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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Victoria Arena Co
Cadboro Bay Road (...1918... phone book)
Refers to Oak Bay's Patrick Arena
see Patrick Arena

Victoria Auto Trunk Works
 2013 Oak Bay Avenue (...1930... phone book)
Upholsterers
All Kinds Upholstering, Repairing
2013 Oak Bay Ave. . . . . . .Phone 9186
— ad from 1930 phone book
Former location of Oak Bay's historic Avenue Theatre and subsequent location of Oak Bay Transfer and Storage (1934 phone book) before the building was converted to an apartment block in 1943.
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Clinical and Color Laboratory
2186 Oak Bay Avenue (1949–1950 phone books)
VICTORIA CLINICAL AND COLOR
LABORATORY . (G. F. Barker)
COLOR PRINTING & PROCESSING
Clinical Photography at the Studios of Photo Centre
2186 Oak Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E mpire-3214
— ad in 1949 phone book
This was one of several photography businesses operating out of this space prior to its conversion to a night club — the Club Tango — in 1954.
see Photo Centre (Pacific Coast) Ltd, Roye Photography, Camera Studios Club
Formerly the space of Gibson Studios and Hill-Tout Studios
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Golf Club
1110 Beach Drive
Humble beginnings in 1893 as an off-season cow pasture
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Riding Academy
Willows Park (...1930–1949 phone books)

ad in 1930 phone book
Also listed as Victoria Riding Academy & Polo Club in the 1930 phone book and as Victoria Riding Academy, Polo Club & Saddle Horses in the 1934 phone book.
Former location of J. McCleave Riding School and Saddle Horses. (1918 phone book)
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Riding Academy & Hunt Club Ltd
2301 Cedar Hill Cross Road (...1957... phone book)
New name of D.B. Carley's Victoria Riding Academy after re-locating from Willows Park in 1949 after fairgrounds were closed.
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Riding & Equitation School
2301 Cedar Hill Cross Road (1950... phone book)
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Riding & Hunt Club
2301 Cedar Hill Cross Road (1950–1954... phone books)
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Sports Centre
Willows Fairgrounds (...1941–1942... phone books)
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Victoria Willows Badminton Society
Willows Fairgrounds (...1942... phone book)
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Virtue, John
? – June, 1929
Congenial manager of the Mount Baker Hotel and the Oak Bay Hotel
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed

Voss, John
Intrepid captain of the "Tilikum"
Photos, artifacts and recollections welcomed



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