Burnaby North High School
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1923-1982
- Heritage Value
- 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.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- 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.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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5625 Georgia Street
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1975 and 1979] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the back of 5625 Georgia Street taken from 5676 Georgia Street.
Advertising adjacent Jan's Grocery Store
Aerial view of Capitol Hill
Apartment at 390 Howard Avenue
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 5, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- 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.
Apartments at 5220 Capitol Drive
Bakery Opposite Capitol Hill School
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- 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.
Capitol Hill Barber Shop
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- 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.
Capitol Hill Community Hall
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 13, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- 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.
Capitol Hill Pentecostal Tabernacle
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the Capitol Hill Pentecostal Tabernacle located on the corner of Hastings Street and Springer Avenue, with apartment buildings in the background.
Capitol Hill School
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 19, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- 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.
Capitol Hill School
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 19, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front exterior of Capitol Hill School, located at Hastings Street and Holdom Avenue. The photograph is taken from the opposite side of Holdom Avenue, facing east.
Confederation House
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 13, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Confederation House, the seniors' community centre located on the 4500 block of Albert Street. The photograph is taken from a parking lot, facing north. An adjacent building is visible in the background.
Ernie's Take Home
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 1, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Ernie's Take Home at 4605 Hastings Street with its large sign advertising Kentucky Fried Chicken in a bucket. Other businesses to the east are visible as well.
Hastings Street at Willingdon Avenue
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken slightly west of the intersection, at Willingdon, looking east along Hastings Street. The Esso gas station is at the right and the Gulf station is at the left. Numerous stores and businesses are visible.