Historic Victoria Advertisements Buildings As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements featuring Historic Buildings, here is a 1938 advertisement for Dowell's, a moving and storage company then located in the Rithet Building at 1119 Wharf Street. 1938 advertisement for Dowell's Moving, then located in the Rithet Building at 1119 Wharf Street. [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Real Estate - 1940-1949 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Real Estate, here is a December 1945 advertisement for 150 new rental houses being built in the area of Scott Street. These homes were financed by the Government of Canada (referred to in the advertisement as the [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Retailers - 1900-1909 As part of our series on Historic Advertisements - Retailers - 1900-1909, here is a December 1909 advertisement for Challoner & Mitchell, Diamond Merchants, located at 1017 Government Street. December 1909 advertisement from Challoner & Mitchell, 1017 Government Street. Challoner & Mitchell was located in [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Automobiles & Transportation 1930-1939 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Automobiles & Transportation, here is a December 1938 advertisement for McLaughlin-Buick, placed by Davis-Drake Motors Ltd., which was then located at 900 Fort Street, on the north east corner of Fort Street and Quadra Street. Davis-Drake [...]
Historic Victoria AdvertisementsMusic - 1900-1909As part of our series on Historic Advertisements - Music - 1900-1909, here is a 1909 advertisement for Edison Amberol recordings of Scottish singer Harry Lauder (in 1919 he became Sir Harry Lauder), sold at M.W. Waitt & Company, which was located in the Vernon Block, 1000-1002 Government Street.Marshall Wilder Waite [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Women's Clothing 1930-1939 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Women's Clothing, 1930-1939, here is a 1931 advertisement for Angus Campbell & Co. Ltd., 1008-1010 Government Street. 1931 advertisement for Angus Campbell & Co., 1008-1010 Government Street (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours collection) The building in which Angus [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Automobiles & Transportation 1940-1949 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Automobiles & Transportation , 1940-1949 , here is a 1940 advertisement for Nash automobiles, sold by Burton & Williams Motors Ltd., 1001 Blanshard Street, on the north east corner of Blanshard Street and Broughton Street. 1940 advertisement for [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Buildings As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements featuring Historic Buildings, here is a 1908 advertisement for the Dominion Hotel, 759 Yates Street. 1908 advertisement for the Dominion Hotel, The illustration makes the building appear far deeper, adding several banks of windows which aren't actually on the building. [...]
Historic Victoria AdvertisementsAutomobiles & Transportation 1940-1949As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Automobiles & Transportation , 1940-1949 , here is a 1940 advertisement for Oldsmobile, sold by Davis-Drake Motors Ltd., 900 Fort Street, at Quadra Street. 1940 advertisement for Oldsmobile, by Davis-Drake Motors Ltd., then located at 900 Fort Street, [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Technology - 1900-1909 AS part of our ongoing series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Technology - 1900-1909, here is a 1908 advertisement for Fletcher Brothers, a music store then located at 1231 Government Street. The advertisement shows part of the store interior along with advertising graphics of the Columbia Records phonograph, gramophone [...]