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Bell's Dry Goods exhibit collection series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on sit…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording

Scope and Content: Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on site at Burnaby Village Museum. The majority of the records were created by museum and City of Burnaby staff. Series is arranged into four subseries: 1) Restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries 2) Bell's building photographs subseries 3) Bell's exhibit photographs subseries 4) Bell's research files subseries

History: The Bell's Dry Goods building was built in 1922 by Clifford Tuckey with a small lean to structure on the back housing a kitchen and bedroom. The building was located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Burnaby. William Bell (1884-1952) and Flora Bell (nee Connell) (1889-1953) immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland between 1917 and 1918. In about 1924, the building was purchased by William and Flora Bell. Flora operated "Bell's Dry Goods" store out of the building and the couple lived at the back of the store. William worked as a driver for a local lumber mill. Bell's Dry Goods was in operation in this one storey building between 1925 and 1937 with the building address, 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street). In 1927, they moved to a house located on Thirteenth Avenue while they converted the back of the store to include the East Burnaby Post Office. In 1937, the Bells moved the one storey "Bell's Dry Goods" building a little further north and built a two storey building on the corner. Flora continued to operate Bell's Dry Goods on the ground level of the new building until 1941 and the couple lived upstairs. The new two storey building assumed the address of 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street) and the older one storey building obtained a new address of 1316 Sixth Street (later 7685 Sixth Street). The East Burnaby Post Office continued to operate at 1314 Sixth Street until about 1954. On December 1, 1937, Maurice Whitechurch moved his Whitechurch Hardware store into the one storey building which he rented out from the Bells. In 1943, Maurice Whitechurch purchased the building from the Bells and Whitechurch Hardware store continued to operated at this location until the Spring of 1973. In June 1973, Mr. Fergie Will bought the store and the building was donated to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). In August 1974, the building was relocated from it's location on Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village. Sometime prior to the move, the extension at the rear of the building was removed. After the building was moved to Heritage Village, some exterior repairs were completed including the installation of exterior siding at the rear of the building and installation of large wood sliding door. The building opened as a carpentry shop exhibit in 1975. In March 1976, an extension at the rear of the building was rebuilt by museum staff. The building underwent several repairs and restorations between 1992 and 1996 and was closed to the public. Due to structural problems, the extension was demolished in 1992. Between 1993 and 1996, the building underwent a series of exterior and interior structural repairs to restore it to Bell's Dry Goods store which included the rebuilding of the extension at the rear of the building and the moving of the building onto a new foundation. The newly restored building opened as Bell's Dry Goods store (exhibit) on August 6, 1996. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807.

Accession Code: BV019.52; BV020.5

Date: 1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Architectural Drawing

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Some records within this collection are subject to FIPPA; For other records and photographs associated with this building, see also Century Park Museum Association fonds and Burnaby Village Museum fonds and Jesse Love farmhouse fonds

Comprehensive Development Plans - Bylaw No. 10747, Rezoning Reference #67-97 (Burnaby Business Park Design Guidelines and Concept Plan)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2006

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Architectural drawing

Scope and Content: File consists of an amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District uses and density in accordance with the development plan entitled "Burnaby Business Park Design Guidelines and Concept Plan" prepared by the Kasian Kennedy De…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2006

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Bylaws series

Physical Description: Architectural drawing

Description Level: File

Record No.: 56493

Accession Number: 2013-28

Scope and Content: File consists of an amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District uses and density in accordance with the development plan entitled "Burnaby Business Park Design Guidelines and Concept Plan" prepared by the Kasian Kennedy Design Partnership and Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg Inc.). These plans include the following addresses; 4930 Emily St., Portion of 5003 Emily St., 5070 Emily Street, Portion of 5149 Emily Street, 5150 Emily Street, 5250 Emily Street, Portion of 5261 Emily Street, 7751 Mandeville Ave., Portion of 7760 Mandeville Ave., 7830 Mandeville Ave., 8039 Minto Street, Portion of 7883 Prairie Street, 7919 Prarie Street, 4990 Tillicum Street, Portion of 7884 Wiggins Street, 7920 Wiggins Street.