1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted to col. ; 17.5 x 24.5 cm, mounted on card 28 x 35.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Matheson, Dave Fleming, Sid Playfoot, unidentified and Harold Keys in suits and hats, standing in front of a red bus with a sign over the windshield that reads, "LOCHDALE". These men made up the organizing committee for the first bus service that was to run beyond the route of th…
1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted to col. ; 17.5 x 24.5 cm, mounted on card 28 x 35.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Matheson, Dave Fleming, Sid Playfoot, unidentified and Harold Keys in suits and hats, standing in front of a red bus with a sign over the windshield that reads, "LOCHDALE". These men made up the organizing committee for the first bus service that was to run beyond the route of the Hastings East Street cars (the Lochdale bus was built by Ed Collins and owned and operated by Ed Neville).
Note in blue ink on recto of card mount reads: "John Matheson Dave Fleming Sid Playfoot HAROLD Keys/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR FIRST BUS SERVICE BEYOND/ HASTINGS EAST STREET CARS AUGUST 1941/ BUS - OWNER ED. NEVILLE/ BODY BUILT BY ED COLLINS VANCOUVER B.C."
Note in pencil on recto of card mount reads: "PINKERTON"
Lochdale Transportation - Ticket. Small red ticket for the Lochdale Transportation Company or the Neville Transportation Company. The company was owned by E.H. Neville. The ticket it good for one adult to ride on the bus service that was run. The ticket has an illustration of a bus on the front and "6163V" stamped on the back. The ticket measures 3.5cm x 2cm.
Object History
Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
Pacific Stage - Ticket. Partial piece of ticket from the B.C. Motor Transportation Pacific Stage Line. The ticket is orange coloured with black text. Printed at the bottom of the ticket is "WEST". The reverse side of the ticket has been stamped with "PACIFIC STAGE LINES/ Aug 12/ BUS TERMINAL/ VANCOUVER"
West Vancouver Bus - Ticket. Bus ticket good for one fare for the muncipality of West Vancouver. The ticket is green with the West Vancouver coat of arms in red. At the top of the ticket is the number "40730". The back of the ticket states that the muncipality of West Vancouver is not liable for delays, accidental or otherwise.
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-fo…
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-forties, as well as changes that he has seen from his time growing up to the time of raising his own children.
Date Range
1939-1972
Photo Info
Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Photograph of Jim Lorimer standing in front of a group of parked buses during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the 49th Avenue bus service in Burnaby (during his term as Municipal Affairs Minister). He represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, an…
Photograph of Jim Lorimer standing in front of a group of parked buses during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the 49th Avenue bus service in Burnaby (during his term as Municipal Affairs Minister). He represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Willingdon from 1969 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 1983 for the New Democratic Party. Before that he was a Burnaby Council member from 1966 to 1968, and in 1990 he was awarded the status of Freeman, the highest award to be bestowed by the Municipal government.
File contains photographs of the bus loop at Metrotown. Photographs depict transit riders waiting in lines and on seats for buses and a TransLink bus in the background.
File contains photographs of the bus loop at Metrotown. Photographs depict transit riders waiting in lines and on seats for buses and a TransLink bus in the background.
"The Buzzer" was a weekly newsletter published by BC Electric Railway Co. and distributed on busses and streetcars. It gave weekly updates for transporation in the region.
This Vol 40, No 16, for April 20, 1955. It is a special edition entitled "Rails to Rubber" and outlines the progress of the company and transporation from 1890 to 1955 when Street Cars were replaced with Busses.
It advertises "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED / TO TAKE A LAST RIDE / FREE / aboard / VANCOUVER'S STREET CARS / ON / SUNDAY, APRIL 24 - 1 to 5 PM / See / OLD No 53 at the P.N.E. / Cerimonies / Marking Completion of the Change / from / RAILS TO RUBBER / commence at 3 PM / in the GARDEN BUILDING"
This is a hand-held metal punch with a spring between the handles. The name "H. Likeness" is engraved into both sides of the punch. It has an accompanying leather holster with a brass snap.
Object History
This transfer punch belonged to Harold Likeness. Harold's parents lived in Burnaby, and Harold also lived in Burnaby throughout his life. He drove a bus in Burnaby from about 1955 until 1988.
Harold worked at Kensington Depot when it opened in Burnaby in the 1970s. He drove buses around Burnaby, and a regular route he has was up to SFU.He was later moved to the Kitchener bus depot and retired from that location.
The punch was from his time as a bus driver.
Rear wheel for a bicycle. The rim is wood suported by wire spokes. The hub has a small chain sprocket mounted on it. There is no tire. Used a s a light weight alternative to steel wheels for racing. Maker's label is stamped in the inside of the wood rim.
Front wheel for a bicycle. The rim is wood suported by wire spokes. A narrow racing tire is glued to the edge of the rim. Used as a light weight alternative to steel wheels for racing. Maker's label is stamped in the inside of the wood rim. The tire is made of rubber and has the maker's label on the edge by the rim. Text highlighted with red.
Marks/Labels
"_________ GRAN PREMO - 28 x 1 1/8", embossed on side of tire, highlighted in red. Difficult to read.
Bicycle, delivery boy's style, made by Birmingham Small Arms Co., ( B.S.A. ) of England, manufactured circa 1921. The frame is black with paint chipped off in places. There is black tape around crossbar. The rear, bottom of the back fender is painted white and has a small reflector mounted on it. The seat is supported by two springs. "BSA" is part of the ornamental metal work of the chain wheel; tires are rather flat at bottom.
Object History
The donor acquired the bicycle when she purchased Robertson Hardware Ltd, 4052 East Hastings, in Burnaby. This bicycle was used in Burnaby.
Marks/Labels
"BSA", forms the spokes of the chain sprocket.
"Dunlop Imperial", "26 x 1 1/2", embossed on side of front tire.
"Dunlop Carrier" "26 x 1 3/4", "Made in Canada", "136-1", embossed on side of rear tire
Girl's black bicycle, made by Canadian Cycle and Motor Co. (CCM).There is a string netting over the rear wheel and drive chain to prevent long skirts getting caught. A bent wood strip loops over the chain drive to act as additional protection. There is a small, leather, tool kit attached to the back of the leather seat. The hand grips are also leather.
Men's black bicycle manufactured by Canadian Cycle and Motor Co. ( CCM ). The main cross brace consists of two bars. The handle bars are upright and have black plastic hand grips. The rear half of the back fender is painted white and has a small reflector mounted on it. There is white leather wrapped over the original seat.
Men's bicycle with a heavy duty delivery basket mounted to the front handle bars and a heavy duty carrier mounted over the rear wheel. There are fenders on the front and rear wheels. There is a flip up bike stand mounted at the back. It is hinged at the rear hub and flips up to the carrier when not in use or flips down and raises the rear wheel when supporting the bicycle.
There is an electric headlight mounted on the centre of the handle bars. The generator is mounted under the basket on the left side of the front forks. it runs against the front wheel to generate the current. A small red light is wired into the system to give a rear light. It is mounted on the left side of the rear frame. There is a red reflector mounted at the very back of the rear fender.
The original colour is black with silver stripping and trim. The handle bars and seat post are originally chrome plated but have been painted silver. The chrome is flaking due to rust.
There is a bell on the right handle bar. There are red rubber (plastic) hand grips on the ends of the handle bars. The right hand grip has the rear end broken off. A bike padlock is locked around the main post.
The bicycle seat is sprung. The leather finish is cracking and flaking. There are no maker's marks on the seat.
Object History
Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.
Marks/Labels
"CANADA CYCLE & / MOTOR CO. LIMITED / CCM / WESTON ONT. / CANADA", etched and stamped into the makers plate on the main post.
"CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. / CCM / WESTON CANADA / MADE IN CANADA", printed on a decal under the seat on the main frame post. The background of the decal is a quarterred mapleleaf, quarters alternating green and gold.
"NEW & USED / Bicycles & Lawnmowers / Boulevard Cycles / 537_ W. Boulevard / Kerrisdale / Bicycles Repaired / Lawnmowers Sharpened", printed on a decal under the seat on the main frame post. The decal is a dark green oval with a red band through the middle.