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| 2248 Oak Bay Avenue (...1941–1942 phone books) | ||||||
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| Native wildflower of the lily family with edible, bulbous roots | ||||||
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| Because of the importance of this plant in the aboriginal diet, Victoria was called "Camosun" before the arrival of whites. Camas once thrived throughout Oak Bay and is remembered by Camas Lane, a borderline between John Tod's property (Willows Farm) and the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trade reserve (Uplands Farm). | ||||||
Camas Lane see Street/Place Names section |
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Cambridge Super Market 2510 Estevan Avenue (1962... phone book) |
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Camellia Beauty Salon 1510 Monterey Avenue (...1953–1954... phone books) |
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Camera Studies Club 2186 Oak Bay Avenue (1950–1951 phone books) |
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| This was one of several photography businesses operating out of this space prior to its conversion to a night club — the Club Tango — in 1954. | ||||||
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Campbell's Grocery 947 Monterey Avenue (...1956–1957... phone books) |
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Canadian Bank of Commerce 1971 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria ( ...1918–1930... phone books) 2002 Oak Bay Avenue (...1934–1942... phone books) 2241 Oak Bay Avenue (1951–1970... phone books) |
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Cardiff Place see Street/Place Names section |
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Cardigan Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Carley's Riding Academy |
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| see Victoria Riding Academy | ||||||
Carnarvon Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Carrick Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Casanave, Alexis 1845–1928 2121 Cadboro Bay Road |
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| Early Oak Bay settler and landowner | ||||||
| An itinerant gold prospector, Alexis Casanave decided to settle in Victoria in 1862 and purchased 10 acres of John Tod's property alongside Bowker Creek immediately south of Cadboro Bay Road. He turned to dairy farming — and raising a family of seven children, 3 of whom attended the district's first school in 1885. In his front yard he planted the seed of a Sequoia (Redwood) tree that he brought from California. | ||||||
| Casanave's farm eventually became the schoolgrounds of our Oak Bay Senior and Junior High schools. His house remained on the property, beside the Junior High school, until about 1967 when it was demolished to enlarge the playing fields. His Sequoia tree, however, stands tall today. And at its base is a plaque that pays tribute to this pioneer Oak Bay settler. | ||||||
| Casanave's son, Victor, continued to live at the house until it was sold in 1962. | ||||||
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Casey, Eric confectionery (...1941–1954... phone books) Casey, Pearl confectionery (...1956–1959... phone books) 713 St Patrick Street |
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Caspersen's Bakery . 1179 Newport Avenue (...1956–1957... phone books) . 2863 Foul Bay Road (...1956–1957... phone books) . 1163 Newport Avenue (...1959... phone book) |
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Cattle Point see Street/Place Names section |
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Cavendish Avenue see Street/Place Names section |
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Cedar Hill X Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Central Avenue see Street/Place Names section |
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Central Stores 697 St Patrick Street (...1947–1957... phone books) |
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Central Television Specialists 1163 Newport Avenue (1954... phone book) |
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Chambers, R.S. chiropractor 1503 Wilmot Place (1954–1956 phone books) |
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Chang's Produce 2296 Cadboro Bay Road (1954–1962... phone books) |
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Charlesworth Taxi 120 Beach Drive (...1930–1934... phone books) |
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Charm Beauty Salon 687 St Patrick Street (...1947–1950...1953–1959... phone books) |
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| Called Terry's Charm Beauty Salon, 1951–1952 | ||||||
| see Terry's Charm Beaty Salon | ||||||
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Chatham Island see Street/Place Names section |
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Chaucer Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Che-ko-nein |
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| Oak Bay's first landowners who lived on local beaches from Gonzales Point to Cadboro Bay and beyond | ||||||
| The Che-ko-nein, along with the Chilcowitch, signed the Douglas Treaties of 1850 which ceded Oak Bay to the Hudson's Bay Company for seventy-nine pounds, ten shillings sterling. The Che-ko-nein are now part of the Songhees Band. | ||||||
Chilcowitch |
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| Oak Bay's first landowners who lived on local beaches west of Gonzales Point | ||||||
| The Chilcowitch, along with the Che-ko-nein, signed the Douglas Treaties of 1850 which ceded Oak Bay to the Hudson's Bay Company for thirty pounds sterling. The Chilcowitch are now part of the Songhees Band. | ||||||
Children's Corner, The 2002 Oak Bay Avenue (...1946–1951 phone books) 2041 Oak Bay Avenue (1952–1954... phone books) |
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Chiltern Place see Street/Place Names section |
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Chinese Cemetery (at Harling Point) |
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| Oldest cemetery in Canada built on the principles of Feng Shui | ||||||
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| Built in 1903, the purpose of the cemetery was to collect and house the bones of deceased Chinese from across Canada for seven years before shipping them to China for permanent burial. This practise continued until the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. The cemetery was closed in 1950. In 1996 it was designated a National Historic Site. | ||||||
Christie Way see Street/Place Names section |
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CJVI Tower Station |
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Clarke's Meat Market 1161 Newport Avenue (...1941–1948 phone books) |
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Clayton House |
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| The Clayton House, originally built on wood pilings at Oak Bay Beach, was demolished to allow the development of Haynes Park. Mr Clayton worked for John Virtue and was manager of the Mt Baker Hotel boathouse. He continued as manager after the hotel burned down until sometime before 1906. | ||||||
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Clear, Mrs L confectionery 1179 Newport Avenue (...1930... phone book) |
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Cliff's Cycle & Sporting Goods 2067 Cadboro Bay Road (1957–1959... phone books) |
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Clive Drive see Street/Place Names section |
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Club Tango 2184 Oak Bay Avenue (1954... phone book) 2186 Oak Bay Avenue (...1956–1965 phone books) |
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Coast Fruit Company 2001 Oak Bay Avenue (...1941–1942... phone books) |
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Coast Tractor & Equipment 3027 Henderson Road (...1950... phone book) |
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Coffee Shops
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"Commandos Strike at Dawn" |
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| Academy Award nominated film shot in Oak Bay | ||||||
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| Filmed at Willows Park Studio on the Willows Fairgrounds in 1942, Commandos Strike at Dawn is one of the earliest American war films produced after the United States entered WWII in 1942. The film tells the story of a small Norwegian fishing village's subjegation to Nazi occupation in the spring of 1940 and its ultimate liberation after Norwegian resistance members reach England to enlist the aid of British commandos. | ||||||
| Exterior locations around Victoria include Heals Rifle Range (German camp), Victoria Airport (Allied airfield) and Saanich Inlet (fishing village in Norwegian fjord). Hall's Boat House (now Goldstream Marina) is where the wharf scenes were shot. | ||||||
| The movie features American film legends Paul Muni and Lillian Gish, British stalwarts Anna Lee and Sir Cedric Hardwick, and newcomers Rod Cameron, Rosemary deCamp and Lloyd Bridges. | ||||||
| Commandos Strike at Dawn was nominated for an Academy Award for its music score. | ||||||
| The world premiere for this international release was celebrated at Victoria's Capitol Theatre on December 17, 1942. | ||||||
| The movie is available on DVD. | ||||||
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Community Cab Company 2675 Windsor Road (...1941–1949 phone books) |
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| The Community Cab Company was formed in the 1940s by partners Dick Snelgrove and Gordon Craig. They operated out of the Oak Bay Garage property at 2675 Windor Road, sharing the same address. | ||||||
| When Snelgrove left the business in 1950, the company was renamed Newport Taxi by Gordon Craig and his new partner, Harold Attwell. | ||||||
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"Convicted" |
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| 1938 movie produced by film studio in Oak Bay introducing starlet Rita Hayworth | ||||||
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Cookman Street see Street/Place Names section |
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"Cougars," Victoria ice hockey team 1923–1926 |
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| Victoria Cougars won 1925 Stanley Cup in Oak Bay arena | ||||||
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| Professional ice hockey started in Victoria in 1912. The first game was played between the Victoria Senators and the New Westminster Royals in Oak Bay's Patrick Arena on January 2, 1912. This was the first hockey game in Canada played on artificial ice. | ||||||
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| The west coast league folded a year later and the Victoria Cougars' franchise was sold to a new NHL franchise in Detroit to become the Detroit Cougars which, by the 1932/33 season, would be called the Detroit Red Wings. | ||||||
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"Country Village" |
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| In its early years of development, Oak Bay remained in the "Country Village" category. In 1921 Council issued an order: "... no further permits are to be issued for the grazing of cattle on municipal streets and all cattle grazing on private land must be securely tethered." At the time, it was not uncommon for a cow to derail a streetcar. | ||||||
Cotswold Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Cranleigh House School 2184 Cadboro Bay Road Private school for boys |
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| Cranleigh House was a private school for boys established in 1923 by Charles V. Milton in the Willows Hotel building at Cadboro Bay and Eastdowne Roads. The school was converted to a four-plex before being demolished in 1968 to make way for the Cranleigh Apartments. | ||||||
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Cranleigh Place see Street/Place Names section |
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Cranmore Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Cranmore (Esso) Service 2151 Cadboro Bay Road (1949-1959... phone books) |
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Crescent Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Crestview Road see Street/Place Names section |
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"Crimson Paradise, The" (aka "Fighting Playboy") |
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| 1933 movie — Canada's first "talkie" — produced by film studio in Oak Bay | ||||||
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Cross, Earle contractor 2004 Oak Bay Avenue (...1941–1942... phone books) |
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Cross Markets (Oak Bay branch) meat store 2215 Oak Bay Avenue (...1941–1942... phone books) |
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Cubban Drive see Street/Place Names section |
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Cull's Willows Confectionery 2053 Fort Street (...1930–1952 phone books) |
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| The 2053 Fort Street address (in Oak Bay, east of Foul Bay Road) was recognized as 2053 Cadboro Bay Road in 1954 | ||||||
Currie, Sir Arthur, Lieutenant General, C.B., K.C.M.G |
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