Starlite Room fire
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Burnaby fire fighters outside of the Starlite Room banquet hall after fighting a fire. One fire fighter is climbing down a ladder as the other holds it. The Starlite Room's sign is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2044
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Burnaby fire fighters outside of the Starlite Room banquet hall after fighting a fire. One fire fighter is climbing down a ladder as the other holds it. The Starlite Room's sign is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby firefighters mop up after fire gutted the Starlite Room banquet hall, in the 7600 block of 6th St., early Saturday morning. The building's second floor was severly damaged by the fire, while other businesses on the ground floor received smoke and water damage. One person was slightly injured. The fire was the second of the night for Burnaby firefighters, who also battled a fire in a single-family home in the 5500 block of Donovan Ave., causing $280,000 damage. Nobody was home at the time."
- Geographic Access
- 6th Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Less detail
Edwin Butler
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925] (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 Edwin Butler with pet dog, Bing, and pet cat, Boots. Edwin was married to Margaret Butler. They first settled in Burnaby at 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby in 1924.
Burnaby's Operation Identification
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1976, published January 7, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch putting up a sign in preparation for Burnaby's Operation Identification, which was "the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada" when "47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment [joined] 47 Rotarians from the Burna…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1976, published January 7, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-225
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch putting up a sign in preparation for Burnaby's Operation Identification, which was "the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada" when "47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment [joined] 47 Rotarians from the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club and start door-to-door visits in 800 residences in South Burnaby. The teams [carried] electric engraving pens for marking all property susceptible to theft."
- Subjects
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Public Services - Policing
- Names
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby detachment of the RCMP has embarked on the largest single crime prevention policy of its kind in Canada. "Operation Identification" officially kicks off tonight when 47 uniformed officers of the Burnaby detachment will join with 47 Rotarians from the Burnaby Kingsway Rotary Club and start door-to-door visits in 800 residences in South Burnaby. The teams will be carrying electric engraving pens for marking all property susceptible to theft. Municipal workers Bill Ramsay and Greg Finch are shown erecting one of the signs on Canada Way at 14th Avenue as "sidewalk superintendents" Sandra Finch and Corinne Williams look on."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- 14th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Less detail