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Metrotown Station Square

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1989

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 83 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 2 computer disks ; 14 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photographs of Metrotown Station Square during construction. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Eastons, Holiday Inn, Future Shop, Great Canadian Superstore, and Toy City Consumers.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1989

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

Physical Description: 83 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 2 computer disks ; 14 x 14 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of Metrotown Station Square during construction. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Eastons, Holiday Inn, Future Shop, Great Canadian Superstore, and Toy City Consumers.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Malls; Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from print envelopes photographs were originally housed in; File no. 89-512-B; Computer disks are labelled "Station Square Metro Town Nov /89". Computer disk envelopes are labelled "Suite 660-1380 Burrard ST / Van, BC"

Geographic Access: McKay Avenue

Street Address: 6200 McKay Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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BCSME locomotive at Burnaby Village Museum

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1987 and 1989]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified people riding a BCSME minature steam locomotive at the Burnaby Village Museum. The locomotive has stopped outside of the train station. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) ran the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.

1 image

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. slide ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified people riding a BCSME minature steam locomotive at the Burnaby Village Museum. The locomotive has stopped outside of the train station. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) ran the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums; Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives

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

Accession Code: BV020.5.102

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1987 and 1989]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 25-Feb-20

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

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Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Georgia Chronakis and her son Alex Chronakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 8, 2023. 00:00:00 - 00:08:39 Georgia and her son share biographical details about Georgia and her husband Louis Chronak…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Material Details: Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Alex Chronakis and Georgia Chronakis Location of Interview: Fraser Wilson Room, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: November 8, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:17:12 Digital master recordings (wav) were converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Georgia Chronakis and her son Alex Chronakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 8, 2023. 00:00:00 - 00:08:39 Georgia and her son share biographical details about Georgia and her husband Louis Chronakis, including their Greek background, migration to Canada, marriage, children, Louis’ career as a mechanic and gas station owner and owning restaurants in White Rock and Burnaby. 00:08:40 - 00:13:59 Georgia and her son Alex recall the great memories of owning and operating their restaurant Mionas Taverna and share details of their family life in Burnaby and White Rock. 00:14:00 - 00:19:15 Alex and Georgia talk about Louis Chronakis' work experience and how he became involved in the restaurant business. They share their experiences of operating Minoas Taverna including their opening in 1986. 00:19:16 - 00:36:59 Alex and Georgia describe some of the foods that were on the menu of Minoas Taverna, the design of the restaurant, the Minoan history that it’s based on, memories of running the restaurant and why they decided to close. 00:37:00 – 00:41:52 Alex talks about his involvement with Greek festivals in Vancouver and Alex and Georgia reflect on their life in the future now that the restaurant has closed.

History: Interviewees biographies: Georgia Giannias Chronakis was born in Selassia, Sparta, Greece in 1941 and when she was sixteen years of age she moved to Athens. In 1964 Georgia immigrated to Canada and lived in Montreal before moving to Vancouver a few years later. In 1966, while living in Vancouver, she met and married Ilias "Louis" Chronakis who was born in Crete, Greece. Soon after marrying, Georgia and Louis Chronakis bought a house located at 3823 Kingsway and welcomed their first child, Anna. Four years later, Georgia and Louis moved to White Rock but continued to own their house on Kingsway and rented it out. While living in White Rock, they had three more children named Virginia, Alex and Ellie. Louis was a trained mechanic working independently and for various companies including CP Air, BC Ferries and Esso before deciding to get into the restaurant business. He partnered with another businessman to open a Mr. Mike's franchise and later a cafe and Greek restaurant in White Rock. In 1986, Georgia, Louis and family moved back to Burnaby and moved into a house on Sandall Street and began converting their former home on Kingsway into a restaurant which they named Minoas Greek Taverna (Minoas Taverna). They opened the restaurant on May 1, 1986, just one day before Expo '86 was opened. In 2023, after 37 years of running their restaurant they sold their business but continued to own the land and building on Kingsway. Alex Chronakis is the son of Georgia and Louis Chronakis and was born in 1972. Alex has spent time working with his family running their restaurant and has been involved in the Greek Day Festival in Vancouver. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Foods; Occupations; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Occupations - Mechanics; Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants; Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations; Migration; Persons - Greek Canadians

Names: Chronakis, Alex; Chronakis, Georgia Giannias; Minoas Taverna; Chronakis, Ilias "Louis"

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Smith Avenue

Street Address: 3823 Kingsway

Accession Code: BV023.16.21

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0021_003

Audio Tracks

Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis, [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0021_002.mp3

Gas Station

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Harold H. Johnston fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Frances Johnston filling up a truck with fuel at a Gulf petrol station.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Harold H. Johnston fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 483-104

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2008-08

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Frances Johnston filling up a truck with fuel at a Gulf petrol station.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Names: Johnston, Frances

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Johnston, Harold H.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Burnaby Central Railway bridge

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Central Railway bridge at Burnaby Village Museum. Railway bridge and tracks lead over a creek. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

1 image

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 ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Central Railway bridge at Burnaby Village Museum. Railway bridge and tracks lead over a creek. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Buildings - Civic - Museums

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

Accession Code: BV020.5.1057

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Oct-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Burnaby Central Railway bridge, 1988 thumbnail

Burnaby Central Railway station

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway tracks and station of Burnaby Central Railway at Burnaby Village Museum. Signage on station building reads "Sperling Junction". Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

1 image

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 ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway tracks and station of Burnaby Central Railway at Burnaby Village Museum. Signage on station building reads "Sperling Junction". Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Buildings - Civic - Museums

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

Accession Code: BV020.5.1051

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Oct-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Burnaby Central Railway station

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway tracks and station of Burnaby Central Railway at Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

1 image

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 ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of railway tracks and station of Burnaby Central Railway at Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Buildings - Civic - Museums

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

Accession Code: BV020.5.1052

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Oct-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Burnaby Central Railway station

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Central Railway station building at Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

1 image

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 ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Central Railway station building at Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Buildings - Civic - Museums

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

Accession Code: BV020.5.1055

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Oct-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Burnaby Central Railway tracks

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1988

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Central Railway tracks at Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

1 image

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 ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby Central Railway tracks at Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby Central Railway was run by B.C. Society for Model Engineers (BCSME).

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Buildings - Civic - Museums

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

Accession Code: BV020.5.1056

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Oct-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

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7973-7993 Enterprise St

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 14 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exterior of the commercial complex located at 7973 and 7993 Enterprise Street. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Universal, Philips, Canpar, Boss Cartage, and Hercules Forwarding Ltd.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987

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

Physical Description: 14 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exterior of the commercial complex located at 7973 and 7993 Enterprise Street. Businesses visible in the photographs include: Universal, Philips, Canpar, Boss Cartage, and Hercules Forwarding Ltd.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Transportation - Automobiles; Transportation - Trucks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original print envelope; File no. 87-485-B

Geographic Access: Enterprise Street

Street Address: 7973 Enterprise Street; 7993 Enterprise Street

Planning Study Area: Lake City Area

ALRT - Night Tour

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1984

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of Johnson Terminal drivers hauling Advanced Light Rapid Transit (ALRT) rail beds from Delta, BC to Burnaby, BC. Rail beds are lowered onto trucks, driven overnight to Burnaby, and installed onto tall cement supports via cranes to create elevated guideways for the SkyT…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1984

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-032

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of Johnson Terminal drivers hauling Advanced Light Rapid Transit (ALRT) rail beds from Delta, BC to Burnaby, BC. Rail beds are lowered onto trucks, driven overnight to Burnaby, and installed onto tall cement supports via cranes to create elevated guideways for the SkyTrain system.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Trucks; Construction Tools and Equipment

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from label on original slide cases; Note in blue ink on card slotted into slide pocket on slide sheet reads: "Exerpts [sic] from an all night ride from Delta to Burnaby with Johnson Terminal drivers hauling ALRT rail beds. / 1984"

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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.

History: Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. 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: Migration; Persons - Jewish Canadians; Transportation; Transportation - Rail; Religions - Judaism; Cemeteries; Organizations; Elections

Names: Gruenthal, Bill; Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow; O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal; O'Connor, John; Burquest; Jacobson, Max Alec; Temple Shalom; Brentwood Shopping Centre; Brentwood Park School; Alpha Secondary School; Burnaby School Board

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Accession Code: BV023.16.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0014_004

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3

Switching engines at BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1985]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster. There appears to be six yellow Hydro switching engines on tracks in front of engine maintanence building.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster. There appears to be six yellow Hydro switching engines on tracks in front of engine maintanence building.

Subjects: Transportation - Locomotives

Names: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Accession Code: BV012.18.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1985]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 13-Mar-2018

Photographer: Carson, Dwight W.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

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Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:11 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to responsibilities, chores, and money. Cice recalls her chores, and how she spent her allowance. She describes her jobs in Mr. Pitman’s drygoods stores, on Kingsway and on Jubilee Ave., and in Anne Reid’s candy shop. Asked about church, Cice discuss…

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) (0:06:11 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to responsibilities, chores, and money. Cice recalls her chores, and how she spent her allowance. She describes her jobs in Mr. Pitman’s drygoods stores, on Kingsway and on Jubilee Ave., and in Anne Reid’s candy shop. Asked about church, Cice discusses her involvement with the Henderson-Jubilee United church, and C.G.I.T..

History: Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 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: Buildings - Commercial - General Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: Brown, Cice Chandler

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Jubilee Avenue

Accession Code: BV017.45.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 2, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_002.mp3

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:14 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to childhood responsibilities, chores, and early jobs, and the growth of Burnaby as experienced by a child. Janet describes her chores, and her first jobs at the PNE, Sears, and Super Value. She discusses how she used her allowance and employment inco…

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) (0:04:14 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to childhood responsibilities, chores, and early jobs, and the growth of Burnaby as experienced by a child. Janet describes her chores, and her first jobs at the PNE, Sears, and Super Value. She discusses how she used her allowance and employment incomes.

History: Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 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 1950s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: Gooden, Tom; White, Janet

Accession Code: BV017.45.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 2, [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0001_002.mp3

5499-5495 Regent Street / 2857 Douglas Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the building exterior and loading bays of Loomis, located at 5499 and 5495 Regent Street, and of 2857 Douglas Road. 5499 and 5495 Regent Street are addresses that no longer exist; the current address is 5491 Regent Street.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987

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

Physical Description: 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the building exterior and loading bays of Loomis, located at 5499 and 5495 Regent Street, and of 2857 Douglas Road. 5499 and 5495 Regent Street are addresses that no longer exist; the current address is 5491 Regent Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Transportation - Trucks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original print envelope; File no. 87-133-B

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Regent Street

Street Address: 2857 Douglas Road; 5491 Regent Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Dawson-Delta Area

5608 to 5628 Imperial Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 16 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the commerical properties located between 5608 and 5628 Imperial Street and the intersection at Imperial Street and MacPherson Avenue. Businesses visible in the photographs include Galaxie Collision, Minit-tune, and Canadian Cash and Carry Tire Centre.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

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

Physical Description: 16 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-018

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the commerical properties located between 5608 and 5628 Imperial Street and the intersection at Imperial Street and MacPherson Avenue. Businesses visible in the photographs include Galaxie Collision, Minit-tune, and Canadian Cash and Carry Tire Centre.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Geographic Features - Roads; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Young, J.

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original print envelope

Geographic Access: Imperial Street; MacPherson Avenue

Street Address: 5608 Imperial Street; 5628 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

7818 6th Street

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

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 Benjamin Moore Paints store and surrounding area. The store is located on a corner opposite Microtel and outside the store, a sign for the Skytrain Operations and Maintenance Centre is visible.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1989

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

Physical Description: 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the exterior of a Benjamin Moore Paints store and surrounding area. The store is located on a corner opposite Microtel and outside the store, a sign for the Skytrain Operations and Maintenance Centre is visible.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Geographic Features - Roads; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original print envelope; File no. 89v-004-O; Property address could not be confirmed at time of description.

Geographic Access: 6th Street; 12th Avenue

Street Address: 7818 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1947-1990

Length: 00:11:47

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space

Date Range: 1947-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:11:47

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area; Maywood Area

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.