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George S. Vickers Residence

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Residential building.
Associated Dates
1911
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
1st Street
Associated Dates
1911
Description
Residential building.
Heritage Value
George S. Vickers, a compositor with The British Columbian newspaper, was a prominent Burnaby resident who became involved with real estate during the boom prior to the First World War. In December 1910, The British Columbian reported that “Mr. Vickers has commenced to build a commodious residence on Fourth Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets.” This high quality Craftsman style bungalow, completed in 1911, was originally situated on one acre of property, which contained a large kitchen garden, an orchard of 40 trees of various types and houses and runs for chickens, ducks and turkeys. In 1919, the property was advertised for $5,000 and likely sold easily because of its location (three blocks from the electric streetcar line on Sixth Street), its many amenities and property improvements. Some of its selling points included its panelled living and dining room with 3-ply veneer, beamed ceilings and an open fireplace. Craftsman-style features include battered porch piers, unusual double bargeboards, triangular eave brackets and exposed purlins. The house survives in excellent original condition, with only minor alterations.
Locality
East Burnaby
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Area
819.46
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
7686 1st Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Images
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Remo Bresciani at ECM Espresso Coffee Machines

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97749
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Remo Bresciani, of ECM Espresso Coffee Machines in Burnaby, demonstrating an Elektra Micro Casa espresso maker.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Remo Bresciani, of ECM Espresso Coffee Machines in Burnaby, demonstrating an Elektra Micro Casa espresso maker.
Subjects
Food Processing Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Remo Bresciani, of ECM Espresso Coffee Machines, demonstrates the $1400 Elektra Micro Casa espresso maker, that still requires the user to manually press hot water and steamed milk through the ground coffee. His company also distributes large commercial espresso machines that do all the work, from grinding the coffee beans to filtering the water, automatically."
Geographic Access
1st Avenue
Street Address
3709 1st Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
Less detail