Last week our photo was of the corner of Fisgard and Douglas, and featured the Victoria Day Parade. For those who missed it, you can check out the current day view of this same photo by clicking here. This week our photo was taken a short while before the year 1900. I have a feeling [...]
Welcome back everyone! Last week our photo, though undated, was guessed to be from around the 1950′s. This week we stay in the same decade, with this photo taken in 1950, somewhere in Victoria. Do you know where we are today? Doug correctly identified this as the current Penny Farthing Pub at 2228 Oak Bay [...]
Welcome back everyone! Last week’s photo was quickly identified by Doug. Let’s see if this week’s photo proves to be more challenging. This photo is undated, by I am guessing it was probably taken in the 1950′s, somewhere in Victoria. Do you know where we are today? Vincent correctly identified this photo as the intersection [...]
Last week our photo took us back to 1966 and the beginning of the construction of the Royal BC Museum in downtown Victoria. This week we go all the way back to 1912, somewhere in Victoria. Thanks to Glen for sending this photo in for us to share. If you have a photo you would [...]
Last week our photo had our readers guessing, and after a few incorrect attempts, Corey got it right. We’ll see if this week’s photo proves equally as challenging. Once again, this week our photo comes to us from one of our readers. If you have a photo you would like to share, please email darryn@victoriaexplorer.com [...]
I hope everyone has been enjoying our first month of weekly vintage Victoria photos for 2013! If you have a photo of old Victoria you would like to share, please email darryn@victoriaexplorer.com. This week we do not have an exact date for our photo, but is estimated to be about 1914 or 1915. I have [...]
This week our photo takes us off the streets of Victoria, and into the air, as we look at an elevated photo all the way back from 1912. I find this photo particularly interesting as we get a glimpse of what construction was like in the early 1900′s. Notice the horse and buggy being used to [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Where are we? Last week we went back to 1947 at Royal Athletic Park, where we saw people peeking through the fence trying to catch a glimpse of whatever was going on inside the park. This week we go back to 1970, somewhere in downtown Victoria. This photo was [...]
Happy new year! Hard to believe it is already 2013! After a couple of weeks off, Where are we? is back, and we hope to bring you great vintage photos of Victoria throughout the year! Today our photo was sent in from one of our readers (if you have any photos you would like to [...]
Welcome back to the last edition of Where are we? on Victoria Explorer…for 2012. Fear not, it will return in 2013 to keep you guessing! This week, our photo comes all the way back from 1888. It is not your eyes playing tricks on you, I did have to remove some identifying features from the [...]
Win 2 tickets to Sting: Back to Bass (May 31, 2013)
In just a few weeks, Sting will be visiting Victoria’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre with his Back to Bass Tour, and one lucky reader of Victoria Explorer can win a pair of tickets to his upcoming show on May 31st! Here’s how to enter the contest: 1. Like us on Facebook and leave a comment on [...]
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