Up until the 1970s, this neighbourhood was known as Vancouver Heights. When a new park was created during that decade and named "Burnaby Heights Park," the name was gradually adopted by newcomers to the area. Today, you will hear residents refer to their neighbourhood as Burnaby Heights, Vancouver Heights, or just "The Heights." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the commercial district in this neighbourhood continued to grow and a Retail Merchants Association was formed which later became known as the Heights Merchants Association. The neighbourhood still retains a residential neighbourhood characteristic with an increasing number of apartment buildings and multi-family units being built over the past 20 years.
In 1966 Burnaby Lake was identified as a key potential regional park in the GVRD ’s Regional Park Plan for the Lower Mainland. The lake was to be developed for nature study, strolling, trail riding, canoeing, sightseeing and picnicking. It was formally recognized as a regional nature park in 1979, at which time the GVRD assumed management of the park through a lease agreement with the City of Burnaby. In 1993 Burnaby Lake was selected by the City of Burnaby to be included in Greater Vancouver ’s Green Zone, and was identified as a key component of the GVRD ’s Park and Outdoor Recreation System (PORS) for the Burrard/Peninsula/Richmond sector, which includes Burnaby, Vancouver, New Westminster, and Richmond.
The original Burnaby South High School was replaced in 1993 and the new Burnaby South Secondary School and BC Provincial School for the Deaf was built at this location. This school was built with the latest technology and modern equipment to ensure it was fully accessible and offers integrated academic, social and recreational activities for its students.
After considering several sites in the Greater Vancouver area, the Shell Oil Company chose 70 acres in North Burnaby with frontage of one third of a mile on Burrard Inlet. Shell proposed to build a four-million dollar plant that would employ up to 2000 - providing some relief in the middle of Burnaby's economic crisis of the Depression years. The site became known as the Shellburn Refinery and was in operation until 1993.
South Slope/B.C. School for the Deaf opened in 1992 and is one of the newer elementary schools in the City. The 2009 School Growth Plan notes that South Slope/BC School for the Deaf replaced the former Jericho Hill School for the Deaf in Vancouver.
The interurban link between New Westminster and Vancouver stimulated the early settlement of Stride Avenue. Infilling of the area took place in the early 1950s and the pace of development had slowed considerably by 1970. Duplexes became a popular feature in the decade between 1970 and 1980 and in the late 1980s, the neighbourhood was incorporated into the Edmonds Town Centre South plan.
Photograph of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and crowd at New Westminster's Royal City Centre for the Western Society for Senior Citizen Services fundraiser.
Photograph of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and crowd at New Westminster's Royal City Centre for the Western Society for Senior Citizen Services fundraiser.
Digital image of newspaper clipping from the "ARTS" section of an unidentified newspaper. The photograph in the clipping is of a seated orchestra. The photograph is captioned: "The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has grown since 1920, when this shot was taken, but one constant has been the presence of…
Handwritten text on the front of the clipping reads: "LOVE HOUSE".
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Digital image of newspaper clipping from the "ARTS" section of an unidentified newspaper. The photograph in the clipping is of a seated orchestra. The photograph is captioned: "The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has grown since 1920, when this shot was taken, but one constant has been the presence of Jean Coulthard (below). The / veteran composer was at the band's first show (in 1919), performed with it during the 1930's, and honours its 75th anniversary with a special Celebration Fanfare." There is a small blue dot above one of the players on the right side of the photograph. It is Mr. Thomas Shankie.
Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but soun…
Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but sound quality is poor and segments contain ambient noise. The footage is divided into segments marked by dates, visible in the bottom right corner. Dates range between April 1991 and March 1993. Some of this unedited footage could have been used for the Burnaby Village Museum film "Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119" (see BV020.4.28).
00:00 - 03:23: Apr. 20, 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on the restoration of carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. They are busy scraping away old paint. Various horses are suspended on frames while some are laid on their sides on work benches.
03:24 - 06:15: Nov. 2 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on scraping and sanding away old layers of paint on carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. Some horses are getting repairs. A little narrative coming from camera operator but mostly ambient sound. Pieces of the "doghouse" are also visible.
06:16 - 08:20 : Dec. 28 1991 : Horses are in various stages of restoration and repair inside the Texaco warehouse.
08:21 - 09:40 : Dec. 28, 1991 : Volunteers are gathered in a lunch room taking a break. Views of carousel horses in another room of the warehouse which have been applied with a sealer. The Worlitzer is also visible during a stage of restoration. Camera pans outside the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
09:42 - 11:03 : Mar. 31 1992 : Some horses have been sealed with a clear coating and others have been applied with a white undercoat primer.
11:04 - 17:36 : Apr. 11 1992 : Horses with primer undercoat, views of the Wurlitzer under restoration as well as panels of the "doghouse"
17:37 - 18:18 : May 30, 1992 : Wurlitzer and painted horses
18:19 - 21:53 : Jul. 25 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses, various parts of carousel including the floor decks are also visible.
21:54 - 25:39 : Sept. 19 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses and pieces of the "doghouse", mirrors are being inserted, decking is varnished.
25:40 - 30:39 : Oct. 10 1992 : Views of carousel horses with coats of primer, freshly painted horses, segments of the varnished deck, volunteers painting segments of the "doghouse" and finished horses.
30:41 - 41:30 : Nov. 14 1992 : Loading finished horses from warehouse into van to transport to museum. Photography shoot in warehouse of completed horses, mounting horses on poles at museum. Don Wrigley assisting. A view of the Carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum under construction.
41:32 - 47:27 : Nov. 20 1992 : Painted horses - details; parts of the carousel gears, poles etc
47:28 - 50:00 : Footage recorded from an exerpt from Red Robinson's Classic theatre where he narrates about the History and Saving of the Carousel.
50:02 - 1:03 : Mar. 15 1993 : Completed carousel inside the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum, volunteers and staff are putting together the finishing touches for the opening day. Volunteers are gathering inside and seating themselves on horses around the carousel for the Volunteers Grand Opening. The carousel begins to move with some volunteers riding various horses while the Wurlitzer plays in the background.
1:04:10 - 1:09:44 : March 27 1993 - Carousel is officially opened. Includes interviews by curator Colin Stevens with Friends of Carousel president, Don Wrigley and Dave Zieffert, Restorator of the Wurlitzer and Gordie Ironside who helped work with the restoration. Gordie demonstrates how each carousel horse was built using a prototype that was built for educational purposes.
Printed label in scrapbook above photograph read: "ANNA KING".
Scope and Content
Anna King painting carousel decorative panel. Woman wears white shirt.
History
From Scrapbook vol II Carousel Restoration. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc" (BV015.41.2). The scrapbook included a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restoration, installation and ground breaking ceremony of the Parker Carousel #119 prior to its opening at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Carousel horse body, stripped and dismantled, on workbench. Body is in two parts and shown from the front. Body with forelegs is on the left, with top or saddle part on the right.
Carousel horse body, stripped and dismantled, on workbench. Body is in two parts and shown from the front. Body with forelegs is on the left, with top or saddle part on the right.
History
From Scrapbook vol II Carousel Restoration. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc" (BV015.41.2). The scrapbook included a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restoration, installation and ground breaking ceremony of the Parker Carousel #119 prior to its opening at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Carousel horse body and head, stripped and dismantled, on workbench. Body is clamped and shown from the rear, on the left. Head is to the right.
History
From Scrapbook vol II Carousel Restoration. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc" (BV015.41.2). The scrapbook included a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restoration, installation and ground breaking ceremony of the Parker Carousel #119 prior to its opening at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "ALLEGRO".
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Carousel horse, Allegro, during restoration. Horse is mounted on centre pole and pictured outside. Horse is fully stripped of paint and primed white.
History
From Scrapbook vol III "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues". In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.
Photograph of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie, before restoration. Horse is brown with white tail and mane. Horse has four white socks. The bridle is white, the saddle is yellow and red. The saddle blanket is pink and the breastplate is blue with yellow trim.
Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "ANNIE".
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Photograph of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel horse named Annie, before restoration. Horse is brown with white tail and mane. Horse has four white socks. The bridle is white, the saddle is yellow and red. The saddle blanket is pink and the breastplate is blue with yellow trim.
History
From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.
Carousel horse, Betty B, before restoration. Horse is black with white tail and mane, and four white socks. Saddle is red. Saddle blanket is red with yellow fringe. Red and white striped shield hangs from rear of saddle. Breastplate is blue and pink diamond decoration. Front circle of breastplate h…
Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "BETTY B.".
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Carousel horse, Betty B, before restoration. Horse is black with white tail and mane, and four white socks. Saddle is red. Saddle blanket is red with yellow fringe. Red and white striped shield hangs from rear of saddle. Breastplate is blue and pink diamond decoration. Front circle of breastplate has yin-yang symbol, one side has red and white stripe, the other is solid orange.
History
From Scrapbook vol III "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues". In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.