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Sperling Avenue School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1914

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Associated Dates: 1914

Heritage Value: The Sperling Avenue School was opened in 1914 to service the growing community around the B.C. Electric Company's Pole Line Road (Sperling Avenue). This school replaced the one-room Duthie schoolhouse.

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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6840 Adair Street - Sperling Avenue School/Park Site

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 21178

Meeting Date: 25-Jun-1973

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 47

Item No.: 33

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 21178

Meeting Date: 25-Jun-1973

Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 47

Item No.: 33

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 21178

25-Jun-1973 Meeting Minutes

Approval of School Building Program - North Burnaby Junior High, Capitol Hill Addition, Sperling Avenue School Addition, Stride Avenue School Addition and Kitchener School Addition

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48435

Meeting Date: 16-Aug-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48435

Meeting Date: 16-Aug-1948

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48435

16-Aug-1948 Meeting Minutes

Class at Sperling Avenue School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of fourty-six students and their teacher on the steps of the school. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Shirley's class at Sperling, Margaret Allen, teacher." At the bottom left corner of the photograph is the name of the photographer (Layton) and in the opposite corner is the…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of fourty-six students and their teacher on the steps of the school. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Shirley's class at Sperling, Margaret Allen, teacher." At the bottom left corner of the photograph is the name of the photographer (Layton) and in the opposite corner is the year, 1950.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Allen, Margaret; Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; Photographer identified as "Layton"

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Class at Sperling Avenue School, 1950 thumbnail

Petition for Direct Access to Sperling Avenue School from Cliff Avenue

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 72378

Meeting Date: 28-Nov-1934

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 72378

Meeting Date: 28-Nov-1934

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 72378

28-Nov-1934 Meeting Minutes

Request for Additional Traffic Control on Sperling Avenue in the Vicinity of Sperling Avenue School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 15410

Meeting Date: 27-Nov-1978

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 15410

Meeting Date: 27-Nov-1978

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

27-Nov-1978 Meeting Minutes

Request for Additional Traffic Control on Sperling Avenue in the Vicinity of the Sperling Avenue School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 15284

Meeting Date: 23-Oct-1978

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

1 document

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 15284

Meeting Date: 23-Oct-1978

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

23-Oct-1978 Meeting Minutes

Request re Improvements for Sidewalks on Sperling Avenue from Union Street to Sperling Avenue School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 56687

Meeting Date: 24-Oct-1927

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 56687

Meeting Date: 24-Oct-1927

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 56687

24-Oct-1927 Meeting Minutes

School Sites - Capitol Hill School, Sperling Avenue School and Clinton Street School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48121

Meeting Date: 11-Feb-1948

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 48121

Meeting Date: 11-Feb-1948

Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 48121

11-Feb-1948 Meeting Minutes

Sperling Avenue School Class

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of thirty-two unidentified children and their teacher, Mrs. V. Cuthbertson, on the steps of Sperling Avenue school. Written on the bottom of the photograph are the name of the photographer (Layton) and the year in which the picture was taken (1952).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of thirty-two unidentified children and their teacher, Mrs. V. Cuthbertson, on the steps of Sperling Avenue school. Written on the bottom of the photograph are the name of the photographer (Layton) and the year in which the picture was taken (1952).

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer identified as "Layton"

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School Class

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of thirty-five unidentified children and their teacher, Mrs. V. Cuthbertson, sitting and standing in four rows standing outside. Written along the bottom of the photograph is the name of the photographer (Layton) and the name of the school along with the year the picture was taken.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of thirty-five unidentified children and their teacher, Mrs. V. Cuthbertson, sitting and standing in four rows standing outside. Written along the bottom of the photograph is the name of the photographer (Layton) and the name of the school along with the year the picture was taken.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; Photographer identified as "Layton"

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School Class, 1954 thumbnail

Sperling Avenue School during construction

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Sperling Avenue School during construction. This was the first school ever built by Bruce Patterson.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Patterson family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 213-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-13

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Sperling Avenue School during construction. This was the first school ever built by Bruce Patterson.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Construction; Occupations - Labourers

Names: Patterson Company; Patterson, Bruce; Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Hand written note on verso of photograph reads: "1st School Bruce built"

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School during construction, 1913 thumbnail

Sperling Avenue School site

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 8, 1915

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Sperling Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being a 4.11 acre portion of the south half of Block 7 of subd. part of Lot 131, Grroup 1" "New Westminster District".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm

Material Details: Scale 40 feet = 1 inch

Scope and Content: Survey plan of "Sperling Avenue School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being a 4.11 acre portion of the south half of Block 7 of subd. part of Lot 131, Grroup 1" "New Westminster District".

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Responsibility: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Accession Code: BV003.83.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 8, 1915

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Scan Resolution: 440

Scan Date: 22-Dec-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of plan; handwritten on back, "1748"; Oath on plan reads: "I, D.G. McGugan..." "...person- ally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 8th day of March 1915"; signed by D.J. McGugan, notarized by "R.E. Chapman", sworn "...12th day of April 1915" "Burnett and McGugan" "B.C. Land Surveyors Etc. New Westminster, B.C..";

Images

Sperling Avenue School site, March 8, 1915 thumbnail

Sperling Avenue School staff members

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958 or 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of ten women and four men in the gymnasium of the school building - all are unidentified. A sign in front of the group reads: "Sperling Avenue School Staff 1958-1959."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958 or 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of ten women and four men in the gymnasium of the school building - all are unidentified. A sign in front of the group reads: "Sperling Avenue School Staff 1958-1959."

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School staff members

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958 or 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the fifteen staff members of Sperling Avenue School. The group (all unidentified) appear to be gathered in the school gymnasium for the picture and a sign in front of them reads: "Sperling Ave. Elem. Staff 1959-1960."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958 or 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the fifteen staff members of Sperling Avenue School. The group (all unidentified) appear to be gathered in the school gymnasium for the picture and a sign in front of them reads: "Sperling Ave. Elem. Staff 1959-1960."

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School staff members

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960 or 1961]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the fourteen staff members of Sperling Avenue School in the school gymnasium. All are unidentified. A sign in front of the group reads: "Sperling Ave. Elem. Staff 1960-1961."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960 or 1961]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the fourteen staff members of Sperling Avenue School in the school gymnasium. All are unidentified. A sign in front of the group reads: "Sperling Ave. Elem. Staff 1960-1961."

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School staff members

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1961 or 1962]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group identified as the staff from Sperling Avenue school in the school gymnasium. All fourteen people are unidentified.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1961 or 1962]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group identified as the staff from Sperling Avenue school in the school gymnasium. All fourteen people are unidentified.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School staff members, [1961 or 1962] thumbnail

Sperling Avenue School students

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sperling Avenue School students, Grades 1 to 8.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-282

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sperling Avenue School students, Grades 1 to 8.

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Sperling Avenue School students, [1922] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Transportation of School Children from Douglas Road School to Sperling Avenue School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 73611

Meeting Date: 3-Feb-1919

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 73611

Meeting Date: 3-Feb-1919

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 73611

3-Feb-1919 Meeting Minutes

Grade 3, Division 8

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958 or 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a class picture with thirty-one unidentified children and their teacher, Mrs. V. Cuthbertson, in the gymnasium of the school building. A sign in front of the group reads: "Sperling Avenue School Grade 3 Div. 8. 1958-1959."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1958 or 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 463-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph is a class picture with thirty-one unidentified children and their teacher, Mrs. V. Cuthbertson, in the gymnasium of the school building. A sign in front of the group reads: "Sperling Avenue School Grade 3 Div. 8. 1958-1959."

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Sperling Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area