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| In 1939 Ida Beaven donated 1.4 acres of Arden for a native plant garden at Beach Drive and Margate Avenue. This garden park now features a small pond, rustic pathways and trees for shade. A picnic table and benches offer a relaxing spot for visitors. | |||||
| * Awarded to The Friends of the Oak Bay Native Plant Garden | |||||
Neil Street see Street/Place Names section |
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Newall's Confectionery 2284 Cadboro Bay Road (...1946 phone book) |
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Newport Avenue see Street/Place Names section |
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Newport Grocery 2661 Saratoga Avenue (...1918... phone book) 2661 Windsor Road (...1930–1957... phone books) |
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Newport Meat Market 1161 Newport Avenue (1949–1957... phone books) |
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| Former location of Clarke's Meat Market | |||||
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Newport Novelty Nook 1171 Newport Avenue (...1949–1956 phone books) |
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Newport Pharmacy 1220 Newport Avenue (...1934–1942... phone books) 1210 Newport Avenue (...1944–1970... phone books) |
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| Pharmacist/Owner Clyde Savage also ran Clyde Savage Drugs at 1327 Douglas Street in the city. (...1957... phone book) | |||||
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| 1210 Newport Avenue was former location of Highland Glen Bakery. (...1934... phone book) | |||||
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Newport Tailors & Cleaners 1163 Newport Avenue (1950–1951 phone books) |
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Newport Taxi 1171 Newport Avenue (1930... phone book) 2675 Windsor Road (1950–1959... phone books) |
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| A classy, owner-chauffeured enterprise that offered services unique to Oak Bay during the 1950s — 1970s |
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| Newport Taxi originally operated out of 1171 Newport Avenue in 1930, but seems to have folded during the Depression. | |||||
| Newport Taxi re-appeared in 1950 with co-owners Harold Attwell and Gordon Craig operating out of the Oak Bay Garage property at 2675 Windsor Road. The operation subsequently relocated to the Autohaus site at 1220 Newport Avenue (former site of Totem Super Service and current site of O'Keeffe's) where their two Mercedes-Benz vehicles could be maintained. | |||||
| The unique, high-end service of Newport Taxi lasted into the 1970s. | |||||
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Newton Street see Street/Place Names section |
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The Nook tea room 1171 Newport Avenue (1957... phone book) |
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Norfolk Road see Street/Place Names section |
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Norris, Fred E. Reeve of Oak Bay (1954–1958) |
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Norton Engineering Works 2040 Cadboro Bay Road (1947–1949 phone books) |
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| This was the large building on the site | |||||
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Norton Service Station 2040 Cadboro Bay Road (1947–1949 phone books) |
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| This was the small building on the site | |||||
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Norton Service & Engineering Works 2040 Cadboro Bay Road (1950–1954... phone books) |
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| This, presumably, included both buldings on the site | |||||
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Nottingham Road see Street/Place Names section |
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