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postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48615
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.41.9
- Description
- Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; restaurant interior; white border, black print at bottom "ASTOR HOTEL. 4561 KINGSWAY, BURNABY 1, B.C."; shows people seated at table in dining room, waiter in background has meat carved by man in white with chef's hat at stainless steel serving station; on reverse in black, "THE HAIDA GRILL" "The delightful setting and excellent cuisine..."; aboriginal animal logo; "POST CARD"; line up centre, "CORRESPONDENCE" at left, "ADDRESS" at right; outline of rectangle at upper right, "Stamp Here"; pencilled "$7" at left; lightly soiled; c. 1950s; unused
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Astor Hotel. 4561 Kingsway, Burnaby 1, B.C. / The Haida Grill / The delightful setting and excellent cuisine..
- Title
- Astor Hotel 4561 Kingsway, Burnaby 1, B.C.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
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bowl
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23968
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.328
- Description
- Bowl, ceramic, white, with picture of trees and people; chip out of base. Black Chinese characters on bowl. Bowl is third from the left in photograph
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Service T&E - - Eating & Drinking Utensils
- Marks/Labels
- Black Chinese characters with a round red seal. Characters translate to state that the bowl is made by Lian Xi in Jiang Xi.
- Measurements
- 5 cm height x 11 cm width 7 cm width at the bottom
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bowl
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24251
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.746
- Description
- White porcelain bowl with floral design inside. Artifact is second on the left in photograph
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 2 cm height x 3 cm width x 3 cm length
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bowl
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24669
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1166
- Description
- White bowl with green rings. "Duraline" brand. Bowl has white chalk-like contents. Artifact is third on the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
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teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40276
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.18
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; outside is orange with four designs in pink, green and yellow; inside is white with pink and green design on bottom; on underside is orange square with Chinese characters; crack and chip
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teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40277
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.19
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; outside is orange with four designs in pink, green and yellow; inside is white; two cracks; colours are faded
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40282
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.20
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; outside is orange with four designs in pink, green and yellow; inside is white; five cracks; colours are faded; chips on edge
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40283
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.21
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red "China" on underside
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teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40284
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.22
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red square on underside with characters inside it
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teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40285
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.23
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40286
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.24
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40287
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.25
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red spots on underside
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teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40288
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.26
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red character on under- side; inside bottom is fruit and leaves motif
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teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40289
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.27
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three round red Chinese character motifs on side
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40290
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.28
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with four flowers and leaf motifs in pink, green and yellow
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40291
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.29
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white, colours faded; red border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup
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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
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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![Haida Grill at the Astor Hotel, [between 1955 and 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/327-001.jpg?width=280)
Haida Grill at the Astor Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37173
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard ; col. ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Postcard with a photograph of the Haida Grill at the Astor Hotel, which was known as being Burnaby's million dollar, ultra-modern hotel.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Lee Lightfoot subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard ; col. ; 8 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 327-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-13
- Scope and Content
- Postcard with a photograph of the Haida Grill at the Astor Hotel, which was known as being Burnaby's million dollar, ultra-modern hotel.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Names
- Astor Hotel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption on recto of postcard reads: "ASTOR HOTEL . 4561 KINGSWAY, BURNABY 1, B.C."
- Caption on verso of postcard reads: "THE HAIDA GRILL/ The delightful setting and excellent cuisine makes the Haida Grill a must for dining pleasure. A Photograph [sic] showing the Haida Grill with its table side service."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4561 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![Haida Grill at the Astor Hotel, [between 1955 and 1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/327-001.jpg)
teacup and saucer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80108
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.19.8
- Description
- Small teacup with a white body and gold handle. Top edge of cup is undulating. Outside it has decorative gold trim at base and top edge, with a leaf band around the middle. Inside it is divided into sections by blue bands with gold leaf trim. The sides are divided into four sections, two side sections feature flowers and the opposite two sections are a decorative field pattern. The bottom of the cup features a flower with a signature. Diameter of top of cup is 7.5 cm. Diameter of bottom of cup is 3.7 cm. The saucer has a white body with the top decorated with blue bands and gold trim. The edge of the saucer is undulating. The bands divide the saucer into six sections, three sections feature flowers and the opposite sections have a decorative field pattern. The centre of the saucer features a flower with a signature. Diameter of saucer is 12.5 cm.
- Object History
- This is a reproduction piece from a tea service commissioned by Her Majesty Queen Mary. Collected by Mrs. Thomson who lived with her family in the Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.
- Marks/Labels
- "Reproduction of Service / made for / HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY / COPYRIGHT / Paragon / FINE BONE CHINA / MADE IN / ENGLAND", printed on bottom of cup in red with a crown in the centre. "Reproduction of Service / made for / HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY / COPYRIGHT / Paragon / FINE BONE CHINA / MADE IN / ENGLAND", printed on bottom of saucer in red with a crown in the centre. "V902 / s", printed on bottom of saucer "J. A. Robinson", printed in script at centre of cup and at centre of saucer.
- Subjects
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
Images
teacup and saucer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80109
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.19.9
- Description
- Teacup with a white body and gold handle. The top edge of the cup has a very shallow undulation. Outside it has decorative gold trim at base and top edge, with a thin gold band around the middle. Inside it is divided into sections by blue bands with gold leaf trim. The sides are divided into six sections, three side sections feature flowers and the opposite three sections are a decorative field pattern. The bottom of the cup features a flower with a signature. Diameter of the top of the cup is 10.2 cm. Diameter of the base of the cup is 5.1 cm. The saucer has a white body with the top decorated with blue bands and gold trim. The edge of the saucer has a very shallow undulation. The bands divide the saucer into six sections, three sections feature flowers and the opposite sections have a decorative field pattern. The centre of the saucer features a flower with a signature. diameter of the saucer is 14.7 cm.
- Object History
- This is a reproduction piece from a tea service commissioned by Her Majesty Queen Mary. Collected by Mrs. Thomson who lived with her family in the Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.
- Marks/Labels
- "Reproduction of Service / made for / HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY / April 22nd 1913", printed in green oval shape on bottom of cup. "1902", printed in gold on bottom of cup (run mark?) "PARAGON / CHINA / MADE IN / ENGLAND / Reproduction of Service / made for / HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY / APRIL 22nd 1913", printed in green on bottom of saucer. There is a crown at the top. "H. Holden (Jr?).", signiture printed in red in centre of cup. "H. Holden (Jr?).", signiture printed in red in centre of saucer.
- Subjects
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
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