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W.E. FERRIDAY

Oak Bay taxi czar, W.E. Ferriday, began his transporting empire with Oak Bay Transfer, which he operated from his home at 1795 Foul Bay Road.

He then started Oak Bay Taxi from his Foul Bay address.

At the onset of the Depression, he moved his operations to 2013 Oak Bay Avenue, recently abandoned by Avenue Theatre, a casualty of the Depression. The theatre seats were removed and the building became a warehouse for the newly-named Oak Bay Transfer and Storage.

Oak Bay Taxi was renamed Oak Bay 10c Cab Co to compete with companies charging 25c.

As the Depression took its toll on businesses, Oak Bay 10c Taxi was renamed Oak Bay 25c Taxi by 1938.

In 1943 the former Avenue Theatre building at 2013 Oak Bay Avenue was converted to an apartment block, forcing Ferriday to move his operations to a new location.

He decided on 2246 Oak Bay Avenue, in the Village, from where he operated Oak Bay Transfer, Oak Bay Taxi and Willows Taxi.

Ferriday then established Ferriday's Taxi with, seemingly, an office at the refurbished 2013 Oak Bay Avenue address, with his taxi stand next door at 2019 Oak Bay Avenue.

By 1957 Oak Bay Transfer had relocated outside of Oak Bay and Oak Bay Taxi, Uplands Taxi, Jubilee Cabs and Ferriday's Taxi were operating out of 2019 Oak Bay Avenue.

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ARTIFACTS

ad in 1918 phone book

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ad in 1938 Welcome to Victoria guidebook

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