The Oak Bay EncyclopediaTM
T . H . E . . E . A . R . L . Y . . Y . E . A . R . S

A listing of noteworthy
people, places and things from
Oak Bay's early years.

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"Iechinihl"
1701 Beach Drive
Built: 1898
Original owner: Francis Mawson Rattenbury
OAK BAY HERITAGE BUILDING (All pre-1935 buildings on site)
In 1935 "Iechinihl" became the home of Glenlyon School. New buildings were added and existing buildings were converted to classrooms. In 1986 Glenlyon amalgamated with Norfolk House.
The name Rattenbury chose for his home — Iechinihl — is unusual in that it doesn't reference an estate in the Old Country, but rather is a B.C. aboriginal term meaning "a place of good things." A second interpretation of the term is that speech was delivered to the tribes on that very spot. (Iechinihl is situated near the mouth of Bowker Creek – a place with thousands of years of aboriginal history.)

"Ince"
2021 McNeill Avenue
Built: 1908
Original owner: Arthur Douglas Crease
OAK BAY HERITAGE BUILDING

Individual Dry Cleaners (store #6)
2182 Oak Bay Avenue (1953–1970... phone books)
Oak Bay franchise of a city-wide chain
Former location of Oak Bay Girls' Shop and Oak Bay Dress Shop
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Inglewood Terrace
see Street/Place Names section

"Inverallochy"
 2150 Oak Bay Avenue
Built: 1910
Original owner: William Henderson
OAK BAY HERITAGE BUILDING
Henderson, a stone mason and architect, built this house when he was 73. Although shrubbery obscures the house today, his block wall and iron gate can be admired from the front sidewalk.

Island Furniture Refinishers
2072 Cadboro Bay Road (1950–1951... phone books)

1951 AD COMING
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Island Road
see Street/Place Names section



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