Horne-Payne Receiving Station
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- 2nd Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Description
- Industrial building.
- Heritage Value
- Constructed as an electrical grid substation by the B.C. Electric Railway Company, the Horne-Payne substation was part of the expansion of this utility company to central Burnaby that occurred as a result of the opening of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line in 1911. The Receiving Station is intended to rearrange the company’s system of distributing power over the whole of the Burrard Peninsula. Power will come to the transformers there and be converted and distributed to the various substations in Vancouver, New Westminster and the suburbs...Work has already been started at the foundation for the new plant. (Vancouver Daily Province, April 29, 1913) When constructed the substation was situated within a forest clearing in a largely undeveloped section of northwest Burnaby. The area now surrounding the substation is heavily developed for semi-industrial purposes. This steel-frame and poured concrete structure was designed to be utilitarian, but with decorative detailing. The south-facing front of the structure features massed corners detailed with decorative relief panels at the roofline. Additionally, this well-balanced building displayed symmetrical fenestration with blind, and tall multi-paned steel-sash windows, some crowned with keystones. A tower added to the east side of the building’s front is the most substantial change made to the appearance of the Horne-Payne substation. This industrial structure was designed by prominent British Columbian architect, Robert Lyon (1879-1963). Born in Edinburgh, Lyon apprenticed and worked as an architect in Scotland until 1908 before moving to New York in 1909. In 1911, he began his career in Vancouver as an “architectural engineer,” with the B.C. Electric Company that lasted until 1918. After a short tenure in the lumber industry, Lyon returned to architecture, this time with his own firm in Penticton. Active in municipal politics, he was instrumental in the incorporation of Penticton as a city, and became its first mayor from 1948-1949. Lyon retired from architecture in 1958 and died in 1963. Lyon also designed the Central Park Gate in Burnaby.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
- Architect
- Robert Lyon
- Area
- 47400.00
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 3700 2nd Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Hugh & Mary McCallum Residence
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Regent Street
- Associated Dates
- c.1912
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- Typical of the Arts and Crafts style, the house has its original front gabled roof, triangular eave brackets, full open front verandah and pointed bargeboards. The house has received some alterations, including the addition of asbestos shingles over the original siding. It is one of the few surviving early homes of the Broadview subdivision which was established in 1911. This was the long-term home of Hugh McCallum Senior (1873-1960), a steam engineer from Scotland, and his wife Mary (née Baxter, 1875-1958). Hugh continued to live in the house after Mary’s death.
- Locality
- Broadview
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
- Area
- 623.09
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 3838 Regent Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Less detail
West Central Valley Neighbourhood
Aerial photograph of Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby plant
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- August 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby Plant taken 1000 feet above ground from a Fleet Canuck (a Canadian designed and built light aircraft).
Aerial photograph of Grandview Highway
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1952 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Cascade Drive-In Theatre at 4050 Grandview Highway and the surrounding area. Note: Burnaby General Hospital under construction can be seen on the left.
Alaska Street Library Warehouse
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Burnaby Public Library administration office and storage warehouse, located at 4455 Alaska Street, off Willlingdon Avenue. The photograph is taken from across the street, facing east.
Alaska Street Library Warehouse
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Burnaby Public Library administration office and storage warehouse, located at 4455 Alaska Street, off Willlingdon Avenue. The photograph is taken from across the street, facing north.
Antique clocks and flatware
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table of antique clocks and flatware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing behind the table with her hands behind her back.
Antique clocks and flatware
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table of antique clocks and flatware at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is standing behind the table, smiling at a potential customer.
Aquarium and bean bag chair
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a diverse collection of wares that includes an aquarium and a bean bag chair at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is seated at a side door of the van parked behind the aquarium.
A vendor and his daughter
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified vendor standing behind his wares with a young girl at his side at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Both the girl and the vendor are facing the camera.
Baking and cooking tools and equipment
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of baking and cooking tools and equipment on a table at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Two unidentified vendors are sitting on either side of the table, smiling up a the camera.
Blanket full of household items
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified vendor sitting on a wooden chair next to her wares at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified man is visible in the drivers' side of the station wagon that is parked beside her.
Blanket full of household items
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified vendor sitting on a wooden chair next to her wares at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified man is visible in the drivers' side of the station wagon that is parked beside her.
Bob and Olive Urquhart beside Boundary Road
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 19, 1913 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob and Olive Urquhart soon after their marriage, (they were married March 15). Note the new wood planking on Boundary Road and the train track crossing sign past the house in the distance for the Burnaby Lake Interurban tram line. This photograph was taken looking north on Boundary…
Books and magazines
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table filled mainly with books, with a large pile of magazines below, at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. Two unidentified vendors are sitting at the table, smiling up at the camera.
Boots N Stuff
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Barb Harris, owner of Boots N Stuff, pulling on a pair of fire fighter's boots as an example of the clothing and accessories the store sells to emergency workers.
Bottles, jugs and jars
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Bill Jeffries fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a collection of bottles, jugs, jars and other household materials displayed on a blanket at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor is sitting on a stool at the center of the blanket.
Boundary Road Lumber Mill
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 12 cm on 12.5 x 15 cm backing
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man standing in the forefront with a jersey cow to the right, while a row of cabins and cleared tress can be seen in the background. A caption written above the photograph reads: "Boundary Road Lumber Mill owned by E.W. Nicholson." Underneath the photograph is writte…