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This is a view of James Bay and Ogden Point in Victoria from 1956.

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9 Comments

  1. LauraReply
    July 23, 2019 at 10:20 am

    Amazing picture, to the west of Dock St was the Heaney’s storage building. The house at the corner of Dock and Dallas was owned by a Mr. Ketchel when I was a kid. The house to the east at Pilot and Dallas was built by Arnold and Irene Mann it is still owned by their daughter June. The building across the street was the Boys scout hall. (House there now) The house next to the hall was owned by Lila & Chess Torville, who was part owner of Oakland Fisheries where the Victoria Harbourside Hotel is now. To the north east side of Pilot, across the lane, was the Ponsford home 15 Pilot and next to that was my parents home 21 Pilot. In 2012 we raised the old house and built the current duplex (4 generations now on same property)

  2. Danda H.Reply
    July 22, 2019 at 11:07 pm

    Wonderful. James Bay before all the high-rises. Nice to see all the old houses, and Capt. John Irving’s beautiful home in Irving Park.

  3. ColinReply
    November 8, 2018 at 12:20 pm

    I did not realize there was a gun position at the end of the dock. Great photo

  4. Bill O.Reply
    August 28, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    The large building by McDonald Park would have been a carpet factory- I think it was “Columbia Carpet”

  5. August 12, 2012 at 10:05 am

    Does anyone know , is that a Roller skating rink Near Macdonald Park and The White Eagle Hall ?

    • LauraReply
      July 23, 2019 at 10:09 am
      It was built in the early sixties by Pauline Schofield and her husband (can’t remember his name). I used to skate there. Not sure when they sold to the German community, which is now the Edelweiss but do know it was by the early seventies as my wedding reception was held there in May of 1974.
  6. KarlReply
    August 10, 2012 at 9:45 am

    It may be high altitude, but it captures pretty much all of the CNR Ogden Point terminal. Really great view….Thanks!

  7. August 10, 2012 at 8:45 am

    Interesting Post For Me , Thanks . Too Bad the clarity wasn’t as good as some of the others.

    • MarkReply
      August 10, 2012 at 9:32 am
      Yeah, clarity has a lot to do with altitude. As soon as the altitude of the plane goes up a bit, the clarity of the image drops way off. As you can see, the flying height of this one is a bit higher than the others.

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