How well do you know the city of Victoria?
From downtown, to the Inner Harbour, even out to Ross Bay, we’ve compiled an incredible batch of photos highlighting what a difference a few years (or even over one hundred!) can make between the landscapes of our fair city.
If you’re ready, saddle up and take a trip down memory lane with us as we explore Victoria across the ages in 14 stunning ‘then and now’ comparisons:
Downtown Victoria’s Eaton’s Centre, 1980’s (top) / The Bay Centre, 2020 (bottom)
Victoria Transfer Company galloping through McNeill Bay, 1905 (top) / McNeill Bay, 2020 (bottom)
Yates at Douglas, 1981 (top) / Yates at Douglas, 2020 (bottom)
Inner Harbour/Empress Hotel, early 1980’s (top) / Inner Harbour/Empress Hotel, 2020 (bottom)
Victoria’s Inner Harbour, date unknown (top) / Victoria’s Inner Harbour, 2020 (bottom)
Government Street, date unknown (top) / Government Street, 2020 (bottom)
Yates Street at Douglas Street, 1958 (top) / Yates Street at Douglas Street, 2020 (bottom)
Downtown Victoria, 1955 (top) / Downtown Victoria, 2020 (bottom)
Goldrushers buying miner’s licenses at Custom House, 1898 (top) / Custom House, 2020 (bottom)
Fort and Blanshard, 1973 (top) / Fort and Blanshard, 2020 (bottom)
Church at Fernwood and Gladstone, 1912 / Belfry Theatre, 2016
Beacon Drive-in, date unknown (top) / Beacon Drive-in, 2020 (bottom)
Postcard of Ross Bay, 1909 (top) / Ross Bay, 2020 (bottom)
