After its initial subdivision and development in the early 1950s, the Parkcrest-Audrey Neighbourhood continued to be a primarily residential area. In the 1980 Residential Neighbourhood Environment Study, the area was characterised as a stable residential neighbourhood that was served by the major collector streets Holdom, Broadway, Parker and Kensington.
On May 10, 1951, the Burnaby News-Courier reported on the new Parkcrest subdivision, saying: "Central Burnaby is the scenic locale of a successful attempt to produce modern houses economically and yet avoid the mass production effect common to other housing developments. That is one of the many highlights peculiar to the new Parkcrest development of 275 homes...By giving home purchasers a wide choice of finishes, extras and colours, hundreds of variations are possible on the six basic floor plans...Travelling time by car to Hastings and Granville from Parkcrest has been clocked at 15 minutes...Both primary and junior high schools are within walking distance. A modern shopping centre is planned for the future...Several streets are laid out in a straight but irregular manner, thus eliminating the prosaic side by side appearance block by block, as in other housing developments."
Photograph of Jesse Chen, a grade 12 student at Burnaby North Secondary School, showing a computer game to Allan Rock, the federal Minister of Industry, and other unidentified officials, students, and news reporters.
Photograph of Jesse Chen, a grade 12 student at Burnaby North Secondary School, showing a computer game to Allan Rock, the federal Minister of Industry, and other unidentified officials, students, and news reporters.
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jesse Chen, a Grade 12 student at Burnaby North Secondary, explains a computer game developed by students at the school, to federal Minister of Industry, Allan Rock. The Minister was visiting the school to announce the names of 30 new schools to the SchoolNet's Network of Innovative Schools."
Photograph of Beaton's Garage located at 5698 Hastings Street at Holdom Avenue (southwest corner). Signs read, "Premier Gasoline," "Beaton's Garage," "Battery Service," and "Ignition Service."
Printed on photograph paper, "This paper / manufactured / by Kodak"
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130-001
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BHS2007-04
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Photograph of Beaton's Garage located at 5698 Hastings Street at Holdom Avenue (southwest corner). Signs read, "Premier Gasoline," "Beaton's Garage," "Battery Service," and "Ignition Service."
Photograph of the Boberg family home, at 790 Springer Avenue and Union Street in Capitol Hill (the northeast corner of Springer and Union). The house was built by John Boberg (father), and the family moved here after being flooded out at their Burnaby Lake farm. Shown in doorway: Mrs. Elin Boberg…
Photograph of the Boberg family home, at 790 Springer Avenue and Union Street in Capitol Hill (the northeast corner of Springer and Union). The house was built by John Boberg (father), and the family moved here after being flooded out at their Burnaby Lake farm. Shown in doorway: Mrs. Elin Boberg (mother) and John Boberg (son). Note the roof overhang, surrounding garden and stand of timber in the background.
Photograph of Nick Wong checking his watch in the foreground while Jamie Jung holds a bowling ball behind him at the Revs Bowling and Entertainment Centre, during the 25th annual Bowl for Big Brothers.
Photograph of Nick Wong checking his watch in the foreground while Jamie Jung holds a bowling ball behind him at the Revs Bowling and Entertainment Centre, during the 25th annual Bowl for Big Brothers.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Nick Wong, of Port Moody, checks the time remaining, while Jamie Jung, of Burnaby, prepares to bowl another round in the the 25th annual Bowl for Big Brothers, Saturday at Revs Bowling and Entertainment Centre, in Burnaby. They were part of a team of bowlers vying to set a world record for most pins knocked down in a 24-hour period."
File contains photographs of several alumni of the Class of '53 of Burnaby North High School at a presentation to donate $500 to the school's library. The photographs show the alumni standing in the library and posing with a yearbook.
File contains photographs of several alumni of the Class of '53 of Burnaby North High School at a presentation to donate $500 to the school's library. The photographs show the alumni standing in the library and posing with a yearbook.
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The first reunion of Burnaby North's Class of '53 was so successful, the former grads were able to donate $500 to help the school's library. Fred Myers, Marilyn Myers, Rolf Nilson, Norma Nilson, Bob Kuhn, and Marie Kuhn are on hand for the presentation."
Photograph of Burnaby North Secondary School students Silvana Lovera, Acca Yeung, Ashley Chow, Alyssa Murdocco, Dorothy Kuk, and Monica Simone, posing and dressed in costume for the school's production in Annie.
Photograph of Burnaby North Secondary School students Silvana Lovera, Acca Yeung, Ashley Chow, Alyssa Murdocco, Dorothy Kuk, and Monica Simone, posing and dressed in costume for the school's production in Annie.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Annie (Silvana Lovera) revels in her new lifestyle, much to the dismay of some of her friends from the orphanage, Acca Yeung, Ashley Chow, Alyssa Murdocco, Dorothy Kuk and Monica Simone, in Burnaby North's production of Annie."
Photograph of grade 9 student Piya Banarjee with chewing gum in front of her science fair project booth, titled "Stick No More!", at Burnaby North Secondary School.
Photograph of grade 9 student Piya Banarjee with chewing gum in front of her science fair project booth, titled "Stick No More!", at Burnaby North Secondary School.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Piya Banarjee, a Grade 9 student at Burnaby North, prepares another piece of gum for her science fair project. She and her partner, Lina Hu, were testing the stickiness of gum."
Photograph of grade 10 students Larry Leung and Jason Pagliaro posing with copies of their "Grade 8 Survival Guide" in the halls of Burnaby North Secondary School.
Photograph of grade 10 students Larry Leung and Jason Pagliaro posing with copies of their "Grade 8 Survival Guide" in the halls of Burnaby North Secondary School.
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Larry Leung and Jason Pagliaro are two of the Grade 10 students at Burnaby North Secondary who created survival guides for incoming Grade Eight students."
Photograph of Michelle Leong and Marica Rizzo, two Burnaby North Secondary School students, packing donated food into boxes for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. The donations are part of Leong and Rizzo's charity, Karing 4 Kids.
Photograph of Michelle Leong and Marica Rizzo, two Burnaby North Secondary School students, packing donated food into boxes for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. The donations are part of Leong and Rizzo's charity, Karing 4 Kids.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby North Secondary School students Michelle Leong and Marica Rizzo pack donated food into boxes in their classroom Wednesday afternoon. Their charity, Karing 4 Kids hopes to donate ten-thousand food items collected from students to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank."
Photograph of the Parliament family home during construction on the 5770 block of Hastings Street. The home became known as the "Half-house" because it was only half completed when money ran out, so it was left half finished.
Photograph of the Parliament family home during construction on the 5770 block of Hastings Street. The home became known as the "Half-house" because it was only half completed when money ran out, so it was left half finished.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Andrew O'Keeffe, of the Burnaby Parks and Recreation Department, tends to some of the 2500 daffodils in the gardens of Kensington Park, along Hastings St."
File contains photographs of Burnaby North Secondary Students taking part in a production of the musical Grease. Photographs depict the students posing in their costumes and holding up their teacher.
File contains photographs of Burnaby North Secondary Students taking part in a production of the musical Grease. Photographs depict the students posing in their costumes and holding up their teacher.
Photograph of Burnaby North Secondary School students Geoff Nickerson, Amanda Reid, and Elizabeth May posing in costume and in character, as promotion for the school's production of Guys & Dolls.
Photograph of Burnaby North Secondary School students Geoff Nickerson, Amanda Reid, and Elizabeth May posing in costume and in character, as promotion for the school's production of Guys & Dolls.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: ""Nathan Detroit" (Geoff Nickerson) seems confused by "Adelaide's" (Amanda Reid) declaration of love, as Sister Sarah (Elizabeth May) is caught up in the romance of the moment, in a scene from Burnaby North Secondary School's production of Guys & Dolls. It's the school's 35th annual spring musical."
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about her career as a teacher in Burnaby at Douglas Road, Suncrest and Stride schools, and her move to the Parkcrest neighborhood in Burnaby in 1977 and in 1983 to Forest Hills. She talks about visiting Burnaby Mountain Park and the Owl & Oa…
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about her career as a teacher in Burnaby at Douglas Road, Suncrest and Stride schools, and her move to the Parkcrest neighborhood in Burnaby in 1977 and in 1983 to Forest Hills. She talks about visiting Burnaby Mountain Park and the Owl & Oarsman restaurant, and the history of the development of Forest Hills in the 1980s.
Recording is of an interview with Mary Lumby conducted by Kathy Bossort. Mary Lumby was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mary Lumby’s experience living in Forest Hills, raising her children there, and her involvement in community groups and advocating for improved community services in the Forest Hills and Forest Grove neighbourhoods, and her later move to UniverCity. She talks about the history of the Forest Hills subdivision and what she liked about living there, its links with Forest Grove, and challenges facing both communities as a result of their isolation. Her description of living in UniverCity provides an interesting comparison in how community is created. Mary Lumby also talks about her teaching career, her volunteer activities especially related to the environment, the relationship Trans Mountain tank farm had with adjacent neighbourhoods when she lived in Forest Hills, and what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her.
Biographical Notes
Mary Lumby was born in Vancouver B.C. She moved to Burnaby and the Parkcrest area in 1977, and then to the new Forest Hills subdivision. Later she moved into another developing community, UniverCity, at the top of Burnaby Mountain and adjacent to the Simon Fraser University campus. Mary has been an active community member, volunteer and community advocate. She has been particularly interested in environmental issues, as a teacher, volunteer coordinator for civic events, and citizen representative on Burnaby’s Environment Committee. She continues to be active in community affairs and enjoys living on Burnaby Mountain.
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A sure sign of Spring is the official opening of the Kensington Pitch & Putt golf course. Joaquin Ortega putts out on a beautiful sunny morning."