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Helen 'The Swinging Girl' Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark591
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12771
- Enactment Date
- 19/04/2010
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- While the building here is of some importance as the former North Burnaby municipal office, its primary importance is its delightful neon sign that has become a North Burnaby landmark. Helen Arnold opened Helen’s Childrens Wear shop in the building next door to the old Municipal offices in 1948. In 1955, when North Burnaby moved out, she moved into the vacated building. As part of the renovations, Helen enlisted the assistance of her good friend Jimmy Wallace, owner of Vancouver’s Wallace Neon Company, to create a new sign for her expanded business. One of the company’s designers, Reeve Lehman, created the swinging neon girl that was installed in 1956. Designed in two parts, one section of the sign is cloud shaped and reads ‘Helen’s’ while the other section is a moving representation of a little girl on a swing. The sign is nine feet six inches high and nine feet wide, and the lower section is animated with an internal motor and gears. It immediately became a landmark on Hastings Street, and recently the sign’s design fame has spread far and wide as one of the best surviving examples of kinetic neon art in North America.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Community
- Burnaby
- Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear
- Street Address
- 4142 Hastings Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Adventure in service : the story of Rotary -- its origin, growth and influence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3816
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV003.68.25
- Call Number
- 367 ROT
- Place of Publication
- Evanston, Ill.
- Publisher
- Rotary International
- Publication Date
- c1954
- Physical Description
- 63 p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Charter Member / Larry Desjardins 1959 / Born 1923-1994" [handwritten inside front cover]
- Subjects
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
A handbook for Brownies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6863
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.70
- Call Number
- 369.4 BAD
- Edition
- 24th ed.
- Publisher
- C. A. Pearson
- Publication Date
- 1955
- Printer
- Wyman & Sons Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 62 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Rosemary Sawkins" [handwritten in pink ink on cover] "Rosemary Sawkins 5312 Pri_e St. V___, 16 BC" [handwritten on inside cover in blue ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.
Brownie games
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6827
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Knight, A.M.
- Edition
- Fifth ed.
- Publication Date
- 1959
- Call Number
- 369.4 KNI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.20
- Call Number
- 369.4 KNI
- Edition
- Fifth ed.
- Author
- Knight, A.M.
- Place of Publication
- s.l.
- Publisher
- Girl Guides Association
- Publication Date
- 1959
- Printer
- Surrey Fine Art Press
- Physical Description
- 80 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "40th Burnaby Pack" [written in black ink on cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Games
- Notes
- "compiled by A.M. Night"
- Author's full name: Knight, Alice Marjory
Brownie secrets
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6818
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- New and rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1957
- Call Number
- 369.4 WIL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.11
- Call Number
- 369.4 WIL
- Edition
- New and rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Publication Date
- 1957
- Printer
- Butler & Tanner
- Physical Description
- 84 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Names
- Girl Guides Association
Fundamentals for Brown Owls and Tawny Owls
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6862
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Call Number
- 369.4 GIR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.69
- Call Number
- 369.4 GIR
- Author
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 130 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Louise Esplen" [handwritten on cover in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Notes
- Includes index
Service is my business
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3817
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV003.68.27
- Call Number
- 367 ROT
- Place of Publication
- Evanston, Ill.
- Publisher
- Rotary International
- Publication Date
- c1959
- Physical Description
- 140 p. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Charter member: / Larry Desjardins 1959 / Born: 1923-1994" [handwritten inside front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Business ethics
- Subjects
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
So you are a Brownie : hints to a Brownie and her mother
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6825
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Atwood, Patricia
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Call Number
- 369.4 ATW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.18
- Call Number
- 369.4 ATW
- Author
- Atwood, Patricia
- Place of Publication
- [Canada]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 19 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Rosemary Sawkins" [handwritten on cover in pencil and inside cover in pink ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
The world chief guide : Olave Lady Baden-Powell, G.B.E.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6809
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.3
- Call Number
- 369.4 WAD copy 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of London
- Publication Date
- 1957
- Printer
- Anchor Press
- Physical Description
- 176 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "19th Vancouver Guide Company (S. A.)" [stamped in purple on page opposing front pastedown] Sticker reading: "Approved by The Canadian Council Girl Guides Association and supplied by its Stores Department and Agencies" [attached to page opposing front pastedown] "19th Vancouver Guide Company (S. A.)" [stamped in purple on page opposing back pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Notes
- Includes index.