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Scope and Content: Photograph shows the main gate of the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre at 4700 Royal Oak Avenue (later 5220 Oakmount Crescent). The Centre, commonly called Oakalla, was built around 1911.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 3, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-547

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the main gate of the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre at 4700 Royal Oak Avenue (later 5220 Oakmount Crescent). The Centre, commonly called Oakalla, was built around 1911.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Norton, Paul

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent; Royal Oak Avenue

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent; 4700 Royal Oak Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre - Main Gate, December 3, 1976 thumbnail

Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre - Playing Field

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 3, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the playing field at the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 3, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-554

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the playing field at the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Norton, Paul

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent; Royal Oak Avenue

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent; 4700 Royal Oak Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre - Playing Field, December 3, 1976 thumbnail

Marj Markham skating

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37955

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Marj Markham figure skating on Deer Lake.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937 or 1938] (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 ; 2.6 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-542

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Marj Markham figure skating on Deer Lake.

Subjects: Sports - Skating; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Names: Markham, Marj

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 2 b&w ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm prints accompanying; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Marj Markham skating

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37956

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 3.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Marj Markham figure skating on Deer Lake.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937 or 1938] (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 ; 2.6 x 3.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-543

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Marj Markham figure skating on Deer Lake.

Subjects: Sports - Skating; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Names: Markham, Marj

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a close-up of Oakalla Prison Farm, across Deer Lake, with canoeists in the foreground.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-473

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2013-13

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a close-up of Oakalla Prison Farm, across Deer Lake, with canoeists in the foreground.

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Gardiner, Robert

Notes: Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.; 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla Barn

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the barn and silo at Oakalla Prison Farm.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 398-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the barn and silo at Oakalla Prison Farm.

Subjects: Buildings - Agricultural - Barns; Agriculture - Farms; Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla building

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of a building at Oakalla Prison Farm, possibly the main jail.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (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 ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-702

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of a building at Oakalla Prison Farm, possibly the main jail.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla building, [195-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Oakalla Garage and Greenhouse

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the warden's garage and a greenhouse at Oakalla Prison Farm.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (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 ; 2.9 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-694

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the warden's garage and a greenhouse at Oakalla Prison Farm.

Subjects: Buildings - Agricultural - Greenhouses; Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla Garage and Greenhouse, [195-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Oakalla gatehouse

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the gatehouse at Oakalla Prison Farm.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (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 ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-703

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the gatehouse at Oakalla Prison Farm.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla gatehouse, [195-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Oakalla Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The phasing out and demolition of the Oakalla Prison farm allowed for the planned development of the Oakalla Neighbourhood in the 1980s. By 1991, the City of Burnaby had adopted the Oakalla Development Plan which called for the transfer of land to the Deer Lake Park reserve as well as the creation of a new residential area consisting of multi-family housing types.

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla Prison

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1912

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue

Associated Dates: 1912

Heritage Value: The Oakalla Prison Farm opened in 1912 and was hailed as the most modern facility of its kind. Initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women, by the 1950s, the population was well over 1000. A working farm, the prison had its own dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. From the beginning, the location of Oakalla on 185 acres of scenic land next to Burnaby's Deer Lake was the source of contention with residents petitioning the government to relocate the prison and by 1979 it was decided to close the farm and 64 acres of land were transferred to Burnaby for inclusion on the Deer Lake Park. In 1991, Oakalla closed forever and the buildings were demolished to make way for a new residential housing development and an expansion of the park.

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla Prison Farm

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the main jail building, northeast side, Oakalla Prison Farm.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Roy Staples and Hector MacCubbin subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 134-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1985-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the main jail building, northeast side, Oakalla Prison Farm.

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy print accompanying

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Oakalla Prison Farm

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1985

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 main jail building, southwest side, Oakalla Prison Farm. A sign next to the road reads, "Main Office" with an arrow pointing to the left.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-] (date of original), copied 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Roy Staples and Hector MacCubbin subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 134-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1985-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of the exterior of the main jail building, southwest side, Oakalla Prison Farm. A sign next to the road reads, "Main Office" with an arrow pointing to the left.