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[Rick Pitts]

Hello anyone out there. Does anyone have that picture of Kings Rd and Douglas St tha AASTRA was mentioning???? Really would like to see it as my grandfathers plumbing shop was next door.....Empire Plumbing and Heating. Just in case my E mail is fordzill06@telus.net

Rick

[MarkP]

Rick, it might have been this one: http://vintageairphotos.com/bo-54-136/

It seems to "just" catch King and Douglas.

You might also catch it on this one: http://vintageairpho...com/bo-47-1524/

In fact, you could check out all the Victoria images at http://vintageairpho...m/tag/victoria/. It's possible that you might catch the store from different angles.

Sorry there's no better way to search for an intersection.

Mark

[Sparky]

^^ Welcome to Vibrant Victoria Rick.

[MarkP]

Here's one of the Bay Street Bridge area from 1954...

http://vintageairphotos.com/bo-54-152/

Mark

[Mike K.]

That's a great photo, Mark! I don't think I had seen the old Bay Street bridge before.

[MarkP]

Someone asked a while back about James Bay. I didn't think there were any, but I found one. James Bay from 1956.

http://vintageairphotos.com/56-44/

Mark

[G-Man]

Very cool photo. Not quite as high res as the last few.

Amazing how James Bay is pretty much devoid of trees.

Also can someone explain the logistics of ogden point to me? Why would it have been beneficial to unload box cars there. Why not simply transfer stuff from a ship to the wharf and then back again. I mean that is a lot of box cars that need to be shipped there unloaded then shipped away again.

[Bingo]

Very cool photo. Not quite as high res as the last few.

Amazing how James Bay is pretty much devoid of trees.

Also can someone explain the logistics of ogden point to me? Why would it have been beneficial to unload box cars there. Why not simply transfer stuff from a ship to the wharf and then back again. I mean that is a lot of box cars that need to be shipped there unloaded then shipped away again.

It does seem strange. They used to store prairie grain in the elevators, and then load it onto ships. The fish packing plant is on land now occupied by the cruise ship terminal. The rail car ship Canora, made frequent trips to the docks.

Note the remains of the WWII gum emplacement at the outer end of the wharf.

http://www.ogdenpoin...ry_of_opes.html

[Nparker]

Note the remains of the WWII gum emplacement at the outer end of the wharf.

The idea being that if any of the Axis powers invaded the west coast that we would blow bubbles at them?

[Bingo]

Ha ha...good one.

[MarkP]

Just when I thought there were no more cool shots of Victoria, I come across another. :-) It's Burnside looking north toward Saanich from 1951. Great detail...

http://vintageairphotos.com/1-79/

Mark

[sebberry]

Thanks Mark!

I think all of these photos are pretty good. No need for "cool" factor, just being able to see Victoria back then is cool in itself.

[HB]

That is an awesome photo.

I enjoyed looking at the Tillicum Mall site and the CN line where it crosses Interurban road. At that point there is some trestle visible.

The tunnel under Bay st at Bridge is neat too I was just taking photos of the tunnel last week

[Mike K.]

I think that's the Selkirk Trestle, no?

[HB]

I think that's the Selkirk Trestle, no?

Selkirk is there but the one I am looking at is near the top of the frame a little to the right.

The Tillicum Mall site is easy to find as teh trees behind it look the same as today.

The overpass for the CN line (galloping goose has 2 concrete pillars visible . TCH has not been built yet or you can find Portage inlet and use that as landmark



Another point of interest is that the Crack House that was just torn down on Jutland at Gorge is Visible and a few doors down on Gorge just over the Gorge rd Bridge is the Windsor Court Auto Court which was torn down to build the 3 Windsor Court Apartment blocks which were later renamed the Washington Hill Apartments

[Sparky]

I would have thought that the Tillicum outdoor theatre would have been built by 1951. I guess it came later.

[HB]

I would have thought that the Tillicum outdoor theatre would have been built by 1951. I guess it came later.

Check your 54 directory maybe its there but my guess is that it wasnt built until after the highyway went in. Inside Tillicum Mall they have some photos posted on a display honouring the Malls 30th anniv.

[Sparky]

^ Thanks.....doh!!.....I'm glad you remembered that. I will report back tonight.

[Bingo]

I would have thought that the Tillicum outdoor theatre would have been built by 1951. I guess it came later.

I was there in 1953, but it could have been built before that.

[Sparky]

The Tillicum Outdoor Theatre is in the 1954 directory. W.H.Ward was the manager. The address was 3170 Tillicum.