The photo to the right was taken from the New Westminster downtown parkade. The old, painted signage is on the back of a building now known as the Burr Theatre.
The Burr that is recognized by this name is a hometown boy who was born here and now eternally rests in a cemetery in New Westminster. Raymond Burr was best know as TV's Perry Mason and, later, as Ironside. However, he was involved in a multitude of films too.The Burr Theatre building, dating from 1927, has a very interesting history. Click the link to visit the official site. It is on Columbia Street and approximately a two-minute walk from this apartment.