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Capitol Hill Community Hall

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Public building.

Associated Dates: 1948

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Howard Avenue

Associated Dates: 1948

Description: Public building.

Heritage Value: The Capitol Hill Community Hall was designed by local architect Harold Cullerne (1890-1976). After Cullerne returned from service during the First World War, he joined J.H. Bowman in a partnership that lasted from 1919 to 1934. After Bowman retired in 1934, Cullerne practiced on his own, continuing to work on schools and institutional buildings, such as the Art Deco Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver. In 1944, Cullerne designed a community hall for Capitol Hill; the scheme was delayed, and redesigned before it was finally built after the end of the Second World War. A simple front gabled roof hall structure, this hall is a monument to community spirit, erected by community members on a volunteer basis, and used for community events for over half a century. The hall replaced two earlier structures, both destroyed by fire, that had served the same purpose.

Locality: Capitol Hill

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Architect: Harold Cullerne

Ownership: Public (local)

Names: Cullerne, Harold; Capitol Hill Community Hall

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Civic; Buildings - Civic - Community Centres

Street Address: 361 Howard Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

Images

Exterior view of the Capitol Hill Community Hall, 2013.. Oblique view.. thumbnail

Exterior view of the Capitol Hill Community Hall, 2013. (West elevation. Exterior Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby.
Exterior view of the Capitol Hill Community Hall, 2013. (View from the northwest. Exterior Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby.
Historic view of the Capitol Hill Community Hall under construction, 1948. (Oblique view. Historic Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby Archives 258-001. thumbnail

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Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 9, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road intersection with houses under construction on either side of the road, and a bicycle in foreground. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 9, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alfred Bingham subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 010-090

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road intersection with houses under construction on either side of the road, and a bicycle in foreground. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Subjects: Transportation - Bicycles; Industries - Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Geographic Features - Roads

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue; Douglas Road

Images

Gilmore Avenue and Douglas Road, May 9, 1947 thumbnail

Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1904-1940

Length: 0:11:22

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two ro…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two room house for the family, Reidun’s birth in 1931, and the family’s move to Curtis Street in 1932. She talks about her childhood memories of playing on a big stump and cedar log in the yard.

Date Range: 1904-1940

Length: 0:11:22

Names: Seim, Sjur; Seim, Martine

Subjects: Buildings - Residences - Houses; Land Clearing; Persons - Children

Geographic Access: Curtis Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: January 13, 2016

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.

Biographical Notes: Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 2:35:58

Interviewee Name: Seim, Reidun

Interview Location: Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Reidun Seim

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3830 Hazel Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1945] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 5.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the view from 3830 Hazel Street (later renumbered 4662 Hazel Street) in the snow. Spud Murphy's car, a Desoto, can be seen in the street and the George family's house is in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1945] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 5.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-747

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the view from 3830 Hazel Street (later renumbered 4662 Hazel Street) in the snow. Spud Murphy's car, a Desoto, can be seen in the street and the George family's house is in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Hazel Street

Street Address: 4662 Hazel Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

3830 Hazel Street, [ca. 1945] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Back of 6926 Nelson Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the backyard of 6926 Nelson Avenue, the Ellis family home, showing a car and an unidentified woman in the yard.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-351

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the backyard of 6926 Nelson Avenue, the Ellis family home, showing a car and an unidentified woman in the yard.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Nelson Avenue

Street Address: 6926 Nelson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Back of 6926 Nelson Avenue, [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Beach Drive, Victoria

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a car parked in front of Beach Drive, Victoria. A note on the back of the photograph indicates the car is "1937 Willis Car."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-029

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a car parked in front of Beach Drive, Victoria. A note on the back of the photograph indicates the car is "1937 Willis Car."

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Moving the house on Winch Street

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 19 Mar. 1948

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"

Geographic Access: Winch Street

Accession Code: BV019.37.29

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 19 Mar. 1948

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Moving the house / March 19th 1948"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"

Images

Moving the house on Winch Street

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 19 Mar. 1948

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"

Geographic Access: Winch Street

Accession Code: BV019.37.30

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 19 Mar. 1948

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Moving the house / March 19th 1948"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"

Images

Moving the house on Winch Street

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 19 Mar. 1948

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a flatbed truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street. Wilbert "Bert" Martin and his father, William Henry Martin on standing on the site near the house. A jeep is parked in front of the house.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Wilbert "Bert" Martin's house being moved on a flatbed truck from 6776 Winch Street. The house was moved to 6656 Winch Street. Wilbert "Bert" Martin and his father, William Henry Martin on standing on the site near the house. A jeep is parked in front of the house.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Martin, Willbert Maurice "Bert"; Martin, William Henry

Geographic Access: Winch Street

Accession Code: BV019.37.31

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 19 Mar. 1948

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Bert & Dad / March 19th 1948"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "629"

Images

Charles Street and Madison Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 2, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the field office at Charles Street and Madison Avenue. Cars and a bicycle are parked outside, and a sign reads "Whitsell Construction." This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 2, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alfred Bingham subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 010-045

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the field office at Charles Street and Madison Avenue. Cars and a bicycle are parked outside, and a sign reads "Whitsell Construction." This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Subjects: Transportation - Bicycles; Industries - Construction; Buildings - Commercial

Names: Whitsell Construction Company Limited

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Charles Street; Madison Avenue

Images

Charles Street and Madison Avenue, April 2, 1947 thumbnail

Gordon Presbyterian Church

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-] (date of original), copied 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.7 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of parishioners leaving a service at Gordon Presbyterian Church, 7457 Edmonds Street. Men, women and children are walking down the steps of the church. The minister can be seen by the door of the church. A boy with a bicycle is on the left side of the photo. A sign reads, "Gordon Pre…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-] (date of original), copied 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.7 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 193-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1987-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of parishioners leaving a service at Gordon Presbyterian Church, 7457 Edmonds Street. Men, women and children are walking down the steps of the church. The minister can be seen by the door of the church. A boy with a bicycle is on the left side of the photo. A sign reads, "Gordon Presbyterian Church / Minister Rev. L.D. Hankinson / Services: Morning 11 AM, Evening 7:30 PM / Sunday School 9:45 AM / Come Let Us Worship."

Subjects: Transportation - Bicycles; Buildings - Religious - Churches

Names: Gordon Presbyterian Church

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Street Address: 7457 Edmonds Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Richmond Park Area

Images

Gordon Presbyterian Church, [194-] (date of original), copied 1987 thumbnail

Parade float

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1930 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.15 x 24.13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float at night. The float is decorated with vines and streamers and is two tiered at the front. Girls in dresses are riding on the float (some have fans in their hands). All are unidentified and the location is not known.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.15 x 24.13 cm

Material Details: .

Scope and Content: Photograph of a parade float at night. The float is decorated with vines and streamers and is two tiered at the front. Girls in dresses are riding on the float (some have fans in their hands). All are unidentified and the location is not known.

Subjects: Transportation - Parade Floats; Events - Parades; Persons - Children; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Accession Code: BV985.5331.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1930 and 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-01-23

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Night picture."

Images

Parade float, [between 1930 and 1945] thumbnail

Winch Street program

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Jan. 1949

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a row of houses on Winch Street in Burnaby. The ground is covered with snow.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: E.W. Martin photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a row of houses on Winch Street in Burnaby. The ground is covered with snow.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Geographic Access: Winch Street

Street Address: 6656 Winch Street

Accession Code: BV019.37.26

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Jan. 1949

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 4, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Winch St. Program / Jan. 1949"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "611"

Images

Winch Street program, Jan. 1949 thumbnail

Barnet school class

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1941 and 1942] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barnet School elementary class, 1941-1942. The group of students are arranged outside in three rows with trees behind them. Students are identified from left to right as; front row: Kenny Marshall, unknown, Lakhbeer Siddoo, Gurdeb Siddoo, Bobby Karppinen, unknown, Hardev Siddoo; middl…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Series: Kapoor Singh Siddoo family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barnet School elementary class, 1941-1942. The group of students are arranged outside in three rows with trees behind them. Students are identified from left to right as; front row: Kenny Marshall, unknown, Lakhbeer Siddoo, Gurdeb Siddoo, Bobby Karppinen, unknown, Hardev Siddoo; middle row: Moyra Foort, Rose Johnston, Doreen Karppinen, Deirdre Davidson, Freda Hall, Joan Lynch, Sheila Carey, Catherine La Favor, Beatrice Woolsey and Goglin; back row: Bobby Goglin, Jackie Marshall, Ken Murray, Gurmeet Gurdell, Florence La Favor, Diljeet Teja, Colin Simmons, Ronny Johnson.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Persons - Children; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Buildings - Schools

Names: Barnet School; Marshall, Kenny; Siddoo, Hardev; Siddoo, Lakhbeer; Siddoo, Gurdeb; Karppinen, Robert "Bobby"; Foort, Moyra; Johnston, Rose; Karppinen, Doreen; Davidson, Dierdre; Hall, Freda; Lynch, Joan; Carey, Sheila; La Favor, Cathryn Bernice; McMillan, Beatrice Woolsey; Goglin, Robert "Bobby"; Marshall, Jack Darrel "Jackie"; Murray, Ken; Gurdell, Gurmeet; La Favor, Florence Alice; Teja, Diljeet; Simmons, Colin; Johnson, Ron "Ronny"

Accession Code: BV019.32.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1941 and 1942] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; see page 235 in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea - recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "Barnet School / Class 1941-1942 / Back Row:..."

Images

Barnet school class, [between 1941 and 1942] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Cliff Anderson and Heather Faram

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cliff Anderson and Heather Faram playing in the backyard of 4151 McGill Street. Cliff is on a tricycle and Heather has a baby carriage with a doll in it.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Cliff Anderson and Heather Faram playing in the backyard of 4151 McGill Street. Cliff is on a tricycle and Heather has a baby carriage with a doll in it.

Subjects: Toys - Dolls; Transportation - Bicycles; Transportation - Carriages

Names: Anderson, Cliff; Faram, Heather

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: McGill Street

Street Address: 4151 McGill Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Cliff Anderson and Heather Faram, 1947 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing himself as a relative newcomer. He speaks of the preservation of the Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake areas. Bob describes his disorientation in the more newly densified parts of Burnaby, and observes that traffic has increased on Burnaby streets. Bob recalls that he mostly travelled on foot or by bike. He notes that the Neville Transport Company operated the school bus he used as well as the only North-South bus route in Burnaby at that time. He mentions Pacific Stage Lines as a later operator through Burnaby.

History: Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Transportation - Buses; Transportation - Bicycles

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"; Irvine, Tom

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Deer Lake

Accession Code: BV017.45.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Tiltle based on cotents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_006.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm; Sperling Avenue School

Subjects: Agriculture; Industries - Fur Trade; Occupations - Farmers; Transportation; Persons - Children

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_2.mp3

Construction site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34215

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 29, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of five men standing outside at a construction site. Buildings, houses and lumber can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 29, 1947

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alfred Bingham subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 010-131

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of five men standing outside at a construction site. Buildings, houses and lumber can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.

Subjects: Industries - Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Construction site, June 29, 1947 thumbnail

Cunningham family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77527

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Montgomery family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) Charles "Cleve" Cunningham, his wife Ruth Cunningham holding their son Fred "Freddie" Cunningham Jr, with Freddie's grandparents Edna Cunningham and Fred Cunningham on the right. The three generations of Cunninghams are standing in front of Fred and Edna Cunningham's house…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Montgomery family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 554-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) Charles "Cleve" Cunningham, his wife Ruth Cunningham holding their son Fred "Freddie" Cunningham Jr, with Freddie's grandparents Edna Cunningham and Fred Cunningham on the right. The three generations of Cunninghams are standing in front of Fred and Edna Cunningham's house on Douglas Road (this house was given heritage designation by the City of Burnaby in 1996).

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings - Heritage

Names: Cunningham, Charles "Cleve"; Cunningham, Fred; Cunningham, Fred Jr. "Freddy"; Cunningham, Ruth; Cunningham, Edna Elizabeth

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Cleve / Fredie [sic] / Ruth / Auntie Ed / Onkie / Burnaby / 1920? / or /30?"