Historic Victoria Advertisements – Automobiles & Transportation 1920-1929

1925 Advertisements For the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway

Ticket Offices still standing at 911 Government Street, 1102 Government Street and 396-470 Belleville Street.

1926 Advertisement For The Canadian Pacific Railway

Ticket Offices were located at 1102 Government Street and 396-470 Belleville Street, both of which are still standing.

1926 Advertisement For Chevrolet, from the Begg Motor Company, 937 View Street.

This advertisement, from the spring of 1926, is interesting because it shows the location of the Begg Motor Company at 937 View Street, a few months before architect Ralph Berrill completed the Begg Motor Company’s new building at 1250 Quadra Street / 865 Yates Street, which is still standing today.

(also see Begg Motor Company advertisement below)

1926 Advertisement For Chevrolet, from the Begg Motor Company, 937 View Street.

This advertisement, from the spring of 1926, is interesting because it shows the location of the Begg Motor Company at 865 Yates Street, a few months after architect Ralph Berrill completed the Begg Motor Company’s new building at 1250 Quadra Street / 865 Yates Street, which is still standing today.

Begg Motor Company had previously been located at 937 View Street (see Begg Motor Company advertisement above)

1926 Advertisement For Durant Motors of Canada, Sold By Atkinson Motor Company, 809 Yates Street

1926 Advertisement for Ford cars and trucks, by National Motor Company, 831 Yates Street

1926 Advertisement For Jewett Six, By Eve Brothers, 900 Fort Street

1926 Advertisement for Pontiac Six, by McRae-Meldram Motors, 933 Yates Street

1926 Advertisement for Studebaker, Jameson Motors, 740 Broughton Street

1926 Advertisement For Dupont-Duco, at William Mable, 717 Johnson Street

This 1926 advertisement is particularly interesting as it shows the long established William Mable Carriage Makers business, 717 Johnson Street, transitioned from horse drawn carriages to auto body work.

1926 Advertisement For Weiler Auto Supply House, Douglas Street and Broughton Street

In 1920, Otto Weiler retained architect Percy Fox to build a new building at Douglas Street and Broughton Street for a new business, the Weiler Auto Supply House.

The former Weiler Supply House building is still standing at 1000-1012 Douglas Street / 680-690 Broughton Street in downtown Victoria.

1928 Advertisement For Chevrolet – Begg Motor Company, 865 Yates Street