Burnaby North and Burnaby South were the first high schools built in the City. Before the high school opened, Burnaby students had to travel to Vancouver if they wished to pursue education beyond an elementary level. In 1921, arrangements were made to use the basement of the Presbyterian Church for instruction of local students. By 1922 the Burnaby North High School opened at its first permanent location (4375 Pandora Street - which is now Rosser Elementary). In 1945, the Willingdon Avenue site was built and was used until a new building was constructed in 1961 on Hammarskjold Drive. From 1962, the school was used as Burnaby Heights Junior High school, but it closed in 1982 and the junior high students went to the new Burnaby North on Hammarskjold.
The Capitol Hill Community Hall was designed by local architect Harold Cullerne (1890-1976). After Cullerne returned from service during the First World War, he joined J.H. Bowman in a partnership that lasted from 1919 to 1934. After Bowman retired in 1934, Cullerne practiced on his own, continuing to work on schools and institutional buildings, such as the Art Deco Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver. In 1944, Cullerne designed a community hall for Capitol Hill; the scheme was delayed, and redesigned before it was finally built after the end of the Second World War. A simple front gabled roof hall structure, this hall is a monument to community spirit, erected by community members on a volunteer basis, and used for community events for over half a century. The hall replaced two earlier structures, both destroyed by fire, that had served the same purpose.
Although the Hastings street-car extension to Ellesmere opened in 1913 and there had been much speculation in the area during the real estate boom of 1909-1913, development in Capitol Hill did not really take off until after World War One when workers in Vancouver started to look to Burnaby for affordable but centrally-located neighbourhoods in which to build their homes. The 1913 one-room school had to be replaced in 1923 and in 1948, members of the community came together to build a new Community Hall.
The Capitol Hill Neighbourhood remained a primarily residential neighbourhood after the population boom of the 1950s and 1960s. The commercial focus remained the Hastings Street corridor, while the City of Burnaby moved to protect a conservation area on the north side of Capitol Hill and dedicated parkland throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
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Photograph of a mound of earth on the 202 Delta Avenue lot, with 142 Delta Avenue visible in the background. The photograph was taken facing northeast.
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370-225
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BHS1999-03
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Photograph of a mound of earth on the 202 Delta Avenue lot, with 142 Delta Avenue visible in the background. The photograph was taken facing northeast.
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Photograph shows an apartment complex alongside The Tailwagger, a boutique and grooming salon for dogs, at 390 Howard Avenue near Hastings Street. A "Canada Agriculture" car is parked outside.
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556-099
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2013-13
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Photograph shows an apartment complex alongside The Tailwagger, a boutique and grooming salon for dogs, at 390 Howard Avenue near Hastings Street. A "Canada Agriculture" car is parked outside.
Photograph of the exterior and the parking lot of a bakery on the corner of Holdom Avenue and Hastings Street, across from Capitol Hill Elementary School. The sign reads "Mackey Fine Foods." The photograph is taken facing north from the other side of Hastings Street.
Photograph of the exterior and the parking lot of a bakery on the corner of Holdom Avenue and Hastings Street, across from Capitol Hill Elementary School. The sign reads "Mackey Fine Foods." The photograph is taken facing north from the other side of Hastings Street.
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Photograph shows Capitol Hill Barber Shop at 5625 Hastings Street near Holdom Avenue. The building was built in the 1920s. The Capitol Hill School can be seen in the background.
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556-197
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2013-13
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Photograph shows Capitol Hill Barber Shop at 5625 Hastings Street near Holdom Avenue. The building was built in the 1920s. The Capitol Hill School can be seen in the background.
Photograph of the exterior of the Capitol Hill Community Hall, located on Howard Avenue at the corner of Capitol Drive and Empire Drive. The photograph is taken from the parking lot, facing northeast. A sign advertising that night's event is on the roof of the hall.
Photograph of the exterior of the Capitol Hill Community Hall, located on Howard Avenue at the corner of Capitol Drive and Empire Drive. The photograph is taken from the parking lot, facing northeast. A sign advertising that night's event is on the roof of the hall.
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Photograph shows the Capitol Hill Pentecostal Tabernacle located on the corner of Hastings Street and Springer Avenue, with apartment buildings in the background.
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556-128
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2013-13
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Photograph shows the Capitol Hill Pentecostal Tabernacle located on the corner of Hastings Street and Springer Avenue, with apartment buildings in the background.
Photograph of the exterior of Capitol Hill Elementary School, located at the corner of Hastings Street and Holdom Avenue. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing southwest. Two discarded bicycles are on the lawn in the foregound.
Photograph of the exterior of Capitol Hill Elementary School, located at the corner of Hastings Street and Holdom Avenue. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing southwest. Two discarded bicycles are on the lawn in the foregound.