Photograph of the exterior of the main jail building, southwest side, Oakalla Prison Farm. A sign next to the road reads, "Main Office" with an arrow pointing to the left.
Photograph of the exterior of the main jail building, southwest side, Oakalla Prison Farm. A sign next to the road reads, "Main Office" with an arrow pointing to the left.
File consists of papers pertaining to the Oakalla Prison Farm including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes. Also included in the file is a typed page (photocopied) entitled "Applications for Appointment / Staff of Oakalla Prison Farm" written in the 1920's.
File consists of papers pertaining to the Oakalla Prison Farm including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes. Also included in the file is a typed page (photocopied) entitled "Applications for Appointment / Staff of Oakalla Prison Farm" written in the 1920's.
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies …
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies of "British Columbia / Gaol Rules & Regulations / 1912" and photocopied aerial photographs of the site.
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yea…
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yearly financial statements, an "Oakalla Closes" programme along with various essays and statistics pulled from the Internet (and other sources).
The phasing out and demolition of the Oakalla Prison farm allowed for the planned development of the Oakalla Neighbourhood in the 1980s. By 1991, the City of Burnaby had adopted the Oakalla Development Plan which called for the transfer of land to the Deer Lake Park reserve as well as the creation of a new residential area consisting of multi-family housing types.