Postcard: colour west-facing aerial photo of Simon Fraser University buildings and parking lot; horizontal; on reverse in black, "SFU" and "SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY" "BURNABY 2 / BC / CANADA" "Aerial Looking West" "FC 54", lines above and below; borders divide card into halves horizontally; in left at bottom, "Photo: Chris Hildred" "MADE IN CANADA BY EVERGREEN PRESS LIMITED" "FIDELITY COLOUR" and logo; at upper right, "STAMP", line above and below; unused
Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; shows two-storey building, brick and plaster; "SWEDISH CANADIAN REST HOME" in red above entrance, three flags; driveway visible, lawn in foreground, shrubs; on reverse in blue "SWEDISH CANADIAN REST HOME" "1800 Duthie Avenue -- Burnaby, B.C,." "INCORPORATED 1947," "Dedicated To Man And Woman Who In Twilight Of Life, Seek Comfort, Rest And Contentment."; at lower left, "Photo by Burnaby Photographers" "45243-C"; up centre, "Pub. by Colour Deluxe Photographers, 1353 East 41st Ave., Vancouver, B.C."; at bottom, maple leaf logo "Made in Canada" "DEXTER COLOR, CANADA, LTD." "CORNWALL, ONTARIO"; at right, "Post Card", and dotted outline of stamp at upper right, "PLACE STAMP HERE"; pencilled "$2" at upper left; lightly soiled, slight wear on corners; unused
Swedish Canadian Rest Home / 1800 Duthie Avenue - Burnaby, B.C. / Incorporated 1947 / Dedicated to Man and Woman.. / ..Seek Comfort, Rest, and Contentment
Postcard: colour photo of large house, half-timbered style, with garden; horizontal; on reverse in navy, "BURNABY ART GALLERY" "Burnaby, B.C., Canada" "And view of Century Gardens on shores of Deer Lake", formerly the Ceperley Mansion "Fairacres"; at bottom, "Photo by D.A. Denny"; up centre of card, "Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd., Vancouver, Canada"; at bottom, "Traveltime PRODUCT" "C-2158", logo; at top, maple leaf and "MADE IN CANADA"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", rectangle with "POSTAGE STAMP"; typed address "Mrs. Doreen A. Lawson, 7522 Burris St., Burnaby, B.C. V5E 1Y9"; printed in black at left, "YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A PRIVATE VIEWING OF VISUAL ALCHEMY - AN EXHIBITION OF HOLOGRAPHIC ART BY AL RAZUTIS" "THURSDAY, MARCH 24 AT 8 P.M."; pink metering "FIRST CLASS" "VANCOUVER B.C." "17 III '77" "CANADA" "POSTES" "POSTAGE" "12" "METER COMPTEUR" "PO" "568653"; some smudging
Burnaby Art Gallery / Burnaby, B.C., Canada / and view of.. / A Private Viewing of / "Visual Alchemy" - / an Exhibition of / Holographic Art by / Al Razutis / Thursday, March 24 at / 8 P.M. / Mrs. Doreen A. Lawson / 7522 Burris St., / Burnaby, B.C. / V5E 1Y9 / Vancouver / 17 III '77
Postcard: black and white photo, horizontal; row of six single-storey houses, grass, gravel road, telephone pole; along bottom in white, "NEW VISTA SOCIETY BUNGALOW COURT" "BURNABY, B.C. 1951"; white border; on reverse in grey, "POST CARD" "MADE IN CANADA" "CORRESPONDENCE" "ADDRESS"; rectangle at upper right, dashed outline with curved corners, "CKC"? logo at top centre; inside, "PLACE STAMP HERE"; deep scratch on back at top; crease; some worn corners; darkening in sky from developing or printing of photo?; unused
Postcard: four colour photos; horizontal; Brentwood Shopping Centre; upper left: view across parking lot to Heywood Flowers and The Doll House Restaurant; upper right: Eaton's of Canada and part of lot; bottom left: interior, people throwing money into fenced fountain, Eaton's sign behind; bottom right: car exiting lot onto street, Loblaw's in background; on reverse in navy, "BRENTWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE" "Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C." "Free Parking..."; illustration of R.C.M.P. officer at left; bar up centre with white "PUB. BY NATURAL COLOR PRODUCTIONS, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C."; at bottom, "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN", "LITHOGRAPHY" "PHOTOGRAPHY" "DESIGN", logo of man; at lower left, "Rolly Ford photo." "C-1199"; at top, illustration of mounted R.C.M.P. officer, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; outline of rectangle at upper right, "4c CANADIAN POSTAGE"; probably c. 1961, the year the mall opened; pencilled "EATON'S" at top left, "4.00" "4" at top right; unused; some wear on corners
Postcard: colour photo of Centennial Pavilion, Burnaby Mountain Park; horizontal; on reverse in navy, "4" "CENTENNIAL PAVILION" "Burnaby, B.C., Canada" "The Centennial Pavilion located..."; illustration at left of R.C.M.P. officer; at bottom, "Photo by George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd. For the Burnaby Parks & Recreation Commission" "S-2775"; navy bar up centre with "NATURAL COLOR PRODUCTIONS, LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C."; at bottom, "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN", logo; at upper right, illustration of mounted R.C.M.P. officer, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", and rectangle "USE CANADIAN POSTAGE"; in blue pen on left side, "July, 1977"
Postcard: sepia photo, glossy; horizontal; shows McKay(?) school class, four rows of children; back row is boys standing, female teacher at right; next row is boys kneeling; next row is girls sitting on wooden sidewalk?; front row is girls sitting on step; two boys recline on ground in front of first row of girls; school is stone with wooden siding above; wooden stairs; on reverse in grey, "POST CARD" ""VICTOR"" "POSTAL"; double line below 'Post Card', short line down centre; addressed in black ink to "Dr. Boyce, The Old Cloth Hall Biddenden, Kent, England”; message "Many thanks for Weekly Dispatches. Suppose you are very busy with your hospitals. What do you think of this? Nov 26, 1914"; red King George V stamp at upper right, "CANADA POSTAGE" "TWO CENTS" "2"; postmark "NO29" "MCKAY B.C."; black cancellation; soiled, smudged along right edge; pencilled "Can" "G107" "Moray, B.C."; edges worn
Postcard: colour photograph of Burnaby Mountain Park including Centennial Pavilion; horizontal; on reverse in blue: "1" "BURNABY MOUNTAIN PARK" "Burnaby, B.C., Canada" "This park...", drawing of R.C.M.P. officer at left; photo by "George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd. For the Burnaby Parks & Recreation Commission" "S-2772"; blue bar up centre with "PUB. BY NATURAL COLOR PRODUCTIONS, LTD. VANC.-", rest covered; at bottom "MADE IN CANADA" "GRANT-MANN"; green 10 cent stamp at upper right; blue and white "AIR MAIL PAR AVION" label top centre; postmarked "NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. CANADA" "6 -" "17 -" "19--"; cancelled with 7 wavy lines; under "ADDRESS" at right side, in blue pen, "De Heer" "U. Hospes." "Uffo. Emmiresstr. 6." "Sneet"? "Nederland."; message "Hantel Cproetin"? "J. Wisbrands"?; corners slightly worn
Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; grassy field with rows of people in Scottish regimental dress, red jackets, being inspected by people in green jackets; part of covered bleachers visible at left, trees behind (Central Park in Burnaby?); on reverse in brown, "V-32 CALEDONIAN GAMES, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)" "Inspection of a Scottish Highland Regiment... Games are held annually..."; at centre, "POST CARD"; above this, "COLOR PHOTO--COURTESY GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS"; line down centre; up left side, "PUB. BY VANCOUVER MAGAZINE SERV. LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C,."; at bottom left, "PRINTED IN U.S.A."; at right, "Address Only On This Side"; addressed in blue pen to "Miss Louise Hodgson RR#I Ruskin B.C."; message "Friday Aug 6/54" "Dear Louise & Mum, Here I am once again just thought I would send a card just in case. These are Seaforths & the Big man with his back showing is Hoffmiester. Cass had no word about his car yet. I should I hope get nearly all the puttying done on the last side of the House today. I better go for now all my love Ever Daddy", ring of 'x's around 'Daddy'; up left side, "I will miss youse"; blue Queen Elizabeth II stamp at upper right, "E II R" "5c" "CANADA" "POSTES" "POSTAGE"; postmark "VANCOUVER B.C. CANADA" "AUG 6" "2 PM" "1954"; rectangular cancellation “BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES" "VANCOUVER-CANADA" "30 JULY - 7 AUGUST 1954"; lightly soiled, corners worn; pencilled "B530-1.75" at top
Postcard, vertical; 2 sepia photos, horizontal, arranged one above the other, rounded corners, with plain border all around and between; upper photo is very dark, road through forest, black handwritten caption below "Burnaby Lake Road"; lower photo is very light, shores, water, captioned "Burnaby Lake, B.C."; on reverse in grey, "POST CARD" at centre top; short horizontal line at centre divides card in half, at left, "For INLAND POSTAGE only the Space may be used for Communications"; at right, "THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE"; addressed in black ink to "Miss Olive Carter" "Langley. B.C."; message "Compliments of the Season, ("Nick"), Bessie Laidlaw"; used as a Christmas card; round postmark "NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. CAN." "DEC 24" "12-M" "1905"?; green Edward VII stamp at upper right, "CANADA POSTAGE" "ONE CENT" "1", cancelled with seven wavy lines, letters? down left side; pencilled at upper left "$5 BURNABY LAKE BC"; at lower left, pencilled "#1515 2/93 RAL"; creases, lightly soiled, darkened around edges
Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; glossy; shows blacksmith demonstration for a crowd at Burnaby Village Museum; costumed women in background with car in front of Ice Cream Parlour, long skirts; c.1986; on reverse in red, "HERITAGE VILLAGE MUSEUM" "Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada" "The Blacksmith Shop; one of thirty authentic displays depicting life the way it was between 1890 and 1925. Costumed interpreters will chat with you about the fact and folklore of those early days."; "A Traveltime PRODUCT" "Majestic" "POST CARD"; line down centre; at bottom, logo with maple leaf; "printed in canada by lawson packaging pacific a division of lawson & jones limited vancouver, british columbia" "KC-3956"; outline of rectangle at upper right, "POSTAGE STAMP"; four horizontal lines for address in right side; unused; pencilled "75" at lower right; streak; black dot; some wear at corners
Photograph of Hotel Burnaby at 1385 Kingsway (later renumbered 7610 Kingsway). An electric "Hotel Burnaby / Vacancy / Parking" sign can be seen on the right. A diner can be seen on the left side of the building with signs reading, "Dining Room," "Diner," "Soda Fountain," "Breakfasts, Lunches, Din…
Photograph of Hotel Burnaby at 1385 Kingsway (later renumbered 7610 Kingsway). An electric "Hotel Burnaby / Vacancy / Parking" sign can be seen on the right. A diner can be seen on the left side of the building with signs reading, "Dining Room," "Diner," "Soda Fountain," "Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners," "Coffee Bar," and "Licensed Premises." Coca-Cola advertisements are also visible. There are entrances to the building with signs above them readings, "Lobby," "Men," and "Ladies and Escorts."
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of a raid at the hotel bar next door.
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of a raid at the hotel bar next door.
Recording is of an interview with John Burton conducted by Colin Stevens inside the Music Shop at Burnaby Village Museum, 1988. John Burton discusses his experiences working in music shops in New Westminster in the 1920s. Major themes discussed are: sales, displays, popular culture.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930.
While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school.
John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter.
When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track three of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
Track three of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
Photograph of Rick Boyd, the President of the BC and Yukon Hotel Association, tearing up a WorkSafe card that reads: "Effective January 1, 2000 this establishment will be smoke-free in accordance with the WCB second-hand smoke standards to protect workers." Boyd is standing in a restaurant with a b…
Photograph of Rick Boyd, the President of the BC and Yukon Hotel Association, tearing up a WorkSafe card that reads: "Effective January 1, 2000 this establishment will be smoke-free in accordance with the WCB second-hand smoke standards to protect workers." Boyd is standing in a restaurant with a bar visible behind him.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Rick Boyd, the President of the BC and Yukon Hotel Association, is pleased the BC Supreme Court has torn up the Worker's Compensation Board's smoking ban in pubs and restaurants."
Postcard: colour photo; horizontal; building, showroom for lighting, large windows, lights are on; sloping shingled roof with dormer display windows, large lantern sign on corner, "NORBURN LIGHTING CENTRE"; inset photo at upper left is interior photo of showroom; on reverse, in blue at upper left, "Norburn Lighting Centre" with logo of lantern and "4600 E. HASTINGS ST., BURNABY, 299-0666"; up centre of card, "LITHOGRAPHED BY LAWSON GRAPHICS PACIFIC LIMITED, VANCOUVER, CANADA"; maple leaf at top, "MADE IN CANADA"; at bottom, "Traveltime PRODUCT" "C-2943"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; rectangle with "USE CANADIAN POSTAGE"; addressed in blue pen to "Ray-Bilt Contractors 6930 MacPherson Burnaby"; message "Dear Sir: May we assist you with your lighting needs. Phone, write or visit our showroom Catalogues available Thank you. Gloria"; pink postmark "BURNABY B.C." "25 11 '75", metered "CANADA POSTAGE POSTES 08" "METER COMPTEUR" "351575"; pencilled "2-" at lower right; pencilled at top but erased, "75c"; some wear on lower corners
Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver …
Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver B.C.".
Aerial photographic postcard of "the Fair Haven," a group of United Church homes for Senior Citizens. The road in the foreground is Rumble Street, and the long road to the right is Sussex Avenue. The small forest behind "the Fair Haven" is the David Gary Park.
Aerial photographic postcard of "the Fair Haven," a group of United Church homes for Senior Citizens. The road in the foreground is Rumble Street, and the long road to the right is Sussex Avenue. The small forest behind "the Fair Haven" is the David Gary Park.
Typewritten note on verso of postcard reads: "AERIAL VIEW/ 'The Fairhaven', Burnaby BC / United Church Homes for Senior Citizens / 4341 Rumble St., Burnaby, BC"
Handwritten note on verso of postcard reads: ""The road in the foreground is Rumble Street. The long road to the right is Sussex Avenue. The road, going up, on the left, barely visible is McKay Avenue = lower corner. Behind Fair Haven is the future David Gary Park cleared in the late 1950's - then more trees were felled in October 1962 with Hurricane Freda (blown over, uprooted trees) that left the park as it is today in 1993. The top row of little (5) white cottages were moved from the N.W. corner of Willingdon and Kingsway where Old Orchard Mall is now - they were part of Old Orchard Auto Villas, the first Fair Havens. Note: All cottages on right side of Lodge have been moved to Vancouver Island in 1991 for Motel units - by barge."
Printed on verso of postcard: "Traveltime product, made in Vancouver, Canada, by Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd."