Central Park Entrance Gate
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Heritage Value
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is significant as a ceremonial entry to a major park, for its connection with the early history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) and as an important design by an accomplished British Columbian architect.
When the original interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster was constructed in 1891, one of the first stations was located where the tramway crossed the Vancouver-Westminster Road (now Kingsway) within the newly-created Central Park. The interurban line ran through the park on a diagonal right-of-way (the current SkyTrain line, opened in 1986, follows this original alignment). In 1912 an agreement was reached between the successor interurban company, the BCER, and the Central Park Provincial Park Board, to deed additional land for an expanded right-of-way through the Park in exchange for improvements that included the construction of an ornamental stone wall and gate with an iron arch, with an illuminated 'Central Park' sign, adjacent to the interurban station on Kingsway. This was an early and rare example of an electric sign used for a public recreation facility.
The Gate is also significant as a surviving early design by Robert Lyon (1879-1963), an Edinburgh-born and trained immigrant who was one of the most accomplished of British Columbia's early architects. After he moved to Vancouver, he was employed by the BCER from 1911 until 1918, and worked on a broad range of projects including some of the grandest and most innovative local industrial structures of the time. The arch was built by the Westminster Ironworks Company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Western Canada, operated by John Reid of New Westminster. The Gate was completed in 1914; in 1968 the decorative ironwork was removed due to corrosion and placed in storage.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Central Park Entrance Gate include its:
- two subtly tapered massive stone pillars, which rise in stages from a larger base to a shaft with random coursed multi-coloured granite with roughly formed grey granite quoins, to a top formed of finely finished grey granite blocks with a coved and bracketed cap
- adjacent gate posts with monolithic pyramidal granite caps
- low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east, constructed of random coursed multi-coloured granite with a river rock triangular cap
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Organization
- British Columbia Electric Railway
- Central Park Provincial Park Board
- Architect
- Robert Lyon
- Builder
- John Reid
- Westminster Iron Works Co.
- Function
- Primary Current--Park Fixture
- Primary Historic--Park Fixture
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 017-767-172
Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443
- Boundaries
- The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.
- Area
- 853,403.82
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Names
- Lyon, Robert
- Reid, John
- Westminster Iron Works Company
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Central Park Provincial Park Board
- Subjects
- Structures - Fences
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Estate Gate
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 140665
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
- Heritage Value
- Fairacres was designed as a country estate with a working farm that included over 10 acres of productive berry and vegetable fields, with a large kitchen garden, a root house to store food, and greenhouses heated by steam. The agricultural potential ofthe Deer Lake area made it one of the first parts of the municipality to attract settlement.
Construction of the Fairacres Estate represented a shift toward wealthy country estates over more modest farms, and the Ceperleys employed a large staff to manage the estate's agricultural production. Agricultural use of the estate continued when a Catholic order of Benedictine monks purchased the estate as part of the Priory of St. Joseph and the Seminary of Christ the King, and continued to farm the land until 1953.
The overall architectural intention of the estate's architect was to reflect the ideals of the Arts & Crafts movement to showcase craftsmanship, and to incorporate high quality materials, including many local materials, such as wood and stone from the site. On the mansion exterior, the rustic style is seen in the use of natural materials such as cedar shingles and siding, cobblestone foundations and chimneys and the half-timbering in gable ends. The estate's remaining gate pillar features the same rustic field and cobblestones used on the mansion.
The original estate driveway had two entrances constructed in 1910, each marked by a pair of entry gate pillars which supported iron gates. The main entrance gate pillars which marked the lower driveway and the east pillar of the upper entrance were demolished many years ago and the iron gates removed. A single gate pillar remains marking the upper driveway, adjacent to the Garage and Stables. This gate pillar is a significant site feature and incorporates cobble stone and a carved sandstone capstone.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres Estate Gate' include:
- setting in relation to the estate boundary and estate buildings
- Cobble stone and sandstone construction, which represents a typical Arts and Crafts use of local materials, and matches the extensive use of cobblestone as chimneys and foundations on the Fairacres mansion, as well as the use of sandstone on the mansion's exterior.
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 004-493-311
Legal Description: Block 3 Except: Part subdivided by Plan 26865, District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 536
- Boundaries
- ‘Fairacres’ is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 17,065.00
- Contributing Resource
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Other Collection
- Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Names
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Ceperley, Grace
- Subjects
- Structures - Fences
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Burrard Inlet
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph looking west from 410 North Hythe Avenue towards Burrard Inlet. The Second Narrows Bridge can be seen faintly in the background.
Burrard Inlet
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue looking towards the Burrard Inlet. The Second Narrows Bridge can be seen faintly in the background.
First Narrows Bridge
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the First Narrows Bridge (Lions Gate Bridge). Photograph is taken from the shore looking west towards the suspension bridge which spans the first narrows of Burrard Inet connecting the City of Vancouver to the North Shore.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Series
- Hawkshaw family photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the First Narrows Bridge (Lions Gate Bridge). Photograph is taken from the shore looking west towards the suspension bridge which spans the first narrows of Burrard Inet connecting the City of Vancouver to the North Shore.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Geographic Features - Inlets
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.233
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1938]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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First Narrows Bridge
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the First Narrows Bridge (Lions Gate Bridge). Photograph is taken from the shore looking west towards the suspension bridge which spans the first narrows of Burrard Inet connecting the City of Vancouver to the North Shore.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Series
- Hawkshaw family photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the First Narrows Bridge (Lions Gate Bridge). Photograph is taken from the shore looking west towards the suspension bridge which spans the first narrows of Burrard Inet connecting the City of Vancouver to the North Shore.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Geographic Features - Inlets
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.234
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1938]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Roy Kivisto with Aili and Trudi Rintanen
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Roy Kivisto, Aili Rintanen, and Trudi Rintanen (later Tuomi) sitting on a rock together at the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown. Roy Kivisto was a family friend of the Rintanen's who enjoyed spending the summer on the waterfront. The first version of the Second Narrows …
Second Narrows Bridge
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1945 and 1949] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original Second Narrow Bridge, taken from the railway tracks facing west, possibly near MacDonald Avenue. Squatters houses are visible in the foreground.
Barnet Marine Park
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 9, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Barnet Marine Park, including Barnet Beach pilings, overpass and people preparing kayaks on the shore.
Haddon family
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) Gordon Haddon and (right) Jimmy Haddon, his cousin, at Burnaby Lake where Eagle Creek flows into it. At the left is the dock at the foot of Piper Avenue. The water was deep and good for swimming.
David and Ray McManus at Burrard Inlet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of brothers David and Ray McManus playing near the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the inlet towards Dollarton.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of brothers David and Ray McManus playing near the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the inlet towards Dollarton.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Inlets
- Sports - Swimming
- Names
- McManus, David
- McManus, Ray
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV989.19.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1932
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Burrard Inlet/ 1932/ David + RAY/ McMANUS/ Foot of Willingdon looking/ up inlet toward Dollarton"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Vancouver Drug Co./ Ltd./ Nu-Gloss/ PHOTO FINISH"
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McManus family at Burrard Inlet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of David and Bob and Ray McManus sitting on the rocks at the shore of the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits with Jessie McManus who is wearing a light coloured jacket and hat. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the in…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of David and Bob and Ray McManus sitting on the rocks at the shore of the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits with Jessie McManus who is wearing a light coloured jacket and hat. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the inlet towards Dollarton.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Inlets
- Sports - Swimming
- Names
- McManus, Ray
- McManus, David
- McManus, Bob
- McManus, Jessie
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV989.19.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1932
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Burrard Inlet 1932/ Bob + Jessie David Ray/ McMANUS/ Ft Willingdon Ave"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Vancouver Drug Co./ Ltd./ Nu-Gloss/ PHOTO FINISH"
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Anne Peers at the beach
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers in bathing costume, posing for the camera on an unidentified beach.
Anne Peers playing in the water
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 6 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers in bathing costume, playing in the water.
Anne Peers swimming
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 2.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Peers swimming, with just her head and shoulders exposed above the water.
Boys standing in the water
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four young men standing, posing for the camera, in the water at Yellow Point, British Columbia. All are unidentified.
Charles and Minnie Bailey
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.4 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles and Minnie Bailey standing together at English Bay in Vancouver, BC in their bathing costumes. The couple married in 1914.
Children on the Beach
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.7 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three children holding hands and standing on the beach at an unidentified location. Only Robert Peers is identified (far left). Robert is holding a bucket and all three children are wearing swimming outfits.