Heritage Burnaby

Photograph of the Stride family house located at Kingsway and 18th Avenue.

Photograph of the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. Prince Arthur was Governor General of Canada at this time. The sign on the arch reads, "Burnaby Welcomes You."

Photograph of the water tank at the Edmonds Street school site. An accompanying typed caption reads, "Water Tank East Burnaby School House. British Columbia. 25 x 50 Ft. / Painted with Wailes Doves' "Bitumastic" Solution. Sole Agents: N. Thomspon & Co. Ltd., 847 Beatty St., Vancouver, B.C."

Photograph of the exterior of the house of William Brenchley at 10th Avenue and Kingsway, northeast corner. A number of people are standing outside. Partially cleared land can be seen in the background.

Photograph on a postcard of the exterior of St. Alban's Anglican Church at 7717 19th Avenue, near Douglas Road (now Canada Way) and Edmonds Street.

Photograph of Burnaby fire department trucks and firefighters, in front of fire hall No. 2. Note the old Burnaby Municipal Hall on the left.

Photograph of the William George Walker house at Edmonds and Kingsway, 7328 Edmonds Street, built in 1909. The houses in the background are on Linden Avenue.

Photograph of Leeside Interurban station on the Central Park line. Reuben Butcher (father of Violet Butcher Lynds) walked to here to catch the tram to work at B.C. Sugar in Vancouver. Lanterns used by passengers walking to and from the station during dark winter mornings and evenings were left under the wooden floor of the station.

Photograph of the Municipal Staff standing and sitting on the steps of the Municipal Hall.

Photographic postcard of the "triangle block" at Kingsway and Edmonds. The building housed stores, the post office, and Doctor Watson's apartment. Although the postcard bears no postmark, a note is written on the reverse which reads: "This is the new store at Edmonds. The shop at the end (before it was opened) where the man is outside is the Post Office. Round the other side is a cafe, and upstairs we a Doctor living." A sign on the building reads "Edmonds General Store Co." and three unidentified people can be seen standing on the steps. In the foreground, the streetcar lines can be seen.

Photograph of the Edmonds school building by the street car tracks. A teacher is standing by the door facing the tracks and students seem to be entering the school. The Edmonds Street School building was built between 1908 and 1912 in three sections. The record dates the negative ca. 1914.