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3700 Block Hastings

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37372
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view looking west along the south side of the 3700 block of Hastings Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Description Level
Item
Record No.
366-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1998-12
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view looking west along the south side of the 3700 block of Hastings Street.
Subjects
Buildings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
3700 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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3700 Block Hastings Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37373
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view looking west along the south side of the 3700 block of Hastings Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Description Level
Item
Record No.
366-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1998-12
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view looking west along the south side of the 3700 block of Hastings Street.
Subjects
Buildings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
3700 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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3722 Hastings Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37374
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view of 3722 Hastings Street as seen from the front lane.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Description Level
Item
Record No.
366-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1998-12
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view of 3722 Hastings Street as seen from the front lane.
Subjects
Buildings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Street Address
3722 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Bishop Block

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark562
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Commercial building.
Associated Dates
1935
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Associated Dates
1935
Description
Commercial building.
Heritage Value
This one-storey commercial block retains its original division into three retail units. An eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival character is imparted by the use of visor roofs, covered in metal pantiles, that extend over the recessed entries. The stepped parapets are more reminiscent of the Art Deco style. Each of the three retail spaces retains their plate glass display windows. This commercial block was owned in 1939 by Mary J. Bishop of Vancouver.
Locality
Vancouver Heights
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Ownership
Private
Street Address
3736 Hastings Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Boys on tricycles

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51382
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sean Johnston (left) and an unidentified friend riding tricycles, most likely near the Johnston family home on Venables Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sean Johnston (left) and an unidentified friend riding tricycles, most likely near the Johnston family home on Venables Street.
Subjects
Transportation - Bicycles
Names
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Brown-John trucking office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76896
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
549-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Class at Kitchener Street School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74809
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's class at Kitchener Street School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is sitting at the bottom row, on the far right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
549-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's class at Kitchener Street School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is sitting at the bottom row, on the far right.
Names
Kitchener Street School
Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
1351 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Clydesdales' Party

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51440
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of approximately fifteen people in the backyard of a Venables Street home, having a barbeque. Eleven people are seated or standing at a picnic table to the left, three are seated or standing near lawn furniture to the right, and one is at the barbeque grill. The photograph was probably …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-061
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of approximately fifteen people in the backyard of a Venables Street home, having a barbeque. Eleven people are seated or standing at a picnic table to the left, three are seated or standing near lawn furniture to the right, and one is at the barbeque grill. The photograph was probably taken near the Johnston family at 4447 Venables Street.
Subjects
Events - Parties
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XV - Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1927-1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identifi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
Material Details
Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
Scope and Content
Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identified as; 1507; 1508 ; 1517; 1518; 1519; 1520;1521; 1531and 1532.
Creator
British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Publisher
Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
Accession Code
BV987.1.70
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1927-1940
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
400
Notes
Title based on contents of item
These plans are contained within a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
Fire insurance plans cover various district lots in Burnaby including: District Lot 116,121, 186 and 187.
Sticker adhered to Key Plan B reads: "
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view fire insurance plans that are part of Volume XV
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Frances Johnston with her two children, Wendy and Sean

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51389
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston with her two children, Wendy and Sean, standing in front of a car in the back lane near the family home in the 4400 block of Venables Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston with her two children, Wendy and Sean, standing in front of a car in the back lane near the family home in the 4400 block of Venables Street.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Johnston, Frances
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Frances, Sean and Wendy Johnston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51378
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston (at far left) with her two children, Sean and Wendy, outside of the family home on Venables Street. Sean Johnston is riding a tricycle and pulling his sister Wendy in a wagon. The word "Greyhound" is painted on the side of the wagon.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston (at far left) with her two children, Sean and Wendy, outside of the family home on Venables Street. Sean Johnston is riding a tricycle and pulling his sister Wendy in a wagon. The word "Greyhound" is painted on the side of the wagon.
Subjects
Toys
Transportation - Wagons
Transportation - Bicycles
Names
Johnston, Frances
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Fred and Margaret Knight

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15328
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted col. ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twins, Fred Knight and Margaret Norton (nee Knight) standing together in an empty lot near their home on Gilmore Avenue. They are both dressed in trousers and wearing caps on their heads. Fred is standing behind Margaret with his arms around her. Trash is littering the ground around t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted col. ; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twins, Fred Knight and Margaret Norton (nee Knight) standing together in an empty lot near their home on Gilmore Avenue. They are both dressed in trousers and wearing caps on their heads. Fred is standing behind Margaret with his arms around her. Trash is littering the ground around them and houses are visible in the distance.
Names
Knight, Frederick "Fred"
Norton, Margaret Knight
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
931 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.34.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 22, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Gilmore Avenue School students

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of students standing in front of Gilmore Avenue School with their teacher. There are five rows of boys and girls aged about twelve years old. The girls are all wearing knee length dresses or skirts with a low waist band and stockings. The boys are mostly wearing button up shir…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of students standing in front of Gilmore Avenue School with their teacher. There are five rows of boys and girls aged about twelve years old. The girls are all wearing knee length dresses or skirts with a low waist band and stockings. The boys are mostly wearing button up shirts. Many of the students are also wearing neckties.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV988.31.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 912
Note in blue pen on verso of photgraph reads: "Gilmore st. School/ year?"
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Girl Guides on steps of Willingdon Heights United Church

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5221
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a North Burnaby group of Girl Guides and leaders dressed in uniforms standing on the steps of Willingdon Heights United Church.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a North Burnaby group of Girl Guides and leaders dressed in uniforms standing on the steps of Willingdon Heights United Church.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Willingdon Heights United Church
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4304 Parker Street
Accession Code
BV016.49.114
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1960]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Notes
Title based on content of photograph label
Notes in pencil on verso of photograph read: "C79 5136 [sic] / cy 8 5170 [sic] / 1 / 96888 [sic] / cy_93046[sic]"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "440"[sic]
Label under photograph in scrapbook reads: "North Burnaby Division / Church Parade"
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Harold in the garden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51406
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harold Johnston standing alongside a row of plants, pruning in the garden of the Johnston family's Venables Street home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-040
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harold Johnston standing alongside a row of plants, pruning in the garden of the Johnston family's Venables Street home.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Names
Johnston, Harold H.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Harold Johnston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51472
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1969
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is a self-portrait of photographer, Harold H. Johnston, taken while looking into a mirror. Harold is seen holding a 35mm Pentax camera and standing in front of an open door. This photograph was most likely taken inside the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1969
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-073
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph is a self-portrait of photographer, Harold H. Johnston, taken while looking into a mirror. Harold is seen holding a 35mm Pentax camera and standing in front of an open door. This photograph was most likely taken inside the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
Subjects
Occupations - Photographers
Photographic Tools and Equipment - Cameras
Names
Johnston, Harold H.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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House on Gilmore Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15327
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted col. ; 6.5 x11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved from the location of the forty hundred block of Georgia Street in the mid 1920s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Margaret Norton fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted col. ; 6.5 x11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved from the location of the forty hundred block of Georgia Street in the mid 1920s.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Knight, Louise Ellis
Roberts, Charles Thomas "Bob"
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
931 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV020.34.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 22, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
A rectangular black frame on photograph paper surrounds the photographic image and includes the number "3021" printed in white
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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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Joan Warren and a friend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35544
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (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 Joan Warren (right) and an unidentified friend. The photograph was taken looking east on Union Street. In the background, part of the Warren garage is visible.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (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.
204-402
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Joan Warren (right) and an unidentified friend. The photograph was taken looking east on Union Street. In the background, part of the Warren garage is visible.
Names
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
Images
Less detail

Kitchener Street School class

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kitchener Street School. An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies it as a Grade 5 class.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
138-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Kitchener Street School. An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies it as a Grade 5 class.
Names
Kitchener Street School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
1351 Gilmore Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Less detail

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