The Buena Vista neighbourhood (so named for its wonderful views) grew out of its proximity to Edmonds and New Westminster and was developed in the period 1911-1912. By the 1950s, the area had been further subdivided and in 1986, Burnaby Municipal Council adopted the Cariboo Hills Development Plan for the neighbourhood to maintain its character as a residential area of the city.
According to the 1911 December 26 edition of The British Columbian: Optimism is the word that applies to the whole community of East Burnaby. The many improvements carried out by the council during the past two years had been the means of making East Burnaby a thriving settlement, and hence one and all are optimistic as to its future. In the clearing and building line, many fine new homes are being erected...Real estate values have advanced with the times, and a notable feature is the number of better-class houses that are being built in this locality, which proves that East Burnaby is becoming very much alive and elevated.
4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side.
Side A:
1. Blueprint "Plan of / Subdivision of Lot No. 69 / Group One / New Westminster District / Pro…
4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
Material Details
Scales [between 1:1584 and 1:3168]
Index number on edge of board reads: "14"
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side.
Side A:
1. Blueprint "Plan of / Subdivision of Lot No. 69 / Group One / New Westminster District / Property of Ernest Buse, Esq. / Scale 3 chs = 1 in. / Map No 290". Plan is signed by "Garden, Hermon and Burwell, Dom. Land Surveyor" (Geographic location: Burnaby)
2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of Lots 1-19, 36-53 and 69-75 inclusive / in the Subdivision / of / Lot 30 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 2 chs = 1 in. Map No 631". Plan is signed by "Jno [sic] Strathern [sic] P.L.S." Names and Lot numbers are handwritten in red pencil in sections along Douglas Road and read: "20 - F / 21 - Fitherstruhaul [sic] / 22 - J.S. Craig / 23 - McGill & Dill / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 - School / 29 - School / 30 - D. McDownall / 31 - W.J. Troloow [sic] / 32 - N.C. Nelson / 33 - _[sic] McGill / 34 - T.S.[sic] Craig / 35" (Geographic location: Burnaby)
Side B:
1.Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of Centre Portion / of Lot 28 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 200' = 1" / Map No 627". Plan is signed by "Jno Strathern / P.L.S." (Geographic location: Burnaby)
2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of N.1/2 Lot 100 and S.1/2 Lot 101, / Group One / New Westminster District, BC / Scale 4 chs = 1 in." (Geographic location: Burnaby)
This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
Biographical Notes
Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children.
George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby.
Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden.
On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza.
John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years.
Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years.
Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine.
Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children.
Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement.
Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper.
Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves.
Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn.
Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898.
Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister.
Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality.
Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two.
Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson.
Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six.
Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897.
Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
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.
Photographs of pages from a photograph album belonging to Esther (Love) Stanley. Each photograph includes five to nine images per page as per the arrangement of the original album.
Photographs of pages from a photograph album belonging to Esther (Love) Stanley. Each photograph includes five to nine images per page as per the arrangement of the original album.
Photographs of pages from a photograph album belonging to Esther (Love) Stanley. Each photograph includes one to four images per page as per the arrangement of the original album.
Photographs of pages from a photograph album belonging to Esther (Love) Stanley. Each photograph includes one to four images per page as per the arrangement of the original album.
Photograph of three women from the Jesse and Martha Love family standing on the porch of the Love family farmhouse located at 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street). Women in the photograph could be; Esther (Love) Stanley, Phoebe (Love) Feedham, Dorothy "Dot" (Love) Brandrit…
Photograph of three women from the Jesse and Martha Love family standing on the porch of the Love family farmhouse located at 1390 Cumberland Road (later renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street). Women in the photograph could be; Esther (Love) Stanley, Phoebe (Love) Feedham, Dorothy "Dot" (Love) Brandrith or Sarah (Love) Parker. A small dog is perched on the railing of the porch in front of the young woman standing in the middle.
1 photograph : sepia; 11.5 x 16.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Martha Dorothy (Dot) Love Brandrith (at the front) and Sarah Love Parker (on the far left) standing on the steps of Love Family house with two other unidentified women.
1 photograph : sepia; 11.5 x 16.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Martha Dorothy (Dot) Love Brandrith (at the front) and Sarah Love Parker (on the far left) standing on the steps of Love Family house with two other unidentified women.
Photograph of Jesse and Martha Love with two of their daughters in front of their farmhouse. Martha is wearing an apron and Jesse is holding his neck with his left hand. The Love farmhouse was located at 1390 Cumberland Road (after 1960- address was changed to 7651 Cumberland Street). The Love far…
Photograph of Jesse and Martha Love with two of their daughters in front of their farmhouse. Martha is wearing an apron and Jesse is holding his neck with his left hand. The Love farmhouse was located at 1390 Cumberland Road (after 1960- address was changed to 7651 Cumberland Street). The Love farmhouse was relocated to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988 where it was restored to the 1920s era.
Photographs of pages from a photograph album belonging to Esther (Love) Stanley. Each photograph includes five to seven images per page as per the arrangement of the original album.
Photographs of pages from a photograph album belonging to Esther (Love) Stanley. Each photograph includes five to seven images per page as per the arrangement of the original album.
Photograph of members of the Love, Brandrith and Stanley families in front of the Love farmhouse. The group is identified (standing left to right) as; Leonard Love, Martha Dorothy "Dot" Love, Esther Love, Carrie Sommers (friend of Esther's) and Hannah "Girlie" Love. Ben Brandrith is seated in front…
Photograph of members of the Love, Brandrith and Stanley families in front of the Love farmhouse. The group is identified (standing left to right) as; Leonard Love, Martha Dorothy "Dot" Love, Esther Love, Carrie Sommers (friend of Esther's) and Hannah "Girlie" Love. Ben Brandrith is seated in front (smoking a pie and dressed in a woman's apron and hat) next to George Love. The man standing on the porch behind the group may be Frank Charles "Stan" Stanley who married Esther Love.
Photograph of Thomas Robert "Bob" Love, standing in an orchard at the Love family home at 1390 Cumberland Road. Bob's right arm is bent with his hand on his waist. He is wearing a white collared shirt with tie, dark pants, belt and suspenders. Orchard trees in full leaf are in background. Bob Love…
Photograph of Thomas Robert "Bob" Love, standing in an orchard at the Love family home at 1390 Cumberland Road. Bob's right arm is bent with his hand on his waist. He is wearing a white collared shirt with tie, dark pants, belt and suspenders. Orchard trees in full leaf are in background. Bob Love served in World War 1 and died at the age of 31 years on November 23, 1918.
Photograph of members of the Love family gathered next to a piano in the Love farmhouse parlour. People are identified as: Esther Love (second from left), Sarah Love (second from right), Thomas Robert (Bob) Love in sweater (far right), William Parker is sitting in the centre holding baby Albert Par…
Photograph of members of the Love family gathered next to a piano in the Love farmhouse parlour. People are identified as: Esther Love (second from left), Sarah Love (second from right), Thomas Robert (Bob) Love in sweater (far right), William Parker is sitting in the centre holding baby Albert Parker, Hannah (Girlie) and Martha (Dot) Love are sitting to the right. The room is wallpapered and has framed portraits hanging from a picture rail behind them.
Photograph of members of the Love family gathered in front of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road. People are identified as; Esther Love Stanley (2nd from left holding baby); Thomas Robert "Bob" Love (3rd from right); Sarah Love Parker (2nd from right) and Martha Dorothy "Dot" Love (far ri…
Photograph of members of the Love family gathered in front of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road. People are identified as; Esther Love Stanley (2nd from left holding baby); Thomas Robert "Bob" Love (3rd from right); Sarah Love Parker (2nd from right) and Martha Dorothy "Dot" Love (far right).
Photograph of members of the Love family and friends gathered at a piano in the Love family parlour inside of the Love family farmhouse. The group is identified from left to right as; Charles Deacon holding a violin, Esther (Love) Stanley holding a flute, Hannah "Girlie" (Love) Barnes (standing beh…
Photograph of members of the Love family and friends gathered at a piano in the Love family parlour inside of the Love family farmhouse. The group is identified from left to right as; Charles Deacon holding a violin, Esther (Love) Stanley holding a flute, Hannah "Girlie" (Love) Barnes (standing behind), Jack Guppy holding a violin, George Love holding a recorder or flute and Martha Dorothy "Dot" (Love) Brandrith holding a flute. There are framed paintings and photographs hanging on the wallpapered walls behind them.