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Vancouver Heights Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

Heritage Value: Vancouver Heights remained an important residential and commercial centre in Burnaby throughout the 1925-1954 period. The area had its own Board of Trade and the North Burnaby Library was created to serve the residents. In 1949, the Hastings streetcars stopped running, but the area retained its reputation as one of the best shopping districts in the city.

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Vancouver Heights Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1905-1924

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1905-1924

Heritage Value: On December 13, 1912, The British Columbian Weekly described the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood as follows: "The northern portion of the municipality in the vicinity of Boundary Road has during the past three years made tremendous strides towards settlement. At that time Mr. James Herd and Mr. Peters were the only residents of the district...Soon, however, the timber was removed, streets laid out and other conveniences such as water, light and transportation provided... The school population of the district has increased so rapidly that the school has been enlarged twice this year and is at the present time inadequate. About 200 children are attending now. There are three churches in the district and one mission...At present time there are two large blocks containing six stores..."

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

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Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Church building.

Associated Dates: 1930

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Esmond Avenue

Associated Dates: 1930

Description: Church building.

Heritage Value: This church replaced the first Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church, which opened in 1911 and later became the Masonic Hall. This site was purchased in 1928, but the new church was not completed until 1930, due to the financial constraints of the Depression era. B.C. Lieutenant-Governor Bruce dedicated the church on Feb. 16, 1931. The building has retained its Classical Revival form and detailing, including its symmetrical design, columns flanking the recessed main entrance and arched windows with keystone detailing. The Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church was designed by Australian-born architect H.H. Simmonds (1883-1954). After serving in the First World War, Simmonds resumed his local practice, and even during the Depression, his output remained prolific. In the 1920s and 30s, Simmonds was commissioned by the City of Vancouver to replace several pavilions at the Pacific National Exhibition with a consistent grouping of Art Deco buildings including the surviving Livestock Building (1929), Women and Fine Arts Building (1931) and Forum (1933).

Locality: Vancouver Heights

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Architect: H.H. Simmonds

Area: 566.79

Contributing Resource: Building

Ownership: Private

Street Address: 140 Esmond Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Front elevation of Vancouver Heights Presbyterian Church, 2013.. West elevation.. thumbnail

Main entrance, 2013. Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Vancouver Heights United Church

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Church building.

Associated Dates: 1926

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Ingleton Avenue

Associated Dates: 1926

Description: Church building.

Heritage Value: This building was originally built in 1926 as the Vancouver Heights United Church; a Sunday School was added in 1931, which conformed to the church building’s Romanesque influenced style. This unique Burnaby building has retained its remarkable three-storey tower with buttresses and stepped parapet. It now houses the New Apostolic Church.

Locality: Vancouver Heights

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Area: 1133.42

Contributing Resource: Building

Ownership: Private

Street Address: 271 Ingleton Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Exterior view of the Vancouver Heights United Church, 2013.. South elevation.. thumbnail

Vancouver Road (Kingsway)

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1860

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1860

Heritage Value: The street we know as Kingsway is one of the legacies of the Royal Engineers' military defences for New Westminster. The fear of an American attack prompted the construction of the False Creek trail - later known as Vancouver Road and now Kingsway - in 1860 to connect the capital city to the ice-free salt water harbour at English Bay.