Photograph of Simon Fraser University Anthropologist and teacher Louis Feldhammer, an early feminist who was extremely well-respected among fellow staff in the Political Science and Anthropology department of Simon Fraser University.
Photograph of Simon Fraser University Anthropologist and teacher Louis Feldhammer, an early feminist who was extremely well-respected among fellow staff in the Political Science and Anthropology department of Simon Fraser University.
Photograph of Simon Fraser University Anthropologist and teacher Louis Feldhammer, an early feminist who was extremely well-respected among fellow staff in the Political Science and Anthropology department of Simon Fraser University.
Photograph of Simon Fraser University Anthropologist and teacher Louis Feldhammer, an early feminist who was extremely well-respected among fellow staff in the Political Science and Anthropology department of Simon Fraser University.
Photograph of Dr. Rudi R. Haering founding head of the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University. He was named Canada's most outstanding young physicist in 1970 when he won the Herzberg medal. Born in Switzerland, Dr. Haering came to Canada in 1947, and worked at Simon Fraser University from 19…
Photograph of Dr. Rudi R. Haering founding head of the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University. He was named Canada's most outstanding young physicist in 1970 when he won the Herzberg medal. Born in Switzerland, Dr. Haering came to Canada in 1947, and worked at Simon Fraser University from 1964 to 1972.
Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
Photograph of a crowd gathered in a room. People are standing, talking to one another, with concerned looks on their faces. There are posters on the wall which read: "SATURDAY APRIL 5TH / MARCH IN SOLIDARITY / WITH THE MLF / THEIR FIGHT / IS OUR FIGHT" and "NORTH AMERICAN / CONFERENCE OF / ANTI-IM…
Photograph of a crowd gathered in a room. People are standing, talking to one another, with concerned looks on their faces. There are posters on the wall which read: "SATURDAY APRIL 5TH / MARCH IN SOLIDARITY / WITH THE MLF / THEIR FIGHT / IS OUR FIGHT" and "NORTH AMERICAN / CONFERENCE OF / ANTI-IMPERIALIST (crossed out and written instead: ANTI-FASCIST) / YOUTH / MAY 7-12 1969"
Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
Photograph of four members of the Kenwards of Port Moody. At the time this photograph was taken, they were each at various stages of post-secondary education at Simon Fraser University. John (far left) a graduate student; Diane, who was to start at SFU the following February; Dave, graduating that …
Photograph of four members of the Kenwards of Port Moody. At the time this photograph was taken, they were each at various stages of post-secondary education at Simon Fraser University. John (far left) a graduate student; Diane, who was to start at SFU the following February; Dave, graduating that year (in cap and gown); and Peter, who was just completing his first year.
Subseries consists of oral history tapes created from interviews with early Burnaby residents. Interviews appear to have been conducted by both Burnaby Village Museum staff and Burnaby Historical Society members. Subseries also includes oral history tapes conducted by history students while atte…
Subseries consists of oral history tapes created from interviews with early Burnaby residents. Interviews appear to have been conducted by both Burnaby Village Museum staff and Burnaby Historical Society members. Subseries also includes oral history tapes conducted by history students while attending Simon Fraser University. A number of the SFU tapes are titled either "Burnaby in the Thirties" or "Local History Tapes."
Interviews were digitized in 2010 allowing them 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.
Despite the rapid growth witnessed in Burnaby in the post-war years, the Lochdale Neighbourhood was characterised as a close-knit primarily residential community. Although a commercial zone developed along Sperling and Hastings, single-family, duplex and multi-family homes were the primary buildings in the area. Basement suites and student accommodation also flourished in this neighbourhood after the creation of Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain.
Burnaby Mountain had been dedicated as park in 1942, however the original park boundaries were reconsidered in 1952 with the development of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Although the boundaries were adjusted to accommodate this project, significant conservation and park lands were left untouched. When, in 1962, the government of British Columbia determined the need for additional post-secondary facilities, Burnaby Mountain was chosen as the site for the new Simon Fraser University which opened in 1965. As early as 1964, the idea of establishing a townsite around the university had been discussed by Burnaby, but it was not until the mid-1990s that the idea came to fruition and by the early 2000s, a new housing development know as the UniverCity took shape on the mountain adjacent to the university.
When Simon Fraser University opened in 1965, approximately sixteen industrial properties had been developed in the Lake City Industrial Park. In addition, significant tracts of land in the western portion had been pre-cleared and graded in anticipation of additional development, while most of the eastern half remained forested. Some of the early companies to locate in the area were Nabob Foods, Volkswagen Canada, British Columbia Television Broadcasting, Simpson Sears, and H.Y. Louie Company Limited. Both Imperial Oil and Shell Oil established petroleum storage and distribution facilities in the area. Initially a heavy industrial area, by 1979, single family neighbourhoods south of Lougheed Highway and west of Eagle Creek had been largely developed. By the mid1980's, the Burnaby 200 multi-family development along Forest Grove Drive had also been completed.