The Oak Bay Encyclopedia TM
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A listing of noteworthy
people, places and things from
Oak Bay's early years
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Lady Elizabeth Hat Shop 2225 Oak Bay Avenue (1953–1954 city directories) |
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Lady Elizabeth's Hats 1163 Newport Avenue (1955... phone book) |
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Lafayete Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Laing's Grocery 947 Monterey Avenue (1949 phone book) |
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Lander's Book Shop 2224 Oak Bay Avenue (1948–1949 phone books) |
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Lansdowne, Fenwick J 1937–2008 |
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| the world's foremost painter of birds | |||||||||
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Lansdowne Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Larkdowne Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Laughren, "Big" Ben |
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| Strait of Juan de Fuca swimmer / proprietor of Little Wheel coffee shop | |||||||||
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Lea Glen Dairy confectionery 713 St Patrick Street (1935–1947 city directories) |
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| Lea Glen Dairy was the name of Eric Casey's confectionery business as listed in Victoria city directories from 1935 until 1947. Starting in 1948 his business was listed as Eric Casey, confectioner in city phone books. | |||||||||
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Lewis' Low Cost Food Market 2897 Foul Bay Road (...1959–1970... phone books) |
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Lincoln Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Linkleas Avenue see Street/Place Names section |
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Little League Baseball |
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| In 1953, the four-team Little League baseball program in Victoria expanded to eight teams to include kids living in adjoining municipalities. This was huge for Oak Bay pre-teen boys, who dominated the rosters of the four new teams created: the Kinsmen, Lions, Elks and Oak Bay Kiwanis. | |||||||||
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Little Wheel Coffee Shop 2045 Oak Bay Avenue (1959–1960 phone books) |
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| "where the elite meet to eat" | |||||||||
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Londonderry Ice Creamery 2053 Cadboro Bay Road (1959-1961 ad / phone books). |
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Lorne Terrace see Street/Place Names section |
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Lovitt, George shoe repair 1163 Newport Avenue (1944–1949 city directories) |
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Lowe Bros fruit and vegetables 2003 Oak Bay Avenue (...1934... phone book) |
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Lucille's Estevan Woollens 2519 Estevan Avenue (1950–1953 phone books) |
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Lucky Corrigan (aka Fury and the Woman) |
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| 1936 movie produced by film studio in Oak Bay | |||||||||
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Lucky Fugitives |
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| 1936 movie produced by film studio in Oak Bay | |||||||||
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Lucky Jim Barber Shop 2006 Oak Bay Avenue (1935–1951 city directories / phone books) |
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| Barber Jim McCrimmon also served as drill master of the Oak Bay Girls' Drill Team. | |||||||||
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Lucky Jim's barber shop 2039 Oak Bay Avenue (...1952... city directory/) |
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Lulie Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Luxton, Norman |
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| first mate of "Tilikum," the Indian dugout canoe that sailed around the world from Oak Bay in 1901 | |||||||||
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Lyn Crescent see Street/Place Names section |
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