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Looking west from back yard of 5486 Dominion Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1961

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 cm x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Martin and Charles Shaw playing the backyard at 5486 Dominion Street. The house at 5466 Dominion Street, which likely predates the Roberts' house, is visible in the background. The photograph was taken from the backyard of 5486 Dominion Street, looking west.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1961

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 cm x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 620-050

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2017-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Martin and Charles Shaw playing the backyard at 5486 Dominion Street. The house at 5466 Dominion Street, which likely predates the Roberts' house, is visible in the background. The photograph was taken from the backyard of 5486 Dominion Street, looking west.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Persons - Children

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from donor's notes; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P12"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Charles 7 / Martin 5"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Between March and Jun 1961"; 5486 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5480 and 5488 Dominion Street; 5466 Dominion Street later subdivided into two lots: 5462 and 5468 Dominion Street

Street Address: 5466 Dominion Street; 5486 Dominion Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

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Looking west from back yard of 5486 Dominion Street, 1961 thumbnail

Looking west from Douglas Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1951

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kathryn and Elizabeth Small standing in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Snow covers the ground, trees, and house and the girls wear winter coats. The photograph was taken from Douglas Road, looking west.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1951

Collection/Fonds: Small family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 620-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2017-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kathryn and Elizabeth Small standing in front of the Roberts' house at 5118 Douglas Road. Snow covers the ground, trees, and house and the girls wear winter coats. The photograph was taken from Douglas Road, looking west.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Persons - Children; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from donor's notes; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Kathryn and Elizabeth / Jan [struck through] 1951"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "March?"; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.12"; Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "754"; 5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971

Street Address: 3131 Douglas Road; 5118 Douglas Road; 5538 Dominion Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Ardingley-Sprott Area

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Looking west from Douglas Road, 1951 thumbnail

Randy Gauthier and trailer

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Randy Gauthier posing in the camping trailer he built to live in. The trailer is pulled by Gauthier's bicycle.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2155

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Randy Gauthier posing in the camping trailer he built to live in. The trailer is pulled by Gauthier's bicycle.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential; Transportation - Bicycles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "When Randy Gauthier ran into some financial hardship, he decided to cut his living expenses by moving into his bicycle. He spent a month building the minature [sic] camping trailer, using wood, plastic, and lots of blue duct tape. He says the trailer weighs about 100 pounds, can sleep two, has shelving, a little radio, knick-knacks, a portable propane stove for cooking, and even plants and shrubbery to make wherever he sets up feel more like home."

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Oral history interview with Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 29 Jun. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (02:06:53 min) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (02:06:53 min)

Scope and Content: Item consists of an audio recording of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos conducted by Denise Fong with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview, Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos discuss; their ancestral background, childhood, pla…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Series: Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interview series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (02:06:53 min) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (02:06:53 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewees: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos Location of Interview: Home of Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos on Victory Street, Burnaby Date of interview: June 29, 2022 Total Number of Tracks: 3 Total length of all Tracks: 02:06:53 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto 3 separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of an audio recording of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos conducted by Denise Fong with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview, Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos discuss; their ancestral background, childhood, places of residence, education, career history, how they met, Jimmy's experience working in the film industry, their home in Burnaby and their neighbourhood, their political activism in Burnaby, Robin Chung Dip's work in Vancouver’s' Chinatown, the gambling scene in Vancouver prior to legalized forms of gambling and their memories of supper clubs in Vancouver. 00:00 - 5:57 Opening introductions where Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos provide information on their full names, their birth places and their ancestral background. Jimmy clarifies that his birth name is Hipman Chow but that he was given the English name “Jimmy” by his father when he came to Canada. Jimmy shares that he was born in 1948, in the Village of Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China and immigrated to British Columbia with his mother, Gim Gee Chow in 1950 to escape the Communist Regime and to join his father who had already immigrated to Canada. Jimmy imparts that many Chinese immigrated to British Columbia in search of a better life, referring to it as “Gold Mountain” and that even though they faced extreme racial discrimination that many stayed since they felt that it was better than returning. Donna Polos shares ancestral information on both her maternal and paternal sides of the family. Donna’s mother’s family came from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James Kostopolus (renamed Polos) emigrated as a 12 year old orphan from Sparta, Greece to the United States but was denied entry so ended up going to Halifax and eventually made his way to Vancouver. Once in Vancouver, he became a restaurant proprietor and over the years, he owned and operated three restaurants in Vancouver, including; “Jimmy’s Café” (next door the Astoria Hotel); “Home Apple Pie Café” (Princess Avenue & Hastings Street) and a restaurant that was located on Alma Street. 05:58 - 13:28 Jimmy recollects in further detail, the many places that his family lived over the years. Jimmy’s father Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Vancouver at the age of 14 years and worked and lived in Victoria and Vancouver. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother fled China, first to Hong Kong and then to Vancouver to join his father. Soon after arriving in Vancouver, for the next four years, he and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec City where his father, Robin had work in restaurants and hotels. Jimmy attended school while the family lived in these different places and began to learn English. After four years, the family returned to Vancouver, first living in areas of Chinatown and Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. Jimmy shares his memories of growing up in Strathcona and the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, schools that he attended and the friendships that he made. Jimmy recollects details about the old Bethlehem Lutheran Church that he attended and describes the demands of the education required to become a Lutheran minister. 13:29 - 15:47 Jimmy tells of how his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow had to pay the Chinese Head Tax of $500 when he arrived in Vancouver at 14 years of age (1921) and how his father had to work hard pay off the head tax over the years. Denise Fong and Jimmy Chow, talk about the origin of a photograph portrait of Jimmy Chow that was taken around 1954 and speculate whether it might have been taken by well known portrait photographer, Yucho Chow. 15:48 - 19:33 Donna Polos recollects the many locations that her family lived while she was growing up in Vancouver. First residing at various locations in the downtown east side of Vancouver before moving to a home near Joyce Station where she lived until 21 years old. After 21 years of age, Donna moved in with roommates in Vancouver before moving in with Jimmy in North Burnaby in 1972. In 1976 Donna and Jimmy purchased their home on Victory Street. Both Donna and Jimmy talk about their careers after high school. Jimmy talks about how he worked at the Supervalu grocery store near his house. Jimmy planned to use his savings from his job to travel but instead he used his savings for a down payment on a house with Donna. Donna imparts that after obtaining her teaching degree she began working in Burnaby schools, eventually teaching at Burnaby South. 19:34 - 32:08 Both Jimmy and Donna share their educational background and experiences growing up. Jimmy first attended Florence Nightingale elementary in Strathcona, then Mount Pleasant Elementary and later high school at 24th Avenue and Main Street. Donna lists the schools that she attended including; elementary school in Strathcona, Carlton Elementary School at Kingsway and Joyce, Windermere High School, Vancouver City College (Langara) and the University of British Columbia. Donna and Jimmy reflect on public transportation that was available during the time they were growing up. Donna recollects her childhood growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station, the freedom that she experienced playing outside in nature and what inspired her to become a teacher. Jimmy reflects on some of his mentors and about his first experience seeing movies as a young child at a cinema in Asquith, Saskatchewan. Donna communicates her own experiences of sexism throughout her high school, college and university education (1968-1972). 32:09 - 36:18 Donna talks about her career history and some of her major turning points. Donna recollects starting out as a Chemistry lab assistant, marking math papers before working as a teacher on call and eventually being hired as a teacher at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. Donna shares a memory of her first experience working as a teacher on call at Gilmore Elementary School and the fire that occurred there. After starting a family (Jimmy and Donna had three children) Donna worked part time teaching while Jimmy worked full time in film. Donna, shares that in 1991, after a near death experience, she became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. With this experience, Donna experimented with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. Donna tells of how she retired from teaching in 2008 but continued to participate in the schools as an Artist in Residence. 36:19 - 58:18 Jimmy talks about his work and career history. He shares memories of his experiences as a young boy delivering newspapers, working at a local pharmacy, stocking shelves at the local supermarket, and his experience working with troubled youth and of how he thought that he might like to become a social worker. Jimmy tells of how he was uncertain of what to do until he got a job with the CBC in 1973 which eventually launched his career as a property master in the film industry, becoming a member of IATSE and a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Jimmy describes in detail what it means to be a property master and the work that is entailed in the film industry. 58:19 - 1:07:45 Donna Polos describes her art practice and her connection to Burnaby. Donna recollects how she first started working with textiles and fabrics from a young age and how this later inspired her to develop her own watercolour techniques of painting on paper, canvas and fabrics. Donna describes how she first got started by taking art classes in Burnaby and now has over 31 years of experience working in watercolour. Donna has worked as an Artist in Residence in Burnaby schools, been a member of the Burnaby Arts Council, had her first show in 1997 and has been involved in many art projects over the years. Donna describes the style of her work, first starting with more figurative work, social commentary and still life and that now most of her work is landscape based. Donna coveys that as a political activist in Burnaby, she was an active participant in the development of a tree bylaw, has petitioned to protect renters from demo-evictions and the impacts of future development on the local environment. 1:07:46 - 1:07:59 Background discussion between Denise Fong and Kate Petrusa re interviews. 1:08:00 - 1:26:36 Jimmy provides information on his connection to the local film industry and the changes that have occurred over the years. Jimmy describes the first studios on the North Shore and the eventual establishment of Bridge Studios on Boundary Road. Jimmy shares that in 1988, he and some of his colleagues in the film industry put a proposal together to buy the Bridge Studios but it didn't go through. Since the Bridge Studios and other film studios have been established in Burnaby and Vancouver, the industry has grown exponentially. Jimmy became the 54th member of the local IATSE union. Jimmy describes some of his experiences working on various productions including "Seven Years in Tibet", provides a description of what a film studio is, how it is used and the differences between working in the film industry in the United States and British Columbia. 1:26:37 - 1:32:46 Jimmy and Donna recollect how they first met, buying a house in Burnaby, getting married and starting a family. The two share memories of their wedding in White Rock and Jimmy talks about the Chinese hair cutting ceremony in recognition of their first born child that took place in Chinatown in Vancouver. Jimmy tells of how his parents had hopes of him marrying a Chinese woman and his mother began introducing him to a few young Chinese women from the time he was 16 years old. Jimmy mentions that his parents rarely used Western Medicine and relied on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Donna and Jimmy talk about Jimmy's parents, when they died and how happy his parents were to have grandchildren. 1:32:47 - 1:40:13 Jimmy and Donna talk about their house on Victory Street which they purchased in 1976. They share information on the history of the house, how it was built in 1939 by Norm Clark, how they fell in love with the design of the house and the neighbourhood. 1:40:14 - 1:58:31 Jimmy and Donna share information on their family life in Burnaby, their neighbourhood and favourite places in Burnaby. Donna lists the schools that their three children attended including; Nelson Avenue School, Burnaby South High School and Burnaby Central High School. Both Donna and Jimmy convey that all of their children played soccer and the benefits that the sport provided them. Donna and Jimmy talk about how the neighbourhood has changed over the years, the benefits of where they live, their fondness for built heritage and the many parks and trees in Burnaby. 1:58:32 - 2:02:50 Jimmy begins to share information on his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow's employment history. Jimmy recalls that his father, Robin worked in a variety of jobs over the years and as a young child, Jimmy was uncertain of what his father's job was but thought that he worked in accounting. He mentions that his father stopped working at 45 years of age due to a problem with his Achilles tendon. Jimmy describes his father as an intellectual who worked at gambling houses in Vancouver's Chinatown where people played mah-jong and fan-tan. Jimmy recollects that these were large clubs with lots of employees. His father never gambled but he was good with money so he worked on the management side. Jimmy mentions that while working in the film industry, his father took him and some of his film colleagues into some of the gambling houses in Chinatown to assist them with a production that they were working on. 2:02:51 - 2:06:58 Donna shares her own family history regarding gambling. She mentions that her uncle worked as a high end "bookie" in Vancouver and how in 1968, her uncle was arrested but got let go with just a small fine. Jimmy describes what gambling was like in those days with various sweepstakes, not under the jurisdiction of the government like it is today. Both Donna and Jimmy recollect the popularity of supper clubs their memories of Vie's Chicken and Steak House that was located in Hogan's Alley. Jimmy laments the destruction of Hogan's Alley and the other proposals that were brought forward that would change Chinatown and Strathcona.

History: Interviewees biography: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow immigrated to Vancouver from China with his mother, Gim Gee Chow to join his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow who'd immigrated to Canada at 14 years of age in 1921. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec before returning to Vancouver around 1954. Jimmy and his family then lived and worked in Vancouver eventually settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. In the early 1970s, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos and they married in 1981. Donna Polos was born in 1949 to Donald James Polos and Mayme "May" Helen Tilikana Polos and grew up in Vancouver. Between the age of 5 and 21 years, Donna lived in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. In 1976, Jimmy and Donna purchased and moved into a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they still live today. While living on Victory Street, they've raised their three children. Donna received her teaching degree and taught in elementary schools for many years. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna developed an interest in drawing and painting and began experimenting with water colour painting on fabric. Donna has since exhibited her work widely, participated as an Artist in Residence in Burnaby schools and is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Jimmy entered the film industry in 1973, gaining experience and recognition as a property master and has worked on many films over a 45 year career. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants; Buildings - Residential; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Education; Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods; Government - Local Government; Industries - Film; Migration; Occupations; Occupations - Artists; Occupations - Grocers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Occupations - Teachers; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues - Racism; Sports - Soccer

Names: Bridge Studios; Chow, Gim Gee Dang; Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"; Chow, Robin Chung Dip; Polos, Donna; Polos, James "Jimmy", 1898-1962; Polos, Donald James; Polos, Mayme "May" Helen Tilikana

Geographic Access: Victory Street

Accession Code: BV022.21.1

Date: 29 Jun. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of recording; Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.

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Audio Tracks

Oral history interview with Hipman

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5990 Irmin Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2022

Collection/Fonds: Disappearing Burnaby collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a multi-storey house located at 5990 Irmin Street. The photograph depicts of the exterior of the house at dusk; a light is on in one of the house's rooms and a vehicle is parked in the house's driveway next to a portable garage. A "For Sale" sign on the edge of the property reads: "Fu…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2022

Collection/Fonds: Disappearing Burnaby collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 634-032

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2022-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of a multi-storey house located at 5990 Irmin Street. The photograph depicts of the exterior of the house at dusk; a light is on in one of the house's rooms and a vehicle is parked in the house's driveway next to a portable garage. A "For Sale" sign on the edge of the property reads: "Future Development Land." Another house is visible in the background. The house was constructed in 1923 and is nearby to 7530 Buller Avenue.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Cheung, Nakita

Notes: Title taken from the associated blog post; Associated blog post: https://disappearingburnaby.wordpress.com/2022/06/30/william-esther-burdick-residence/

Geographic Access: Irmin Street

Street Address: 5990 Irmin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_1.mp3

Ed Brown family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1915]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Ed Brown family home. This was the first home of Ed and Jennie Brown on Royal Oak Avenue and was built by Ed. Ed can be seen sitting in the wagon with two of his daughters, Hazel and Inez, while Jennie is on the verandah. The other men in the photograph are unidentified.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1915]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : sepia

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Ed Brown family home. This was the first home of Ed and Jennie Brown on Royal Oak Avenue and was built by Ed. Ed can be seen sitting in the wagon with two of his daughters, Hazel and Inez, while Jennie is on the verandah. The other men in the photograph are unidentified.

Subjects: Transportation - Carriages; Transportation - Horses; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Brown, Ed; Brown, Hazel; Ervin, Inez Brown; Brown, Jennie Birtch

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue

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Cross Canada Bicycle Trip

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 25, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Villa bellboys Tony Urquart (front) and Rocky Adams as they prepare to set off from Simon Fraser University on a cross-Canada bicycle trip. A crowd, including the Queen of Burnaby, has gathered to see them off.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 25, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-393

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Villa bellboys Tony Urquart (front) and Rocky Adams as they prepare to set off from Simon Fraser University on a cross-Canada bicycle trip. A crowd, including the Queen of Burnaby, has gathered to see them off.

Subjects: Transportation - Bicycles; Persons - Crowds

Names: Urquhart, Tony; Adams, Rocky

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "READY, SET ... Burnaby Villa bellboys Tony Urquart (front) and Rocky Adams prepare to set off from Simon Fraser University on a cross-Canada bicycle trip as part of SFU's Ethnic Day, Sunday, held as part of Burnay days '80. But not before a warming kiss from the Queen of Burnaby."

Geographic Access: University Drive

Street Address: 8888 University Drive

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Cross Canada Bicycle Trip, May 25, 1980 thumbnail

BCSME model train at station

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1975 and 1979]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 6 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of visitors getting on the steam locomotive as it arrives at the station inside Burnaby Village Museum. A group of children are standing next to the model locomotive and talking to the engineer who is seated at the front of the train. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSM…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 6 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of visitors getting on the steam locomotive as it arrives at the station inside Burnaby Village Museum. A group of children are standing next to the model locomotive and talking to the engineer who is seated at the front of the train. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) operated the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Transportation - Rail; Persons - Children

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)

Accession Code: BV020.4.1277

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1975 and 1979]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

BCSME model train at station, [between 1975 and 1979] thumbnail

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.

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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

4322-4342 Victory St

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93770

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1992

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 56 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the houses located between 4322-4342 Victory Street - addresses that no longer exist. The Skytrain Expo line is visible in the background of some photographs.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 1992

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 56 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-054

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the houses located between 4322-4342 Victory Street - addresses that no longer exist. The Skytrain Expo line is visible in the background of some photographs.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Public Transit

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 92-304-B

Geographic Access: Victory Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

4674 Southlawn Drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37874

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1954] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the view from 4674 Southlawn Drive, facing north. A car and houses across the street can be seen. Capitol Hill is visible in the distance.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1954] (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 ; 2.5 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-462

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the view from 4674 Southlawn Drive, facing north. A car and houses across the street can be seen. Capitol Hill is visible in the distance.

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: Southlawn Drive

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Images

4674 Southlawn Drive, [ca. 1954] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

5507 to 5555 Inman Ave

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93747

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 19 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the properties located at 5507 to 5555 Inman Avenue - addresses that no longer exist. Buildings on the properties are single-storey houses.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 19 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-032

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the properties located at 5507 to 5555 Inman Avenue - addresses that no longer exist. Buildings on the properties are single-storey houses.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from print envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 89-519-B

Geographic Access: Inman Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

Andrew Johnson house and family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37198

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1913]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on board 21.5 x 27 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Andrew M. Johnson, his wife Margaret and their child Andrew Sloane Johnson holding on to their dog, in a chauffeured car, parked in front of their house.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1913]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Andrew Johnson subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on board 21.5 x 27 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 335-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1997-16

Scope and Content: Photograph of Andrew M. Johnson, his wife Margaret and their child Andrew Sloane Johnson holding on to their dog, in a chauffeured car, parked in front of their house.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Animals - Dogs

Names: Johnson, Andrew Martin "Andy"; Johnson, Andrew Sloane; Johnson, Margaret Sloane

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 5152 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Andrew Johnson house and family, [1913] thumbnail

Annie Ellis-King and Car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37764

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1950] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Annie King-Ellis, posing with a car at the front of 6113 Silver Avenue, the Ellis family home.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1950] (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 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-352

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Annie King-Ellis, posing with a car at the front of 6113 Silver Avenue, the Ellis family home.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Ellis, Annie King

Media Type: Photograph

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

Geographic Access: Silver Avenue

Street Address: 6113 Silver Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Annie Ellis-King and Car, [ca. 1950] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

At the front gate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57727

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a house with large front gate. A man in a suit and cheese-cutter is leaning against the gate, watching a girl push two babies in a baby carriage. The girl is wearing a dress and an elaborate hat and the babies are both wearing large bonnets and frilled dresses. Both the location and t…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Material Details: Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 487-028

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of a house with large front gate. A man in a suit and cheese-cutter is leaning against the gate, watching a girl push two babies in a baby carriage. The girl is wearing a dress and an elaborate hat and the babies are both wearing large bonnets and frilled dresses. Both the location and the individuals are unidentified.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Carriages

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

At the front gate, [between 1910 and 1914] thumbnail

Back of 6926 Nelson Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37763

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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38710

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

Benson family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35581

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Benson family home at 3 Fell Avenue North at Dundas Street in Capitol Hill, with a child and a baby carriage on the porch. The house was built by a Swedish carpenter, Mr. Gustaad, in 1922 with lumber from an old Burnaby Lake sawmill. Mrs. Gustaad was well known mid-wife in North …

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-439

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Benson family home at 3 Fell Avenue North at Dundas Street in Capitol Hill, with a child and a baby carriage on the porch. The house was built by a Swedish carpenter, Mr. Gustaad, in 1922 with lumber from an old Burnaby Lake sawmill. Mrs. Gustaad was well known mid-wife in North Burnaby.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Transportation - Carriages

Names: Benson, Robert "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Fell Avenue North

Street Address: 3 Fell Avenue North

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Benson family home, 1926 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Boys playing in the snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36869

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of three boys in the snow in front of a house. One of the boys is being pulled on a sled. These may be three of the Grant family children. Alice and George A. Grant had four sons: William (Bill), George, Heriot (Harry), and Alastair.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-327

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of three boys in the snow in front of a house. One of the boys is being pulled on a sled. These may be three of the Grant family children. Alice and George A. Grant had four sons: William (Bill), George, Heriot (Harry), and Alastair.

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

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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