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[G-Man]

Wow those are amazing. Thank you for the map link. The shape of the park is the same in the oldest map there. 

[Jackerbie]

The plot thickens! Here are two snapshots from Fire Insurance Plans. If you haven't seen these plans before, they contain a huge amount of information on properties and buildings. via https://www.uvic.ca/...iaFirePlans.php

 

Seems that not only did some of the street names change, but Franklin Green used to be full of duplexes! Regent Street and its duplexes appear to have been built and demolished within a rather short period of time. Constructed some time between 1895 and 1909, but then vanished in the 1963 zoning map posted previously.

 

1895

 

1909

 

1913

Edited by Jackerbie, 01 May 2019 - 08:30 AM.

[Rob Randall]

Sept. 22, 1949:

 

[Jackerbie]

Based on Rob's post, Regent Street only existed for 40-50 years

[aastra]

 

Regent Street only existed for 40-50 years...

 

That seems to be the interval after which Victorians start getting itchy feet. Why is this still here? Get rid of it!

[G-Man]

Regent was still a COV right of way until the last 10 years. But I think it had a different name...

[G-Man]

There was still a curb cut there if I remember...

Oh I see in the picture from Rob it was Opal Street.

[Jackerbie]

Also notable that Mason changed names a lot! St. Louis in the 1895 map (likely due to the St. Louis Catholic College, later St. Andrews School), and Mason in the 1909 map with a note that it was formerly Farquhar. That was a short lived street name!

[Rob Randall]

That photo was the sole reference to "Franklin Green" I could find in the British Colonist archives. It seems strange to designate a park at that location so close to Harris Green. Perhaps it was owned by Mayor Franklin and he left it in his will? There's nothing unique about the location.

[aastra]

Packed with tiny houses and without Vancouver Street running through the middle of it, Balmoral from Quadra to Cook must have seemed like a neighbourhood unto itself.

 

 

pic from https://archives.victoria.ca

[G-Man]

I was thinking the same thing. It must have been quite the density of people.

[kxl]

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[Victoria Watcher]

where is the live video q and a with g man via sparkys garage?

[G-Man]

A Q&A with G-Man is featured in this month’s issue of YAM magazine

I have not even seen it yet...

[G-Man]

My latest post is up. This time I look back at the Westholme Hotel.

 

Have a read and let me know what you think!

 

https://www.sidewalk...westholme-hotel

[Sparky]

Beautifully written G-Man.

[G-Man]

Thanks Sparky!

[G-Man]

A new post is up on the Northern Junk building. https://www.sidewalk...dux-redux-redux

[Sparky]

where is the live video q and a with g man via sparkys garage?

Ok we have finally solved the audio issues in the VVTV studio, but we are still struggling with how to display the HUGE Northern Junk calendar as a backdrop.

Well done once again G-Man, I always look forward to reading your work.

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[G-Man]

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