Historic Victoria Advertisements Men's Clothing 1910-1919 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Men's Clothing, 1910-1919, here is a 1911 advertisement for J.N. Harvey Ltd., a men's clothing store located at 614-616 Yates Street. 1911 advertisement for J.N. Harvey Ltd., 614-616 Yates Street. We believe J.N. Harvey was located in the building at [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Automobiles & Transportation 1910-1919 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Automobiles & Transportation, 1910-1919, here is a 1914 advertisement for the Overland Coupe, from Thomas Plimley Limited, 727-731 Johnson Street and 730 Yates Street. 1914 advertisement for Overland Coupe, sold by Thomas Plimley Ltd., 727-731 Johnson Street and [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Women's Clothing 1910-1919 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Women's Clothing, 1910-1919, here is a 1912 advertisement for Finch & Finch, which built the Finch Building, 719 Yates Street, in 1910 for its women's clothing business. 1912 advertisement for Finch & Finch, 719 Yates Street (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Beer, Wine & Liquor 1910-1919 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Beer, Wine & Liquor, 1910-1919, here is a 1910 advertisement by the Capital City Wine Store, 1327 Douglas Street, at the intersection of Douglas Street and Johnson Street. 1910 advertisement for the Capital City Wine Store, 1327 [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Automobiles & Transportation 1910-1919 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Automobiles & Transportation, 1910-1919, here are two 1913 advertisements for Indian motorcycles, from Thomas Plimley Limited, 727-731 Johnson Street and 730 Yates Street. 1913 advertisement for Indian motorcycles, sold by Thomas Plimley Ltd., 727-731 Johnson Street and 730 [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Automobiles & Transportation 1920-1929 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Automobiles & Transportation, 1920-1929, here is a 1926 advertisement for Studebaker automobiles, from Jameson Motors, Limited, 740 Broughton Street. 1926 advertisement for Studebaker at Jameson Motors, 740 Broughton Street (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours collection) 740 Broughton Street [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Buildings - 1910-1919 As part of our series on HIstoric Victoria Advertisements, here is a 1913 advertisement for the then newly built Montrose Rooms, which is now the Montrose Apartments, 1114-1126 Blanshard Street. 1913 advertisement for Montrose Rooms, corner View and Blanchard Streets. The Montrose Rooms, now known as the Montrose [...]
Victoria History The Origins of the Kinemacolor Theatre 1600 Government Street / 588 Pandora Street The building at 1600 Government Street / 588 Pandora Street is now a mixed use strata commercial and residential building with two commercial strata units and eight residential condominium strata units. But it was originally designed and built in 1913, [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Real Estate 1910-1919 Here is a 1912 advertisement for the then newly subdivided lots in the Avondale subdivision, which is now the area around Avondale Road, Henderson Road and Cedar Hill X Road in Oak Bay, near the boundary separating Oak Bay from Saanich. 1912 advertisement for the then newly developed [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Movies & Theatre - 1920-1929 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Movies & Theatre, 1920-1929 here is a 1926 advertisement for a live production of No, No Nanette, at the Royal Theatre, which is still in operation at 805 Broughton Street. 1926 advertisement for the Royal Theatre, 805 [...]