August 4, 2015
Burnaby Village Museum Interurban Anniversary
B.C. Electric's interurban train 1223 circa 1930. Image 204-375 courtesy of the City of Burnaby Archives. Repost: Written by Jhenifer Pabillano and…
July 16, 2015
The conductorettes: the first women to drive transit in Vancouver
A group of 33 conductorettes posing in front of the 16th Avenue streetcar at Prior Street barns in 1944. They were at first issued skirts as part of…
September 18, 2012
Burnaby Village Museum interurban anniversary
B.C. Electric's interurban train 1223 circa 1930. Image 204-375 courtesy of the City of Burnaby Archives. We're very pleased to welcome Lisa Codd…
November 9, 2009
The conductorettes: the first women to drive transit in Vancouver
A group of 33 conductorettes posing in front of the 16th Avenue streetcar at Prior Street barns in 1944. They were at first issued skirts as part of…
October 6, 2009
Happy birthday: the Buzzer blog turns one
The Buzzer blog turns one year old today – can you believe it? After just one year, this blog has over 400 posts, over 3,500 comments, and a…
July 15, 2009
The Central Park Line: the very first interurban in greater Vancouver
A map of the Central Park Line, outlined on a 1936 Wrigley's transit map supplied by the Burnaby Village Museum. Today, I’m pleased to present a…
March 24, 2009
A short history of interurbans in the Lower Mainland
The very first interurban on the Burnaby Lake line, leaving New Westminster. (Item 166-001, from the Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives…
January 28, 2009
From the opening of the Pattullo Bridge, 1937
A detail from the cover of the 1937 Pattullo Bridge souvenir programme. Scans provided courtesy of the Burnaby Village Museum. Thanks to Lisa Codd,…
