Some old articles about the mosaic building. It's interesting how the height of the building (and the potential to add additional levels later on) was being praised. So Victorians in the 1960s were happy to be chopping down old buildings on Douglas Street, even as they were envisioning taller buildings on Fort Street near Cook. Also, everyone seemed to be thrilled about the large parking lot on Meares Street.
Daily Colonist
July 7, 1963
Mural Marks Fine Building
A 250-feet-a-minute elevator whisks visitors up to the fifth floor where they can look out through full-length window panes to take in Victoria's 360-degree panorama.
No pillars obstruct the view... Eight churches, Government House, Craigdarroch Castle, Mount Tolmie, Mount Douglas, the Olympics and Mount Baker surround the building.
"This is a prestige building."
- A 150-car parking lot off Meares to which floors can be added if needed.
- More floors can be added to the Montreal Trust Building, up to three and with an added penthouse to crown the building.
Other articles:
New Landmark Being Built Here: All This and Mosaic, Too (March 17, 1963)
...you step into a roof garden restaurant, first of its kind in Greater Victoria.
"I'm especially proud of our huge parking lot," Dr. Patterson says. "There's room for 200 cars, and if there should be more, we can always add floors to it."
Here's another first: Victoria's first drive-in wicket where you can pay any kind of bill -- to your doctor, lawyer, or to any other of the tenants.
Horrified: Mosaic Stuns Expert (October 17, 1963)
"I thought it was an advertisement," said (Scottish sculptor) Mr. Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, here during a North American speaking tour.
Edited by aastra, 29 June 2020 - 11:20 AM.