands and Sine Wave is covered in mud. An unidentified man stands on the other side of …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1958 and 1960]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-762
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison standing on one side of Sine Wave, the horse that won the British Columbian Handicap race. Lorriane Murison has a bouquet of carnations in her hands and Sine Wave is covered in mud. An unidentified man stands on the other side of the horse, holding onto his bridle. Sine Wave won the 1 and 3/8 miles horse race in 2.21 minutes. (According to newspaper articles that accompany this photograph, Lorriane's last name is sometimes spelt Muirson, and sometimes Murison).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "'SINE WAVE' - winner of the British Columbian Handicap. Owners - Lochead, Sangtser + Williams / Trainer - W.J. Lochead / 1 3/8 miles - Time - 2.21"
Images
![Lorraine Murison and Sine Wave, [between 1958 and 1960] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-762.jpg)
![Burnaby Chamber of Commerce, [1959] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/115-001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34711
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.1 x 21.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "Yesterday and Today" display, Burnaby Chamber of Commerce. Signs on either side of the display read, "Burnaby has ten miles of Fraser River frontage" and "Burnaby has ten miles of deepsea frontage." In the centre is a display of photographs. Signs on both sides of the display …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.1 x 21.9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 115-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the "Yesterday and Today" display, Burnaby Chamber of Commerce. Signs on either side of the display read, "Burnaby has ten miles of Fraser River frontage" and "Burnaby has ten miles of deepsea frontage." In the centre is a display of photographs. Signs on both sides of the display read, "'Burnaby Yesterday and Today!' / Photo display by Burnaby Historical Society."
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Organizations
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bower, Ralph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamped on back of photograph, "Photography by Ralph Bower"
Images
![Burnaby Chamber of Commerce, [1959] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/115-001.jpg)
Digney film 2 - Family in Burnaby, Construction of Simpsons-Sears building and wedding
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10598
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1954 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (26 min., 51 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film compilation created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film opens with scenes of different dogs playing outside; exterior of Andy and Alice Digney’s house on Kaymar Drive; interior of the Digney bowling alley with pins being reset; interior of Andy Digney’s greenhouse at his h…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (26 min., 51 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film compilation created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film opens with scenes of different dogs playing outside; exterior of Andy and Alice Digney’s house on Kaymar Drive; interior of the Digney bowling alley with pins being reset; interior of Andy Digney’s greenhouse at his house on Kaymar Drive; construction of the Simpsons-Sears building in 1954 behind the Digney home at 3698 Bonsor Street; unidentified outdoor wedding attended by the Digney's and Swans; Campbell family gathering in Victoria; gathering of friends and family inside Alice and Andy Digney’s home on Kaymar Drive before they leave for their World tour in 1964.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Kaymar Drive
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1954 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Digitized film is a copy from original 8 mm film
- 9 film clips from this compilation are described at item level and available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view entire content
Digney Film 3 - Construction and opening of Digney bowling Alley, visit to Stanley Park and summer vacations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10678
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (20 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a film compliation of short clips created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film compilation documents the construction, opening and a tournament of the Digney Bowling Alley located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby along with Digney family outings at Stanley Park in V…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (20 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a film compliation of short clips created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film compilation documents the construction, opening and a tournament of the Digney Bowling Alley located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby along with Digney family outings at Stanley Park in Vancouver and vacations at Birch Bay, Washington State and Okanagan Lake.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Names
- Digney, Andy
- Swan, Sydney
- Digney Bowling Alley
- Digney, Drew
- Digney, Joyce
- Digney, Bruce
- Digney, Paul
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film compilation
- 4 film segments from this compilation are described at item level and available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby.
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view entire content
Digney Film 3 - Construction of Digney Bowling Alley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10648
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1955 (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (8 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the construction of the Digney Bowling Alley in Burnaby. The bowling alley was built on the west side of the Digney family home located at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address became 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958). The film documents Ozzie Cavello using his bulldozer to clear the la…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (8 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the construction of the Digney Bowling Alley in Burnaby. The bowling alley was built on the west side of the Digney family home located at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address became 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958). The film documents Ozzie Cavello using his bulldozer to clear the land followed by construction workers laying cinder block walls, a large crane helping to lay steel girders and lumber for the roof. The opening footage is taken from the parking lot of the Simpsons-Sears store on Kingsway. The Film segment closes with large flower arrangements gathered around the entrance of the Digney Bowling Alley in honour of the grand opening with Andy Digney and his brother in law Sydney Swan at the entrance.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.5.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1955 (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
Images
Video
Digney Film 3 - Construction of Digney Bowling Alley, 1955 (date of original), copied 2019
Digney Film 3 - Construction of Digney Bowling Alley, 1955 (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_001.mp4![Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_003.jpg?width=280)
Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10650
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (48 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the inside of the Digney Bowling Alley. Views of kitchen and counter staff working and serving customers who are gathered at the bar. The camera pans back outside and shows buses parked outside from "Channel / Chan TV. 8". Sign on roof of building reads: "BOWL" and "DIGNE…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (48 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the inside of the Digney Bowling Alley. Views of kitchen and counter staff working and serving customers who are gathered at the bar. The camera pans back outside and shows buses parked outside from "Channel / Chan TV. 8". Sign on roof of building reads: "BOWL" and "DIGNEY" sign hangs vertically out front.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Names
- Digney Bowling Alley
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.5.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
- Film segment may have been taken on the same day as BV019.18.4.2
Images
![Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_003.jpg)
Video
Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_003.mp4![Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_002.jpg?width=280)
Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10649
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 12 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting a bowling tournament at the Digney Bowling Alley at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address became 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958). Two male and female pairs appear to be competing against each other and a camera man and camera from Channel 8 - Chan TV are filming the event. One of the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 12 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting a bowling tournament at the Digney Bowling Alley at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address became 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958). Two male and female pairs appear to be competing against each other and a camera man and camera from Channel 8 - Chan TV are filming the event. One of the couples are wearing shirts with "Digney Bowl" printed on the back. Ernest "Dig" Digney assists in handing out awards at the end. Joyce Digney is identified working in the kitchen. The camera pans outside where there are two "Channel 8 - Chan TV" buses parked in the parking lot of the Digney Bowl.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.5.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
Images
![Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_002.jpg)
Video
Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_002.mp4
American Bowling Congress certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20985
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : 24.5 x 20 cm in frame 29 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certificate from the American Bowling Congress to Harry Royle of Rose Bowl Alleys recognizing sponsorship of a League Championship in the 1958-59 season.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : 24.5 x 20 cm in frame 29 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certificate from the American Bowling Congress to Harry Royle of Rose Bowl Alleys recognizing sponsorship of a League Championship in the 1958-59 season.
- Subjects
- Sports - Bowling
- Accession Code
- BV006.39.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1959
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-08
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
American Bowling Congress certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20986
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : 20 x 24.5 cm in frame 27 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certificate from the American Bowling Congress to H. Royle of Rose Bowl Alleys recognizing sponsorship of a League Championship in the 1955-1956 season in the "MAJOR "B" TEN PIN" league.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : 20 x 24.5 cm in frame 27 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certificate from the American Bowling Congress to H. Royle of Rose Bowl Alleys recognizing sponsorship of a League Championship in the 1955-1956 season in the "MAJOR "B" TEN PIN" league.
- Subjects
- Sports - Bowling
- Accession Code
- BV006.39.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1956
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-09
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Label with framer identified on verso of frame reads: "Seip's / Art / Store / Pictures / and / Picture Framing / 2703 Main St. / Vancouver B.C."
Images
![Digney film 2 - Five pin bowling, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0004_007.jpg?width=280)
Digney film 2 - Five pin bowling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 11 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film close up of five pin bowling at the Digney Bowling Alley at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby. Footage cuts everytime pins are reset. The Digney Bowling Alley opened in 1955.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 11 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Material Details
- Poor quality - dark
- Scope and Content
- Film close up of five pin bowling at the Digney Bowling Alley at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby. Footage cuts everytime pins are reset. The Digney Bowling Alley opened in 1955.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Subjects
- Sports - Bowling
- Names
- Digney Bowling Alley
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.4.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.4)
Images
![Digney film 2 - Five pin bowling, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0004_007.jpg)
Video
Digney film 2 - Five pin bowling, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney film 2 - Five pin bowling, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0004_007.mp4![Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League, [1958 or 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/559/562-001.jpg?width=280)
Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85072
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958 or 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 40.5 x 104 cm
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League. Some members are identified as; Ernest Frank "Dig" Digney (back row- far left); Natasha Wiebe (back row-2nd from left); Carol Loew; Cathy Strang; Susan Dunham; Lynne Pemble; Leah Pemble; Karen Proby and Bruce Digney (front row-6th from the …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958 or 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 40.5 x 104 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-09
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League. Some members are identified as; Ernest Frank "Dig" Digney (back row- far left); Natasha Wiebe (back row-2nd from left); Carol Loew; Cathy Strang; Susan Dunham; Lynne Pemble; Leah Pemble; Karen Proby and Bruce Digney (front row-6th from the left). Andy Digney opened the Digney Bowl on August 19, 1955 and passed the business onto his son Ernest who ran it until his son Bruce Digney took over in 1980. The Digney Bowl was located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue. The bowling league met every Saturday morning at the Digney bowling alley where there were a total of 32 teams (5 children per team) who bowled in shifts since there wasn't enough room for everyone to bowl at once. Paul Digney (the son of Dig Digney) helped out by emptying ashtrays.
- Subjects
- Sports - Bowling
- Names
- Digney Bowling Alley
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Wiebe, Natasha
- Loew, Carol
- Strang, Cathy
- Dunham, Susan
- Pemble, Lynne
- Proby, Karen
- Digney, Bruce
- Digney, Paul
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League, [1958 or 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/559/562-001.jpg)
![Girl on horseback, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/342-039.jpg?width=280)
Girl on horseback
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37265
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a girl on horseback, receiving an award during a competiton.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Lubbock family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 342-039
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a girl on horseback, receiving an award during a competiton.
- Subjects
- Animals - Horses
- Events - Competitions
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Girl on horseback, [195-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/342-039.jpg)
T. Boyd Haskell and Stan Leonard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17415
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Oct. 1959
- 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 Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association, T. Boyd Haskell (left) standing with Stan Leonard, Canada's top professional golfer in 1959. The pair are holding a document between them. In October 1959, Stan Leonard earned the distinctio…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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 Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association, T. Boyd Haskell (left) standing with Stan Leonard, Canada's top professional golfer in 1959. The pair are holding a document between them. In October 1959, Stan Leonard earned the distinction as Greater Vancouver's Tourist Ambassador by the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association. Tourist Association president, Haskell read the citation at a luncheon in the Vancouver Hotel.
- Subjects
- Events - Competitions
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.161
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Oct. 1959
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Stan Leonaard - Tourist of the year 1959 / T.B. Haskell"
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook that included photographs, newspaper clippings, textual records and ephemera
- Business card with photograph reads: "E.C. MacPherson / Press Relations Officer/ Canadian Pacific Railway Company / Vancouver B.C."
Images
T. Boyd Haskell handing car keys to contest winners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17379
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Nov. 1957
- 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 T. Boyd Haskell handing the car keys of a cadillac to contest winners, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorbun. Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorburn of Bennett Street in Burnaby won the cadillac in the Simpsons-Sears Days contest, November 1957.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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 T. Boyd Haskell handing the car keys of a cadillac to contest winners, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorbun. Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorburn of Bennett Street in Burnaby won the cadillac in the Simpsons-Sears Days contest, November 1957.
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.128
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Nov. 1957
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
T. Boyd Haskell with Simpsons-Sears contest winners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17378
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Nov. 1957
- 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 T. Boyd Haskell with contest winners, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorbun. Haskell is holding the door of a cadillac for Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorburn of Bennett Street in Burnaby who won the cadillac in the Simpsons-Sears Days contest, November 1957.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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 T. Boyd Haskell with contest winners, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorbun. Haskell is holding the door of a cadillac for Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Thorburn of Bennett Street in Burnaby who won the cadillac in the Simpsons-Sears Days contest, November 1957.
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.127
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Nov. 1957
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
