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Interview with Shirley Cohn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
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Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3![New Year at T&T Supermarket, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1752-1.jpg?width=280)
New Year at T&T Supermarket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96001
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of two managers at the Metrotown T&T Supermarket displaying foods and customs before Chinese New Year.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1752
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of two managers at the Metrotown T&T Supermarket displaying foods and customs before Chinese New Year.
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1752-1: "Yanting Chen, the seafood manager at T&T Supermarket, at Metrotown, with a red snapper. Fish is a traditional meal for Chinese New Year's Eve, and a whole fish symbolizes abundance and completeness."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1752-2: "Melina Hung, the marketing manager for T&T Supermarket, at Metrotown, makes sure she'll have prosperity for the coming new year by picking an even number of oranges. Serving food in even numbers during Chinese New Year is seen as a harbinger of good fortune and abundance."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4700 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![New Year at T&T Supermarket, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1752-1.jpg)
4806 Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94342
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the 4700 and 4800 blocks of Hastings Street. Businesses visible in the photographs include Pizza Hut and Jan's Grocery.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-127
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the 4700 and 4800 blocks of Hastings Street. Businesses visible in the photographs include Pizza Hut and Jan's Grocery.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 95-249-B
- Photographer identified as "K.H."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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Brentwood Park Elementary School fashion show
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96896
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a fashion show organized by students at Brentwood Park Elementary School to benefit Oxfam and discuss the role of sweatshops in the fashion industry. Photographs show the students in the fashion show wearing brand-name clothing and other students assembled and seated on…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2453
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a fashion show organized by students at Brentwood Park Elementary School to benefit Oxfam and discuss the role of sweatshops in the fashion industry. Photographs show the students in the fashion show wearing brand-name clothing and other students assembled and seated on the floor of the school's gymnasium.
- Names
- Brentwood Park School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Students at Brentwood Park Elementary School get an education about the role of sweatshops in the fashion industry, in a brand-name fashion show to benefit OXFAM. The show, which was organized and presented by grade six-seven students, discussed the kind of conditions faced by workers making clothes for such popular brands as Nike, Gap, Adidas and Tommy Hilfigger."
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1455 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
![Brentwood Park Elementary School fashion show, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2453-2.jpg)
![Closure of Middlegate Mall Supervalu, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1736-1.jpg?width=280)
Closure of Middlegate Mall Supervalu
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95985
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of customers and staff at the Supervalu in Middlegate Mall before its closure. Photographs show customers purchasing groceries and staff standing in front of the store's exit.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1736
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of customers and staff at the Supervalu in Middlegate Mall before its closure. Photographs show customers purchasing groceries and staff standing in front of the store's exit.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1736-1: "Grace Forber, 89, says she'll have to get her friends to drive her to another store when the Supervalu at Middlegate Mall closes at the end of January."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1736-2: "Darcy Houser, who operates the Supervalu grocery store at Middlegate Mall, will soon be saying goodbye to his last customers, as the store is being forced to close at the end of January to make way for a new, larger store as part of the commercial and residential redevelopment of the mall."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
![Closure of Middlegate Mall Supervalu, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1736-1.jpg)
![Hastings Safeway opening, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2191-1.jpg?width=280)
Hastings Safeway opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96569
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the grand opening of the Safeway at Willingdon and Hastings. Photographs depict the Gastown Strutters Dixieland Band playing outside the grocery store and employee Marti Masaro giving samples to shoppers during the event.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2191
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the grand opening of the Safeway at Willingdon and Hastings. Photographs depict the Gastown Strutters Dixieland Band playing outside the grocery store and employee Marti Masaro giving samples to shoppers during the event.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2191-1: "The Gastown Strutters Dixieland Band entertains shoppers arriving for the grand opening of the new Safeway on Hastings St. in Burnaby.
- Caption from metadata for 535-2191-2: "Marti Masaro hands out samples of panini sandwiches at the grand opening Wednesday of the new Safeway grocery store at Hastings and Willingdon, in Burnaby."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4440 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Hastings Safeway opening, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2191-1.jpg)
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Afghan Association of BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97509
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photograph of Zamarai Aziz, Abdul Hakim Nazeem, Abdurrah Ghias, and Abdul Ghafoori, the President of the Afghan Association of BC, standing outdoors and speaking together, and another photograph of an unidentified man.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2848
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photograph of Zamarai Aziz, Abdul Hakim Nazeem, Abdurrah Ghias, and Abdul Ghafoori, the President of the Afghan Association of BC, standing outdoors and speaking together, and another photograph of an unidentified man.
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Social Issues
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Abdul Ghafoori, President of the BC Afghan Association, Zamarai Aziz, Abdul Hakim Nazeem and Abdurrah Ghias, say they're concerned about a backlash against their community as the United States targets their homeland in a war against terrorism."
Images
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Gerry at home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97483
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a man identified as Gerry counting coins and standing on the porch of his home. The photographs were taken as part of a story on disabled people in Burnaby living in poverty.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2822
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a man identified as Gerry counting coins and standing on the porch of his home. The photographs were taken as part of a story on disabled people in Burnaby living in poverty.
- Subjects
- Social Issues
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2822-1: "When you're living on a limited income, every penny, dime and quarter counts, and Gerry, who is mentally disabled and doesn't work, does this that, scraping together his change to be able to afford the occasional treat."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2822-2: "Gerry has been living in a subsidized apartment for disabled adults for ten years. He says it's the best place he's ever lived. A recent report says 36.9% of the 17,900 disabled people in Burnaby live in poverty."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2822-3: "Gerry has a mental disability and doesn't work. According to a recent report, he's part of the 36.9% of disabled people in Burnaby who live in poverty."
Images
![Gerry at home, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2822-1.jpg)
7641-7651 Royal Oak Ave
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93769
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 30, 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial properties located between 7641 and 7651 Royal Oak Avenue. Stores visible in the photographs include: Buy Low Foods, Mega Movies, and Chevron service station.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 30, 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-053
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the commercial properties located between 7641 and 7651 Royal Oak Avenue. Stores visible in the photographs include: Buy Low Foods, Mega Movies, and Chevron service station.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Young, Richard
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 92-287-B
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
![Development on Big Bend agricultural land, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1685-2.jpg?width=280)
Development on Big Bend agricultural land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95885
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby citizens concerned about industrial and big box retail development in the Big Bend area. One photograph shows Shawn Wade leaning against a fence next to a sign that reads "Western Garden Soil Mushroom Manure Bark Mulch." The other photograph shows Ed Leong holdi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1685
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby citizens concerned about industrial and big box retail development in the Big Bend area. One photograph shows Shawn Wade leaning against a fence next to a sign that reads "Western Garden Soil Mushroom Manure Bark Mulch." The other photograph shows Ed Leong holding soil in the fields at Leong's Nursery.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1685-1: "Shawn Wade is concerned the City of Burnaby's plans to allow big box retail development in the Big Bend area along Marine Way would threaten the unique agricultural flavor of the area, including nurseries, and the allotment gardens."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1685-2: "Ed Leong, who's run Leong's Nursery since the 1960s, says industrial development in the Big Bend area has already destroyed his ability to grow crops like Chinese vegetables, green onions, lettuce and carrots, as water gets trapped in the already boggy soil by surrounding landfill."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
![Development on Big Bend agricultural land, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1685-2.jpg)
![Big Bend flood, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3167-1.jpg?width=280)
Big Bend flood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98087
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of unidentified people after a flood in the Big Bend area. Photographs depict a person standing in a farm field and adjusting a plant at Wing Wong's Nursery, and another person wearing a hard hat and posing with a construction vehicle.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3167
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of unidentified people after a flood in the Big Bend area. Photographs depict a person standing in a farm field and adjusting a plant at Wing Wong's Nursery, and another person wearing a hard hat and posing with a construction vehicle.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Buildings - Agricultural - Nurseries
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Natural Phenomena - Floods
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on original file name
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4892 Marine Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
![Big Bend flood, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3167-1.jpg)
3355-3375 North Rd Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93891
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 52 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the strip mall located at 3355-3375 North Road. Stores visible in the photographs include: CD Rentals and Laser Discs, Canadian 2-for-1 Pizza, Eyecrafters, North Road Dental Centre, Mike Fridays, and Penningtons.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 52 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-074
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the strip mall located at 3355-3375 North Road. Stores visible in the photographs include: CD Rentals and Laser Discs, Canadian 2-for-1 Pizza, Eyecrafters, North Road Dental Centre, Mike Fridays, and Penningtons.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Young, Richard
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 93-273-B
- Geographic Access
- North Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lyndhurst Area
4780 Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94341
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Honda and Toyota automotive dealerships located at 4780 Hastings Street. File also contains photographs of businesses located along Hastings Street, including: Liquidation World, Young Buildings Supplies and Hardware, Big-O Tires, Full Gospel Assembly Vancouver, Salza Mexican Pr…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-126
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Honda and Toyota automotive dealerships located at 4780 Hastings Street. File also contains photographs of businesses located along Hastings Street, including: Liquidation World, Young Buildings Supplies and Hardware, Big-O Tires, Full Gospel Assembly Vancouver, Salza Mexican Products, and Pro-Feel Hair Studio.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 95-248-B
- Photographer identified as "K.H."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4780 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
![Metrotown Eaton's store closing, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3307-1.jpg?width=280)
Metrotown Eaton's store closing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98229
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Eaton's in the former Eaton Centre, now Metropolis at Metrotown, preparing to close. Photographs depict unidentified shoppers in the store with signs advertising the store closing and sale prices, and an unidentified person posing in the mall in front of a sign of t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3307
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Eaton's in the former Eaton Centre, now Metropolis at Metrotown, preparing to close. Photographs depict unidentified shoppers in the store with signs advertising the store closing and sale prices, and an unidentified person posing in the mall in front of a sign of the Eaton's logo.
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4700 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Metrotown Eaton's store closing, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3307-1.jpg)
Miss Burnaby - Diane Luu
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15312
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Aug. 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet + 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publication "Chinatown News" Vol. 19- No.23 August 18, 1972 with cover photograph of Miss Burnaby (Diane Luu) (photographer: Ho Tung Studio) and a two page typewritten biography about Diane Luu. Diane Veronica Luu was crowned Miss Burnaby Princess in a beauty pageant sponsored by t…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet + 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publication "Chinatown News" Vol. 19- No.23 August 18, 1972 with cover photograph of Miss Burnaby (Diane Luu) (photographer: Ho Tung Studio) and a two page typewritten biography about Diane Luu. Diane Veronica Luu was crowned Miss Burnaby Princess in a beauty pageant sponsored by the Burnaby Jaycees in July 1972. In her role as Miss Burnaby she represented the Burnaby municipality as a goodwill ambassador in all public functions, including the official opening of Burnaby Heritage Village in July 1972.
- Publisher
- Chinatown News - 459 East Hastings Street, Vancouver B.C. - Chinese Publicity Bureau Ltd.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Luu, Diane
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1661
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- Aug. 1972
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- March 17, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Description information taken from page 28 of Chinatown News Vol. 19-No.23
Images
![Star Wars advance ticket line at Metrotown, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3175-2.jpg?width=280)
Star Wars advance ticket line at Metrotown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98095
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of people waiting in line for advance tickets for "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" at the Silver City Metropolis. Photographs depict a group of teenagers playing a board game as they wait and a long line of seated movie-goers in the Metrotown mall with a sign noting the beg…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3175
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of people waiting in line for advance tickets for "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" at the Silver City Metropolis. Photographs depict a group of teenagers playing a board game as they wait and a long line of seated movie-goers in the Metrotown mall with a sign noting the beginning of the line.
- Subjects
- Persons - Adolescents
- Persons - Crowds
- Buildings - Commercial - Cinemas
- Buildings - Commercial - Malls
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3175-1: "Ashley Simmons, 16, passes the time in line for advance tickets to the opening of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, at Silver City Metropolis, by playing the Star Wars edition of Trivial Pursuit with some of her friends. She says she's seen the three previsions editions of the movie "at least a hundred times each, on video." She says she joined the lineup at about 9:15, three hours before tickets went on sale, because "you wanna go (see the movie) on the first day when everybody's happy and looking forward to it." She says her enthusiasm hasn't been dampened by some of the lukewarm reviews already circulating, "they're not real Star Wars fans." "
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4700 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Star Wars advance ticket line at Metrotown, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3175-2.jpg)
6850 Hastings burnaby [sic]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94297
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of a Liquidation World store and several houses along an unidentified residential street. The address 6850 Hastings Street no longer exists.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-082
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of a Liquidation World store and several houses along an unidentified residential street. The address 6850 Hastings Street no longer exists.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 93-468-B
- Photographer identified as "L.D."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
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
![Flower auction and florist's shop, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1826-1.jpg?width=280)
Flower auction and florist's shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96126
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Lucy Lo, a florist at Metro Flowers, during the flower auction at United Flower Growers Co-op on Marine Way and in her shop. Photographs depict the flowers and plants in the warehouse, the bidding theatre and process, and Lo creating floral arrangements.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1826
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Lucy Lo, a florist at Metro Flowers, during the flower auction at United Flower Growers Co-op on Marine Way and in her shop. Photographs depict the flowers and plants in the warehouse, the bidding theatre and process, and Lo creating floral arrangements.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-1: "Auction day starts early for Burnaby florist, Lucy Lo, as she examines the flowers and plants up for sale at the United Flower Growers Co-op, on Marine Way. That means a walk-around tour of the giant warehouse at 5:30 AM to decide what she'll bid on when the auction begins at six."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-2: "Lucy studies the lots in the giant bidding theatre. The flower auction is actually a "Dutch Auction," which means prices start high and go down, with buyers bidding in at the price they're prepared to pay. All the bidding is done by keypad, with transactions recorded and tracked by computer."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-3: "Lucy, and her seatmate, Harold Calton, a florist in Richmond, concentrate as they study prices for the day's flowers. The two will sometimes split a lot one of them has bought if it's too large for their own store."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-4: "Bids at the auction are placed by a keypad that allows buyers to key in the price they're paying and the quantity of lots they're buying. The transactions are recorded by computer and by the time the auction is over, the buyer's purchases are organized and waiting for pickup in the warehouse."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-5: "The auction over, Lucy checks her order in the warehouse."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-6: "Lucy wheels part of her day's purchases to her car. Her husband will pick up the rest in his van. The flowers and plants will be on sale in her two stores the same day."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-7: "Back in her shop in Metrotown, Lucy creates an arrangement."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1826-8 and 535-1826-9: "Lucy examines a delicate orchid, in her shop, Metro Flowers."
- Geographic Access
- Marine Way
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Flower auction and florist's shop, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1826-1.jpg)
Lubbock photographs from album
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64493
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945-1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 130 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Lubbock family, including their riding stables and horses, family events, their pets, and landscape and travel photographs. These photographs were originally housed in a photographic album.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945-1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Lubbock family subseries
- Physical Description
- 130 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 342-046
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-02
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the Lubbock family, including their riding stables and horses, family events, their pets, and landscape and travel photographs. These photographs were originally housed in a photographic album.
- Names
- Lubbock, Ainsly
- Lubbock, Beatrice "Bea"
- Lubbock, Elizabeth
- Lubbock, Gordon
- Lubbock, John
- Lubbock, John Barker
- Lubbock, Mina
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Grandview Highway
- Canada Way
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7803 Burris Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area