Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
Photograph of the entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
Photograph of the entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
Photograph of the second entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
Photograph of the second entrance to the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970's in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.
Date Range
1931-1955
Photo Info
Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
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.
Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.
Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby an…
Photograph taken looking across Burnaby Lake from the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, as a group rows past in a four-person kayak. The pavilion and other facilities at Burnaby Lake were built in the early 1970s in preparation for the 1973 Canada Summer Games which were co-hosted in 1973 by Burnaby and New Westminster.