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Darling, Mrs Dollie Hairdresser 2239 Oak Bay Avenue (...1934... phone book) |
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| Mrs Dollie Darling was proprietor of this Oak Bay hairdressing salon in the 1930s but relocated outside the municipality in the 1940s. | ||||
| This Oak Bay address continued as a hairdressing salon through the 1940s and 1950s under new ownership, but was renamed Oak Bay Beauty Salon. | ||||
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Davenport Pharmacy 2012 Oak Bay Avenue (...1947–1957... phone books) |
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Deal Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Dean Heights Beauty Salon 2877 Foul Bay Road (1952–1957... phone books) |
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| Current site of Dean Heights Hair Studio | ||||
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Dean Heights Confectionery 2881 Foul Bay Road (1950 phone book) |
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| Dean Heights Confectionery opened in 1950 but by 1951 was called Rose Bowl Coffee Bar. | ||||
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Dean Heights Food Market 2897 Foul Bay Road (1951–1957... phone books) |
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| Dean Heights Food Market opened in 1951 and operated until 1959 when the business was purchased by Ed Lewis and renamed Lewis Low Cost Food Market. | ||||
| The store was originally called Dean Heights Groceteria when it opened in 1950. | ||||
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Dean Heights Groceteria 2897 Foul Bay Road (1950 phone book) |
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| Dean Heights Groceteria opened in 1950 but by 1951 was called Dean Heights Food Market. | ||||
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Dean Heights Meat Market 2887 Foul Bay Road (1950 phone book) |
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| Dean Heights Meat Market opened in 1950 but was not listed in the 1951 phone book. It possibly became the meat department of Dean Heights Food Market, which opened in 1951. | ||||
| see Dean Heights Food Market | ||||
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Del'c Hairdressing 2261 Oak Bay Avenue (...1957... phone book) |
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Denison Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Devon Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Dewdney, Edgar 1835–1916 |
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| Fifth Lieutenant-Governor of B.C. and early Oak Bay settler | ||||
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| Twenty-three-year-old Edgar Dewdney arrived in B.C. in 1859 seeking work as a Civil engineer. In 1860 he won the contract to build "a good mule road from Hope to Similkameen" to enable the Douglas government to control the new gold mines. Although the Royal Engineers (Sappers) oversaw the construction of the route, it became known as the Dewdney Trail. | ||||
| Dewdney later served as both a member of the Legislative Council and as a Member of Parliament. In 1881 he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territory, serving through the Riel Rebellion. He was federal Minister of the Interior, 1888-92, and became the fifth Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, 1892-1897. | ||||
| Dewdney became one of Oak Bay's earliest settlers when he purchased property and built his home at 2840 Cadboro Bay Road. This historic home was demolished in 1938. | ||||
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Dewdney Avenue see Street/Place Names section |
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Dinsmore's Grocery (Estevan Meat Market) 2509 Estevan Avenue (...1947... phone book) |
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Discovery Island see Street/Place Names section |
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Dogwood Book Shop 2224 Oak Bay Avenue (...1954–1957... phone books) |
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| In 1911 the municipality passed bylaws to control dogs and bicyclists in Oak Bay. Any dog tag stories out there? | ||||
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Dogwood Gift Shop 2224 Oak Bay Avenue |
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Doheny's Grocery 947 Monterey Avenue (...1941–1947... phone books) |
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| Oak Bay is purchased from the aboriginals | ||||
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| The Douglas Treaties consisted of fourteen land treaties negotiated by James Douglas (HBC chief factor and governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island) between 1850–1854 to extinguish aboriginal land claims near Hudson's Bay Company forts on Vancouver Island. These included treaties with the Che-ko-nein and Chilcowitch, which ceded Oak Bay to the HBC for the price of a few blankets. | ||||
Dorset Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Dover Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Downes, Gordon Second principal of Oak Bay High School (1923–1929) |
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Mrs Drake's Bakery 2249 Oak Bay Avenue (...1930–1934... phone books) |
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| This was one of seven Mrs Drake's Bakery franchises operating throughout Greater Victoria during the 1930s. | ||||
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Drake, S. J. Reeve of Oak Bay (1920–22) |
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Driving Park, Victoria |
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| Horse racing began in Oak Bay during the 1880s when the BC Jockey Club purchased a parcel of land on the former Tod property for a race course. The track — the Victoria Driving Park — was soon called The Willows or Willows Park after facilities expanded in 1891 to accommodate the annual Willows Fair. | ||||
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Dryfe Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Dufferin Avenue see Street/Place Names section |
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Dundrum Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Dunlevy Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Dunn, Johnny shoe repairs 2240 Oak Bay Avenue (...1941... phone book) |
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