On behalf of the Burlington Museums Board, the Doors Open Organizing Commi ee and our   amazing volunteers, welcome to our Fi h Annual Doors Open Burlington. 

 

We are very pleased and excited to showcase 17 sites that are representa ve of the people, the buildings and events  that have defined our community’s history and development.   This year’s theme takes you back to World War  I. Start your day  in downtown Burlington by visi ng Joseph Brant Museum.  Enjoy  the  exhibi ons:  “Yuujou/Friendship: A  Tale  of  Two  Ci es”,  an  exhibi on   celebra ng  25  years  of  friendship  between  Burlington  and  Itabashi,  Japan  and  our  newest         exhibi on, “Everything but the Kitchen Sink”. Across the street, The Art Gallery of Burlington will be   welcoming anyone interested in exploring art and many of the guilds will be showcasing their work. Visit  the Burlington Performing Arts Centre between 10‐12 p.m.  for a behind  the  scenes tour.  

Stroll through the downtown area and visit the Gingerbread House   Gardens; Église St Philippe; City  Hall  including  Council  Chambers;  Civic  Square;  and,  Burlington’s  cenotaph  honouring  our ci zens who fought in World War I.     

Take a walking  tour of our downtown area and  learn about  the architecture and history of  the    buildings that you pass every day.  Visit the   Royal Canadian Legion and the Masonic Temple.   

At Central Park area you will be able to visit the various sports clubs, Theatre Burlington and the Seniors Centre.   

As  you  read  through  the  guidebook,  you will  see  the many  ac vi es  being  offer  at  each  site.     Remember, entrance to all sites is FREE and as you go about your travels, Doors Open Burlington volunteers will  be  on  hand  to  greet  you.    So,  please,  enjoy  the  displays,  demonstra ons  and   exhibits as you explore Burlington’s many historical and cultural venues.  Don’t forget to complete and hand in the visitor survey and you will be eligible to win a prize!  

I would  like to take this opportunity to thank the City of Burlington, our sponsors and partners, and our media partners for their strong support.    

And finally, thank you to the Doors Open Burlington Organizing Commi ee who makes this event possible.    Valerie  Amaral,  Vailly  Crowley,  Susan  Kun,  Salvatore  Ruggiero,  Wendy  Schick,  John McArthur, Leigh Morrison, and Leah Salt.  Others also contributed to the event and I would like to recognize Nelia Gubbels, Leila Hurley, Nancy Lavery, and Cheryl Nikolov.  And a special thank you to Angela Paparizo, Cultural Planner, City of Burlington.      Again,  on  behalf  of  the  Burlington  Museums  Board,  the  Doors  Open  Burlington  Organizing     Commi ee and the many wonderful volunteers working to help make your day fun and exci ng, we look forward to seeing you on September 27th.  I know you will have a great day.  Barbara Teatero Director of Museums  & Co‐Chair, 2014 Doors Open Burlington Organizing Commi ee 

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Message from Cultural Planner Angela Paparizo Once again this year, Culture Days and Doors Open will come together to offer the community the opportunity to explore and discover Burlington’s local culture and heritage. This partnership showcases the best our community has to offer, from the historical to the contemporary, and everything in between. This year’s Culture Days program includes dance, contemporary art, live music, photography, painting, movie making, poetry, theatre, citizen engagement opportunities, heritage information, jewellery making, and woodcarving, to name just a few. There are opportunities to be a part of the audience, try something new, or volunteer during Doors Open and Culture Days with the Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington Libraries, Burlington Museums, or Tourism Burlington. Be sure to take in this year’s Culture Days launch in Civic Square, featuring a cultural video made by artists in our community. Sept. 26, 27 and 28 promise to be packed with cultural experiences. Visit www.burlington.ca/culturedays for a complete schedule. On behalf of the cultural leaders in our community, I encourage you to take advantage of the free events and opportunities to explore arts and culture in Burlington. Let’s get together, meet our local artists and celebrate culture. Yours in culture, Angela Paparizo Cultural Planner | City of Burlington

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Map of Downtown Burlington Sites

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Joseph Brant Museum 1240 North Shore Blvd. (905) 634-3556 Year Built: 1937-38 Architect: Ronald Wray

Burlington’s community museum is a replica of the original homestead of Captain Joseph Brant (1742–1807), a prominent Mohawk leader and Loyalist. In 1798, King George III granted Brant – also known as Thayendanegea – 3,450 acres (1,396 hectares) at the “Head of the Lake” (Burlington Bay). The museum has a collection of more than 10,000 artifacts.

Activities include: Three special exhibits: Yuuyjou/Friendship: a tale of two cities, an exhibition celebrating 25 years of friendship between Burlington and Itabashi, Japan / Mapping Burlington / Everything but the Kitchen Sink; celebrating 75 years of collecting.

Gift shop open / WWI airplane craft for children / Gorilla Cheese food truck / Display of historic cars from the Historical Automobile Society of Canada.

View the Burlington Historical Society’s Meet Me at the Brant Inn video, enjoy some popcorn and be eligible to win BOGO movie passes to Landmark Cinema 6, Jackson Square.

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The Art Gallery of Burlington 1333 Lakeshore Road (905) 632-7796 Year Built: 1978 Architect: John Harkness

Founded in 1978, Burlington’s Art Gallery is the seventh largest public art gallery in Ontario. It’s fully equipped studios are home to seven very active artist and artisan guilds. Burlington’s Art Gallery is welcoming anyone interested in exploring art. Activities include : Gift shop open Burlington Handweavers and Spinners Guild WWI era display including WWI knitting music / Latow Photography Guild: Fireside and darkroom + Studio Portrait Session (11am-4pm). Burlington Fine Art Association Fine Arts Studio / Burlington Fibre Arts Group: Wool Felting Workshop (1-4pm) / Burlington Rug Hooking and Craft Guild / Burlington Potters Guild / Burlington Sculptors and Wood Carvers and Art Hack (1-3pm).

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Gingerbread House Gardens 1375 Ontario Street (905) 336-2776 Year Built: 1893 Architect: Alfred B. Y. Coleman

Église St. Philippe 472 Locust Street (905) 634-1743 Year Built:1875

Built in 1875 by James Cushie Bent, this church was purchased in 1968 by the Roman Catholic Church to serve the local francophone congregation as the Église Saint-Philippe. The church blends a simple Gothic revival style — evident in the Gothic-arched windows and door with an Italianate square tower with bull's-eye windows.

Activities include: Hear a story about a secret passageway.

This grand two-and-a-half-storey frame structure was built in Queen Anne Revival Style in 1893 by Alfred B.Y. Coleman, general contractor and lumber dealer. Coleman built several buildings in Burlington, including the Brant Hotel. The property boasts a Victorian garden with magnolia tree and fountain.

Activities include: Activity sheet for children, a display of materials used to restore the building and a tour of the Gardens.

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The Burlington Performing Arts Centre 440 Locust Street (905) 681-2551 Architect: Diamond + Schmitt Architects Inc. Year Built: 2011 Hours: 10-12pm

The Burlington Performing Arts Centre opened in 2011. Its two theatres – the Main Theatre seating 718 and the Community Studio Theatre seating 150 – are the only performing arts spaces in Ontario that have achieved LEEDS Gold certification (and only the second in Canada) and is gaining world-wide recognition for the architects Diamond and Schmitt (who also designed the new Marininsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia). Activities include: Behind the scenes tours from 10-12pm.

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Burlington’s town hall officially opened in 1965. The building went through a major expansion in 1986, adding 60,000 square feet (5,574 square metres) of space, as well as adding the Civic Square and the city’s crest on the front of the building.

A fountain was installed in the square in 2000 as a millennium project.

Antique Fire Trucks Located in Civic Square in front of City Hall

Purchased by the City of Burlington in 1925 for the sum of $5,100, this1923 truck was used as an emergency pump at the city's public works department. It is now maintained by Burlington's Fire Station #1 volunteer fire fighters.

Burlington City Hall and Civic Square 426 Brant St, (905) 335-7777

Burlington Cenotaph Located on the north side of the City Hall site

The Burlington cenotaph, a stone column topped by a bronze statue of a First World War soldier in battle dress, was erected in Spencer Smith Park in 1922. Later moved to a small park near the new city hall, the monument honours soldiers from Burlington and Nelson Township who died in the two world wars and the Korean War.

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Freeman Station Display Located in Civic Square in front of City Hall

The Burlington Grand Trunk Railway station, built in 1906, served Burlington until 1988. This building is the only one in Burlington whose historical and architectural significance has been recognized municipally, provincially and nationally. The Friends of Freeman Station group is in the process of restoring the station. Come and see a scale model of the station and view historical photographs.

Burlington City Hall / Civic Square Events & Activities

11-11:15am — Celtic Fiddle Orchestra in Civic Square 11:15am — Mayor’s proclamation including a tribute to the 100th anniversary of WWI & Town Crier announcements 11:45am & 2pm — Meeting point for historical downtown walks 11:45 am — Lest We forget presentation

All Day (10-4pm) - Enjoy a display of Robert Bateman prints - Watch a short video on the history of Burlington - View the Citizen of the year & Entrepreneur of the year plaques - See a gallery display of Burlington’s mayors through the years - Lest We Forget display honouring citizens who fought in WWI

Are you on Instagram? If so, please feel free to follow us at @DOBurlington. And if you are sharing photos from this event, please use our official event hashtag #DOBurlington

Masonic Temple 463 Brant Street (905) 637-9805 Year Built: 1850-53 Architect: James Allen

Take this opportunity to tour inside the Burlington Masonic Temple which is rarely open to the public. The original building, constructed between 1850 and 1853, housed James Allen’s carriage-making business, which produced many of the horse carts and sleighs for the Hamilton Street Railway.

Activities include: A tour of the site & a display of pictures of vintage Burlington.

Different Drummer Books 513 Locust St. (905) 639-0925 Year Built: 1906

This beautiful three-storey brick house was constructed in 1906 for Elgin Harris, the young publisher and editor of the Burlington Gazette. He published that paper for 57 years, from 1899 until 1956. He was also Burlington’s reeve in 1921 and mayor in 923-24. Since 1975, the building has housed Different Drummer Books, one of Canada’s most cherished independent bookstores. Activities include: Meet and greet two of the local authors who have contributed to the new publication: Engraved: Canadian Stories of World War One: from 10am to 12 noon: local author and artist Margaret Lindsay Holton and from 2pm to 4pm — local author, Ethel Edey.

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #60 828 Legion Road (905) 333-3013 Year Built: 1959 Open from 10am to 2pm

The original Great War Veteran’s Association began meeting just after WWI and purchased their first clubhouse (now the Iron Duke on Elizabeth St). The branch grew significantly after WWII and moved to its current location in 1959.

The War Museum, featuring artifacts from WWII, opened in 2005. Join us for self guided tours, displays and meet some of the members.

Activities include: War Museum and a photo opportunity in front of the newly restored anti-tank gun. Lunch will be available at a cost.

Map for Royal Canadian Legion Branch

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Map of Central Park Area Sites

Knox Presbyterian Church 461 Elizabeth Street (905) 3333-3013 Year Built: 1845; 1877

When the first parishioners gathered for worship at Knox Presbyterian Church in 1845, the community was known as Wellington Square rather than Burlington. In 1877, when the present sanctuary was built, the original church building was relocated to this site, and is known today as the Bell Tower Room.

Activities include: See historic photographs of vintage Burlington.

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Wellington Square United Church 2121 Caroline Street (905) 634-1849 Year Built: 1965-66

Wellington Square United Church is inviting you to help celebrate their 50th year at the current location and to learn about their history that goes back to the founding of some of Burlington’s earliest churches between 1799 and 1800s. Architects of the current church were Bruce, Brown and Brisley and the stained glass windows were designed by Ms. Yvonne Williams, both distinguished Canadian architects and artists. Come and see photographs and displays including 5 scrolls with the names of church members who served in WWI and WWII.

Activities include: Displays and programs about the 50th anniversary celebrations.

Theatre Burlington 2311 New Street (905) 637-1728 Year Built: 1952

Founded in 1952 as Burlington Little Theatre (renamed in 2002 as part of the 50th anniversary), the Drama Centre (built in conjunction with the Parks and Recreation Department, adjacent to the Music Centre which houses the Teen Tour Band and Junior Redcoats) includes a full size auditorium and stage, a green room, costume and props room, control booth, kitchen, storage area and printing room.

Theatre Burlington received 6 awards from the Western Ontario Drama League earlier this year. In September 2014 their current production will be Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror.

Activities include: Show and Tell from 2 to 4pm

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Burlington Lawn Bowling Club 2275 New Street (905) 333-5622 Year Built: 1968

The Burlington Lawn Bowling Club was established in 1969 through a merger of three Burlington based clubs: one that operated in the downtown, one from Aldershot and a third that operated in Roseland. In return for the land from the downtown and Aldershot clubs, the Town of Burlington built the clubhouse and developed 2 full sized greens (with 8 rinks each) on town land in Central Park which were officially opened in April 1971. The game is also called bowls, lawn bowls or bowling on the green – like curling on the grass! The club is now celebrating its 44th season and will welcome you to learn more about this sport available to adults, children and youth.

Activities include: Open play.

The Burlington Curling Club was established in 1952 and is now celebrating its 62nd anniversary. Their five sheets of ice will be installed in September and on the 27th, they are hosting an introduction to curling for those new to the sport. Come to see the club’s photo albums covering events over the past 60 years and chat with club members.

Activities include: Open play and introduction to curling sessions.

Burlington Curling Club 2295 New Street (905) 634-0014

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Burlington Seniors’ Centre 2285 New Street (905) 335-7888 ext. 2 Architect: Michael Tornsey

Originally the Town of Burlington provided seniors programming from Lankester Lodge which was originally part of the Lankester farm located on the land where the Central Library now stands. The current Seniors’ Centre was opened in 1979 with rooms for dancing, banquets, pottery, woodworking, crafts and billiards.

Activities include: A photo display of Burlington in the early 1900s and a group discussion about the history and development of the city through the years.

The Burlington Tennis Club is one of five private tennis clubs in Burlington and is run by volunteers and members. It was founded in 1960 and the original clubhouse was approximately where the driveway from Drury Lane to Central Park is now. The current clubhouse received a design award from the Ontario Association of Architects in 1975. Its six courts will be open for tennis – the last weekend of summer 2014. Activities include: Open play.

Burlington Tennis Club 2295 New Street (905) 681-6305 Year Built: 1975 Architect: Ray Carter

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PRIZES TO BE WON!

Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @DOBurlington and tweet us your favourite picture taken during Doors Open Burlington 2014 using the hashtag #DOBurlington. We’ll be giving away a special prize pack that includes 2 tickets to a performance at The

Burlington Performing Arts Centre + other prizes for the best submitted photo as judged by our committee! Please also fill out the event survey for your chance to win a framed digital print of a pinhole photograph by local artist Margaret Lindsay Holton!

©M.L.Holton 

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About Doors Open Burlington 2014 Sponsors Platinum/Presenting Sponsors

The Hamilton Burlington Society of Architects has provided consistent support for Doors Open Burlington since 2012 and this year is one of our Platinum/Presenting sponsors. The Society represents the members and affiliates of the Ontario Association of Architects with a mandate to enhance the general public’s understanding of architecture and the profession of architecture. Through their long term support of the Doors Open programs in Burlington and Hamilton, they are enabling our visitors to learn about the architecture and development of many heritage and historical buildings, sites, and agencies in our communities.

We would also like to thank our second Platinum/Presenting sponsor No Vacancy and specifically K von B (Kim Stanford), Kyle Tonkens and Selina Jane Eckersall for the donation of the art doors. No Vacancy, through its support for the best contemporary artists in Southern Ontario, is creating opportunities and advancing the profile of talented and creative individuals in our community.

Gold Sponsor

Our special thanks also to Overhead Door (Hamilton- Burlington) Ltd in busi-ness in Burlington since 1985.

Silver Sponsors:

Utter-Morris Insurance Brokers Ltd, KNY Architects, Tim L Dobbie Consulting and the Museums of Burlington.

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