1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-359
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the northeast portion of the Coe family house at 2684 (renumbered in the 6300 block) Fern Avenue. The house is two stories high with front steps that lead up to a large veranda.
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the northeast portion of the Coe family house at 2684 (renumbered in the 6300 block) Fern Avenue. The house is two stories high with front steps that lead up to a large veranda.
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the southeast portion of the Coe family house at 2684 (renumbered in the 6300 block) Fern Avenue. The house is two stories high with front steps that lead up to a large veranda.
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the southeast portion of the Coe family house at 2684 (renumbered in the 6300 block) Fern Avenue. The house is two stories high with front steps that lead up to a large veranda.
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the southwest portion of the Coe family house at 2684 (renumbered in the 6300 block) Fern Avenue. The house is two stories high with front steps that lead up to a large veranda.
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 2.5 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the southwest portion of the Coe family house at 2684 (renumbered in the 6300 block) Fern Avenue. The house is two stories high with front steps that lead up to a large veranda.
Photograph of Burnaby Lawyer Dudley Edwards, when he was a guest speaker at the Burnaby Community Council. He spoke to the Council about juvenile delinquency at a meeting that took place at the Astor Hotel.
Photograph of Burnaby Lawyer Dudley Edwards, when he was a guest speaker at the Burnaby Community Council. He spoke to the Council about juvenile delinquency at a meeting that took place at the Astor Hotel.
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Mrs. J.W. Roper (Isabelle), Mrs. J. Park, (Audrey), Miss E. Periton (Eileen), Mrs. A.E. Peel, Mrs. Albertson and Mrs. P. Pringle. This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby …
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Mrs. J.W. Roper (Isabelle), Mrs. J. Park, (Audrey), Miss E. Periton (Eileen), Mrs. A.E. Peel, Mrs. Albertson and Mrs. P. Pringle. This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby United Church to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of Guiding in Burnaby.
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Mrs. T. Schootman, Mrs. H.L. Puppyn, Mrs. V. Hill. This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby United Church to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of Guiding in Burnaby.
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Mrs. T. Schootman, Mrs. H.L. Puppyn, Mrs. V. Hill. This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby United Church to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of Guiding in Burnaby.
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Mrs. Underhill and Mrs. N.M. Jacobsen. This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby United Church to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of Guiding in Burnaby.
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Mrs. Underhill and Mrs. N.M. Jacobsen. This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby United Church to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of Guiding in Burnaby.
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Miss E. Periton, Mrs. A.E. Peel, Mrs. Albertson and Mrs. P.N. Pringle.This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby United Church to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of Guiding…
Photograph of Girl Guide leaders identified as; Miss E. Periton, Mrs. A.E. Peel, Mrs. Albertson and Mrs. P.N. Pringle.This photograph may have been taken on Sunday January 26, 1964 at an "Order of Worship" which took place at West Burnaby United Church to commemorate The 50th Anniversary of Guiding in Burnaby.
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space
Date Range
1947-1990
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Photograph of Gwen Pitman, store manager, in front of Jubilee Dry Goods. The store was founded by Ernest Pitman, her father, and closed in 1971. It was located at 6730 Jubilee Avenue, later the site of Bonsor Park.
Photograph of Gwen Pitman, store manager, in front of Jubilee Dry Goods. The store was founded by Ernest Pitman, her father, and closed in 1971. It was located at 6730 Jubilee Avenue, later the site of Bonsor Park.
Photograph of Burnaby Fire Department's 1956 LaFrance Class A Quintuplet fire truck, considered "five fire trucks in one" because it served as a chemical truck (now a water tank), a hose truck, pumper truck, city service ladder truck and 100 ft aerial ladder truck. Truck no. 8 is parked in front of…
Photograph of Burnaby Fire Department's 1956 LaFrance Class A Quintuplet fire truck, considered "five fire trucks in one" because it served as a chemical truck (now a water tank), a hose truck, pumper truck, city service ladder truck and 100 ft aerial ladder truck. Truck no. 8 is parked in front of fire hall no. 3.
Typed note on recto of photograph reads: "First in Canada 1956"
Typed note on verso of photograph reads: "Five fire trucks in one. Chemical -- Now water trank Hose truck. Pumper truck. City service ladder truck. Aerial ladder truck 100 ft."
Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Mr F. Blake 4165 Pandora Street Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5C 2B2"
The Marlborough Neighbourhood is another residential area that was witness to rapid growth and subdivision during the 1950s and 1960s, creating primarily single-family housing stock. In the 1970s and 1980s, as the commercial district around Kingsway grew, so too did higher density housing projects such as townhomes and condominiums.