217 records – page 11 of 11.

3900 Block Union Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38185
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1912 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Spraggon family home and another house on the 3900 block of Union Street (formerly named Barnard Street). There is a child at play in the snow in the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1912 and 1915] (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 ; 4.4 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-772
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Spraggon family home and another house on the 3900 block of Union Street (formerly named Barnard Street). There is a child at play in the snow in the foreground.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
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
Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Spraggon family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38187
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1912 and 1915] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Spraggon family home at 3900 Union Street (formerly named Barnard Street). The back of the house and the garden are shown. There is a man digging in garden, possibley Mr. Spraggon.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1912 and 1915] (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 ; 4.2 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-774
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Spraggon family home at 3900 Union Street (formerly named Barnard Street). The back of the house and the garden are shown. There is a man digging in garden, possibley Mr. Spraggon.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
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
Union Street
Street Address
3900 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Wall Block

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark651
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Commercial building.
Associated Dates
1912
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Associated Dates
1912
Description
Commercial building.
Heritage Value
One of the prominent buildings along Vancouver Height’s early commercial strip, this block has continuously served its original commercial/retail use, with apartments on the second floor. Alterations over the years have included a coat of stucco over the original lapped wooden siding, and the alteration of the roofline cornice. Notably, the building has retained its distinctive second storey bay windows and three ground floor commercial spaces with recessed entrances. It was financed and built by Arthur Wall, a director of Hill, Wall & Company Ltd. Real Estate, which was based in the Pacific Block in Vancouver.
Locality
Vancouver Heights
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Area
473.81
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
3722 Hastings Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Clark family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36824
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Clark family home at 4055 Union Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (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 ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-282
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Clark family home at 4055 Union Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4055 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Yorston family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35479
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (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 Yorston family home and Yorston real estate office at 4080 East Hastings (later 4050 Hastings Street), built in 1909. This was one of the first structures in Vancouver Heights on Hastings Street east of Boundary Road It was the home of Ernest A. Yorston, his wife Florence L. Yors…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (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.
204-337
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Yorston family home and Yorston real estate office at 4080 East Hastings (later 4050 Hastings Street), built in 1909. This was one of the first structures in Vancouver Heights on Hastings Street east of Boundary Road It was the home of Ernest A. Yorston, his wife Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston) and their children. The L.C. Tull furniture store can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Businesses - Real Estate Agencies
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
Yorston Real Estate
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
4050 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Warren and Pearson families

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35540
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (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 (left to right) Mrs. Mary Warren (mother of James, Mary and Joan Warren), Joan "Agnes" Warren, Jack Pearson (neighbour), and Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) in front of the Pearson home, across the street from the Warren home at 4264 Union Street. Harry Pearson, a mining man, ran the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (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.
204-398
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Mrs. Mary Warren (mother of James, Mary and Joan Warren), Joan "Agnes" Warren, Jack Pearson (neighbour), and Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) in front of the Pearson home, across the street from the Warren home at 4264 Union Street. Harry Pearson, a mining man, ran the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver for many years with Ted Summers and Ivan Ackery.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Anthony, Mary Warren
Pearson, Jack
Warren, Joan "Agnes"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4264 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Warren family and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35543
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (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 Warren family children and friends. Back, left to right: Grace Smedley (friend) and Mary Warren. Front, left to right: Jack Pearson (neighbour) and Joan "Agnes" Warren. In the background is Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) on the steps of the Pearson home, across the street from t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (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.
204-401
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Warren family children and friends. Back, left to right: Grace Smedley (friend) and Mary Warren. Front, left to right: Jack Pearson (neighbour) and Joan "Agnes" Warren. In the background is Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) on the steps of the Pearson home, across the street from the Warren home at 4264 Union Street.
Names
Anthony, Mary Warren
Pearson, Jack
Smedley, Grace
Warren, Joan "Agnes"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4264 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Smedley family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35719
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (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 Smedley family home, 4247 Venables, Vancouver Heights. On the porch are (left to right) Emily "Grandma" Smedley and William Smedley.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (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.
204-577
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Smedley family home, 4247 Venables, Vancouver Heights. On the porch are (left to right) Emily "Grandma" Smedley and William Smedley.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Smedley, Emily "Grandma"
Smedley, William
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4247 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Tables set for a special occasion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36821
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 ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables set for a special occasion. This may be at 4055 Union Street.
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 ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-279
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables set for a special occasion. This may be at 4055 Union Street.
Subjects
Events
Furniture
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph;
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4055 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Tables set for wedding

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36823
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 ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables at 4055 Union Street set for a wedding.
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 ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-281
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables at 4055 Union Street set for a wedding.
Subjects
Furniture
Ceremonies - Weddings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation reads, "4055 Union"
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4055 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory287
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1910-1946
Length
0:09:17
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Date Range
1910-1946
Photo Info
Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
Length
0:09:17
Names
Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles
Brown-John, Winnifred Douglas
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
Biographical Notes
Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
33:02
Interviewee Name
Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

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Willingdon Heights Neighbourhood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark670
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Heritage Value
Willingdon Heights was another new subdivision developed in Burnaby during the post-World War Two building boom. A brochure about the development published in 1948 proclaimed "the Willingdon Heights 500 home development project in Burnaby fulfills its promise to provide a self-contained community for former members of the armed services and their families...the largest single veteran housing project in Canada as far as homes for individual ownership is concerned, Willingdon Heights development was planned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation...At this date the earlier built rows of homes have passable roads and the owners are improving lawns and gardens in spare time...eventually additional stores and professional services will be installed and recreational projects will add to the amenities of a community of congenial residents..."
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Willingdon Heights Neighbourhood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark777
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
The convenient location of Willingdon Heights to the Trans Canada Highway, Lougheed Highway and Hastings Street has fostered its development as a primarily residential commuter neighbourhood. Characterised in the post-World War Two period by predominantly single-family developments, the neighbourhood has retained this identity despite some higher density apartment buildings now found there.
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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candleholder

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact329
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.14
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.14
Description
Candle holder and stand
Object History
Object belonged to Alfred Bingham, an early Burnaby resident and activist.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Lighting Equipment - - Lighting Holders
Object Term
Candleholder
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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camera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact358
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.43
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.43
Description
Camera, Kodak Autographic No. 1-A Junior; missing a lens and autographic stylus
Object History
Object belonged to Alfred Bingham, an early Burnaby resident and activist.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Photographic T&E - - Camera Equipment
Object Term
Camera
Subjects
Communication Artifacts
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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glass

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact362
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.47
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.47
Description
Glass crystal, with cut pattern around base of alternating squares of diagonal lines and translucent cross-hatching; upper part of glass has design of flower with leaves, one on each side.
Object History
Object belonged to Alfred Bingham, an early Burnaby resident and activist.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
Object Term
Glass, Drinking
Subjects
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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camera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact420
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.105
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.12.105
Description
Camera, black box type, textured; leather handle; no lens; back comes off; film spool holder attached to front part with lens, "No.2A BROWNIE CAMERA MODEL 8" "EASTMAN KODAK CO." "MANUFACTURED BY CANADIAN KODAK CO."; patent dates from 1897 to 1909; large
Object History
Object belonged to Alfred Bingham, an early Burnaby resident and activist.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Photographic T&E - - Camera Equipment
Object Term
Camera
Marks/Labels
No.2A BROWNIE CAMERA MODEL 8 / EASTMAN KODAK CO. / MANUFACTURED BY CANADIAN KODAK CO.
Maker
Canadian Kodak Company, Limited
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
Ontario
Site/City Made
TORONTO
Subjects
Communication Artifacts
Names
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
Images
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