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1915-1951::Craiglands and the Miller Ranch of Metchosin, British Columbia
The story of the grand get-away estate of a New York attorney and Presidential Advisor.
Papertown Station
Jun 27, 20225 min read
1956::Pandora Avenue in Victoria, British Columbia
Back when Pandora Avenue was a two-way street.
Papertown Station
Jun 20, 20221 min read
1950::700 Block Fort Street in Victoria, British Columbia
Back when Fort Street was a two-way street.
Papertown Station
Jun 5, 20221 min read
1955::New Press Machine Rolls for First Time in Nanaimo, British Columbia
One of BC's oldest newspapers gets a new press machine.
Papertown Station
Apr 10, 20221 min read
1955::Waiting For a Ferry on Easter Long Weekend
Reservations were highly recommended for long weekend ferry travel to the mainland.
Papertown Station
Apr 7, 20222 min read
1942::The QE: The Largest Ship in the World Sails to Victoria, BC During WW2
🌺WW2::The world's largest Ocean Liner, found her way to Esquimalt's drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Papertown Station
Dec 18, 20215 min read
1955::Princess of Vancouver
The Canadian Pacific Railway's new ferry Princess Vancouver between Vancouver and Nanaimo, BC.
Papertown Station
Oct 16, 20212 min read
1901::The Lumber Flumes of British Columbia
Logging the ancient forests of early British Columbia.
Papertown Station
Jun 5, 20212 min read
1957::Beacon Hill Parkway, Victoria, British Columbia
Cutting a new road across Beacon Hill Park to take government traffic away from city core.
Papertown Station
May 20, 20211 min read
1957::New Buses To Service Victoria, British Columbia
New transit buses service Victoria in the days after the streetcars.
Papertown Station
May 18, 20211 min read
1951::Summer's End in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
A Vancouver Island moment as the sun sets on another island summer.
Papertown Station
Apr 25, 20211 min read
1951-1979::The Tillicum Outdoor Theatre in Victoria, British Columbia
The fresh-air theatre that entertained Vancouver Islander's for almost thirty years.
Papertown Station
Apr 19, 20212 min read
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