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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
- 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
Images
Tea party
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51390
- 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 a girl identified as Charlene, standing next to a table outdoors that has been set for tea. The photograph was taken looking through a window to the outdoors. Although the location of the home is not identitifed, it is likely the Johnston family house at 4447 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.
- 483-025
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a girl identified as Charlene, standing next to a table outdoors that has been set for tea. The photograph was taken looking through a window to the outdoors. Although the location of the home is not identitifed, it is likely the Johnston family house at 4447 Venables Street.
- Subjects
- Toys
- 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
Images
Madelaine and Bob Anderson on New Years Eve
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37451
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 31, 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of husband and wife Madelaine and Robert "Bob" Anderson at a New Years Eve dance in the Legion Hall at 4356 Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 31, 1962 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-039
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of husband and wife Madelaine and Robert "Bob" Anderson at a New Years Eve dance in the Legion Hall at 4356 Hastings Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Made from col. photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4356 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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
Images
Lougheed Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34644
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.3 x 24.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lougheed Hotel on Lougheed Highway. Electric "Hotel" and "Vacancy" signs can be seen. A board advertises, "Smorgasbord Fri & Sat April 4th On, Ph GL 0221." "TV" is also advertised.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.3 x 24.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 078-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lougheed Hotel on Lougheed Highway. Electric "Hotel" and "Vacancy" signs can be seen. A board advertises, "Smorgasbord Fri & Sat April 4th On, Ph GL 0221." "TV" is also advertised.
- Names
- Lougheed Hotel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 4343 Lougheed Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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.
- 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
Images
Sean Johnston and his friend
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51379
- 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 Sean Johnston and an unidentified friend playing outside of what appears to be the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street. The boys are both wearing cowboy hats and holsters and are holding toy guns.
- 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.
- 483-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sean Johnston and an unidentified friend playing outside of what appears to be the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street. The boys are both wearing cowboy hats and holsters and are holding toy guns.
- Subjects
- Toys
- Clothing - Costumes
- 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
Images
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
- 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.
- 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"
Images
North Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34701
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.6 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 106-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of North Burnaby and Burrard Inlet looking west.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Westridge Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Brentwood Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Lochdale Area
Images
Harold and Sean Johnston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51370
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harold H. Johnston, seated, holding his two-year-old son, Sean, outside of an unidentified house. The location is likely at the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harold H. Johnston, seated, holding his two-year-old son, Sean, outside of an unidentified house. The location is likely at the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- 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
Images
Front room of Venables Street home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51371
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original front entrance of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family at 4447 Venables Street, Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original front entrance of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family at 4447 Venables Street, Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- 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
Images
Kitchen of Venables Street home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51372
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original kitchen of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family at 4447 Venables Street, Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original kitchen of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family at 4447 Venables Street, Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- 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
Images
Johnston family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51373
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- 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
Images
Johnston family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51374
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- 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
Images
Garage at 4447 Venables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51375
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original garage at the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original garage at the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- 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
Images
Harold and Frances Johnston
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51377
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harold Johnston (seated) and his wife, Frances in the living room of their Venables Street home in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harold Johnston (seated) and his wife, Frances in the living room of their Venables Street home in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Furniture
- 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
Images
Willingdon Heights United Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37704
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Willingdon Heights United Church at 4304 Parker Street, with an addition on the side.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-292
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Willingdon Heights United Church at 4304 Parker Street, with an addition on the side.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4304 Parker Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Helen 'The Swinging Girl' Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark591
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12771
- Enactment Date
- 19/04/2010
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- While the building here is of some importance as the former North Burnaby municipal office, its primary importance is its delightful neon sign that has become a North Burnaby landmark. Helen Arnold opened Helen’s Childrens Wear shop in the building next door to the old Municipal offices in 1948. In 1955, when North Burnaby moved out, she moved into the vacated building. As part of the renovations, Helen enlisted the assistance of her good friend Jimmy Wallace, owner of Vancouver’s Wallace Neon Company, to create a new sign for her expanded business. One of the company’s designers, Reeve Lehman, created the swinging neon girl that was installed in 1956. Designed in two parts, one section of the sign is cloud shaped and reads ‘Helen’s’ while the other section is a moving representation of a little girl on a swing. The sign is nine feet six inches high and nine feet wide, and the lower section is animated with an internal motor and gears. It immediately became a landmark on Hastings Street, and recently the sign’s design fame has spread far and wide as one of the best surviving examples of kinetic neon art in North America.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Community
- Burnaby
- Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear
- Street Address
- 4142 Hastings Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Willingdon Heights United Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37703
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Willingdon Heights United Church at 4304 Parker Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-291
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Willingdon Heights United Church at 4304 Parker Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4304 Parker Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Willingdon Heights United Church Site
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- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the site of the future Willingdon Heights United Church at 4304 Parker Street. A group of children are on the site.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-290
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the site of the future Willingdon Heights United Church at 4304 Parker Street. A group of children are on the site.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4304 Parker Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area