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Old Posted Aug 20, 2020, 2:00 AM
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The Never Ending Victoria BC Canada Photo Extravaganza

OK, that's quite the thread title to live up to - we'll try our best.

You don't see a lot of Victoria photos on SSP - so here's a thread you can check out some out before they get overwhelmed by so many other amazing pics of incredible cities around the world.

To start with the GreatScaper and I will post some recent photos and then add new ones every so often as well as post other 'found' Victoria photos to fill in the gaps. Until just a couple of months ago I actually thought the GreatScaper was dead or abducted by aliens - yet out out of the blue I saw some photos he posted on Flickr. Almost no one bothers with Victoria skyline shots, except for Scaper - can't wait to see what he posts! We actually met up a couple of weeks ago for a photo tour, some of which you'll see below. Ok, let's get into it!

I'll try to keep the narrative down, but feel free to ask questions - starting with some scene setting - Victoria is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, metro population 400,000. While I don't take skylines, here's a few aerials (the first a few years old) from the 35 minute seaplane ride to Vancouver.

Victoria from Harbour Air by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Victoria Golf Club by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Downtown Victoria by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

As you can see in the summer Victoria is very dry and arid.

Victoria BC October 10 Harbour Air by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

October 10 Victoria BC by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Ok, and now for some recent photos in the days of COVID. Being the provincial capital of British Columbia (office jobs downtown) and a tourist centre isn't idea during a pandemic. As with everywhere the city is encouraging street parking outdoor seating in addition to existing sidewalk patios.

They really cut back these trees so severely that I think that they'll die, but they keep on coming back.

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Friendly Green Monster Tree
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr√[/IMG]

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Harsh Haircut
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]http://[url=https://flic.kr/p/2jnMhhJ][/url]
Irish TImes Patios
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Yates Street Flowers
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Orange Theory Flowers by Community Garden Neighbours
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Johnson Street Ruby Patio
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Johnson Street - Hey Happy Patio
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Irish Times Bastion Square Patio
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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The Local Patio
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Market Square
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Hudson Place One Condo
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Hudson District
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Pandora Jawline
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Iron Works Condo
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Capital Iron
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Iron Works store fronts by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

Here's a coal stacker-reclaimer being built at the shipyard, which will be barged over for installation in the lower mainland.

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Coal Stacker-Reclaimer Near Completion
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Coal Stacker-Reclaimer at Point Hope Shipyard
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Point Hope Coal Stacker-Reclaimer
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Pandora Street Bike Lane
by
JohnnyJayEh
, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]You’re in luck by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Hudson Bay by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

Additional roadside patio for the Bard and Banker pub - I like the stepped approach being on an incline, plus the effect of a room with the overhead beam and just two tables per section for social distancing.

[IMG]New Bard and Banker patio by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

Built in 1885 as the Bank of BC, and was a bank up until 1985. The two storey interior is gorgeous. Named the Bard and Banker, because famed poet Robert Service once worked here.

Here's the exterior:

[IMG]Bard and Banker by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Government Street by
JohnnyJayEh
, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Belmont Building
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]The Falls Condo by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Douglas and Fort Street
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]The Odeon by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Another Roadside Patio by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Chinatown by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Bus Stop by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Jukebox Condo
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

One day I'll have to do a proper tour, this is barely touching on downtown, and not even the inner harbour area. The neighbourhoods on the edge of downtown are a whole world themselves, just a peek for now:

[IMG]Fernwood Square
by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Craigdarroch

by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr[/IMG]

Cactus Club Sunday by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Black and White by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Black and White and a Light by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

and a nice Aussie style coffee and breakfast/brunch place on the ground floor:

Aussie Coffee and Brunch by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Fort Street Pandemic Coffee Seating by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Picnic Too Pandemic Seating by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

New Custom House Condo by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Belmont Building by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Custom House condo by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Double Decker Tourist Bus by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Orca by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Bastion Square - Board of Trade by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Wharf Street by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Wharf Street by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Some nice cars by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Quiet Tourist Season - August 2020 by JohnnyJayEh, on Flickr

Ok, before I hand it over to Scaper, here's a few from another Flickr Victorian, Gary Hoyer to make this officially a 'found' city photo thread!

DSC02490_DxO by Gary Hoyer, on Flickr

DSC02486_DxO by Gary Hoyer, on Flickr

DSC02800_DxO by Gary Hoyer, on Flickr

DSC02813_DxO by Gary Hoyer, on Flickr

DSC02197_DxO by Gary Hoyer, on Flickr

and a few others:

Blue Bridge during Blue Hour by David Axford, on Flickr

Victoria Moonrise April 2020 by David Axford, on Flickr

Victoria Moonrise II by David Axford, on Flickr

Over to you Great Scaper!
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