Armstrong Elementary School
Buena Vista Neighbourhood
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1905-1924
- Heritage Value
- The Buena Vista neighbourhood (so named for its wonderful views) grew out of its proximity to Edmonds and New Westminster and was developed in the period 1911-1912. By the 1950s, the area had been further subdivided and in 1986, Burnaby Municipal Council adopted the Cariboo Hills Development Plan for the neighbourhood to maintain its character as a residential area of the city.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Buena Vista Subdivision Residence
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Armstrong Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- This modest, hipped roof, cottage-style bungalow is distinguished by a full width front verandah. It was built as part of the Buena Vista subdivision in about 1911 by the Leibly & Blumer Real Estate Company. It was reported in The British Columbian in 1911: “Ten houses are now being erected by the company on the property, solid substantial five or six-room buildings that appeals to the homeseeker”. Retaining a high degree of integrity, this residence displays its original double-hung windows and lapped wooden siding. Houses of this type were often constructed from a complete package of materials offered by building supply companies, and were extremely popular due to their low cost and ease of construction.
- Locality
- East Burnaby
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Area
- 413.72
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 8941 Armstrong Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Cariboo-Armstrong Neighbourhood
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Cariboo-Armstrong Neighbourhood was mainly subdivided in the 1950s during the major building boom in Burnaby throughout the post-war years. Considered a primarily residential area, the neighbourhood has quick and convenient access to major highways and roads as well as being bordered to the north by the George Derby Conservation area.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Cariboo Hill Secondary School
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- 16th Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1961
- Heritage Value
- By 1961, three new elementary schools had been built in the northeast section of Burnaby - Armstrong, Seaforth, and Lyndhurst. With growing enrolment at each, too many students were required to travel a farther distance to attend Edmonds Junior High School. As a result, the Cariboo Hill Secondary School was built in 1961 and opened with 410 students. Its peak enrolment was during the 1974 school year when over 1100 students attended. Additions to the school were made in 1969, 1971 and 1974.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Street Address
- 8580 16th Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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George Derby Centre
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Associated Dates
- 1947
- Heritage Value
- The George Derby Centre was opened in 1947 as a rehabilitation Centre for young disabled veterans returning from the war. The centre was named after George Cleveland Derby, a World War I veteran who was injured in the Battle of Vimy Ridge and later went on to become a District Administrator in the Department of Solders’ Civil Re-establishment, the forerunner of the Department of Veterans Affairs. His work took him to wartime England where he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1943 for patriotic and philanthropic work.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Street Address
- 7550 Cumberland Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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George S. Vickers Residence
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- 1st Street
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- George S. Vickers, a compositor with The British Columbian newspaper, was a prominent Burnaby resident who became involved with real estate during the boom prior to the First World War. In December 1910, The British Columbian reported that “Mr. Vickers has commenced to build a commodious residence on Fourth Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets.” This high quality Craftsman style bungalow, completed in 1911, was originally situated on one acre of property, which contained a large kitchen garden, an orchard of 40 trees of various types and houses and runs for chickens, ducks and turkeys. In 1919, the property was advertised for $5,000 and likely sold easily because of its location (three blocks from the electric streetcar line on Sixth Street), its many amenities and property improvements. Some of its selling points included its panelled living and dining room with 3-ply veneer, beamed ceilings and an open fireplace. Craftsman-style features include battered porch piers, unusual double bargeboards, triangular eave brackets and exposed purlins. The house survives in excellent original condition, with only minor alterations.
- Locality
- East Burnaby
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Area
- 819.46
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 7686 1st Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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William Holmes House
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- North Road
- Brunette River
- Associated Dates
- 1860
- Heritage Value
- William Holmes is considered to be the first non-Native resident of Burnaby. In March, 1860, Holmes acquired the first land title in the area that would become the Municipality of Burnaby. Legally known as Lot One, Block One, this parcel was located on North Road and the Brunette River. The eight-member Holmes family built a log cabin on the lot on a bluff above the river in which they lived for many years until a bigger home was built. The log cabin remained and in 1892 was used as an isolation hospital when a smallpox epidemic hit the lower mainland. Afterwards, local health officials burned the cabin to prevent the spread of disease.
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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7465 Mulberry Place
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of an undeveloped, forested property located at 7465 Mulberry Place.
8357 Tenth Avenue, 8350 and 8353 Eleventh Avenue
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the exterior of the low-rise apartment complex located at 8357 10th Avenue and 8350 and 8353 11th Avenue and the laneway running between the buildings.
Aerial photograph of Burnaby
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby with Lougheed Highway running west to east through the middle of the photograph and the Trans Canada Highway in the lower left segment.
Aerial photograph of Burnaby
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of East Burnaby up to North Road and south of the Trans Canada Highway.
Aerial photograph of Burnaby and Coquitlam
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Burnaby and Coquitlam with North Road running through the centre.
Aerial photograph of Burnaby and Coquitlam
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Allan Amundsen collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of East Burnaby and Coquitlam with North Road running through the centre.
A generation of Love
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 27 Nov 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family wearing their B.C. Centennial medallions identified from left to right; George R. Love, Martha "Dot" (Love) Brandrith, Esther (Love) Stanley, Phoebe (Love) Feedham, Sarah (Love) Parker and Edith "Minnie" (Love) McKenzie. Photograph appeared in the Province n…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Series
- Love family photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love family wearing their B.C. Centennial medallions identified from left to right; George R. Love, Martha "Dot" (Love) Brandrith, Esther (Love) Stanley, Phoebe (Love) Feedham, Sarah (Love) Parker and Edith "Minnie" (Love) McKenzie. Photograph appeared in the Province newspaper on November 27, 1971.
- Names
- Love, George Richard
- Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- McKenzie, Edith Minnie Love
- Parker, Sarah Maria Love
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 7651 Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV019.8.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 27 Nov 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-07
- Photographer
- Jones, Charles Spurgeon "Chuck"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten text on label attached to the back reads: "A. GENERATION OF LOVE / Wearing their B.C. Centennial medallions are six members of / the same family, who have all lived in B.C. prior to 1896. / From left are George R. Love 91 Mrs Martha Brandrith 82 / Mrs F C (Esther) Stanley 75 Mrs Phoebe Feedham 77 / Mrs Sarah Parker 79 Mrs Minnie MacKenzie 86 / Date Picture taken Nov 27. 1971".
- Stamped on the back: "CHUCK JONES / PROVINCE PHOTO".
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AJ Equipment and Rentals Ltd.
Albert Parker with dog
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia print ; 13 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young Albert Parker sitting on the ground with a dog. Behind him is the barn with a model "T" Ford parked inside. Albert is wearing a newsboy cap and is holding a black dog between his knees.
In 1928 after Sarah Parker's father, Jesse Love died, William and Sarah (nee Love) Parker pu…
Alpha Secondary School soccer game
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alpha Secondary School player Gianni Diblasio and an unidentified Argyle Secondary School player in action during a BC High School Soccer Zone playoff game at the Cariboo Oval.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2999
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alpha Secondary School player Gianni Diblasio and an unidentified Argyle Secondary School player in action during a BC High School Soccer Zone playoff game at the Cariboo Oval.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Sports - Soccer
- Names
- Alpha Secondary School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Alpha Aztecs' defender Gianni Diblasio battles to keep the ball away from an Argyle opponent in the first half of their BC High School Soccer Zone playoff match, Wednesday at the Cariboo Oval. Alpha won the game, 1-0, to advance to next week's Provincial Championships, at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex."
- Geographic Access
- 16th Avenue
- Street Address
- 8670 16th Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Armstrong Avenue Baptist Church
Armstrong Avenue School
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Armstrong Avenue School in the snow. A car is parked outside.