Can you tell us where these photos from days gone by were taken?
We’ve gone with five fairly easy ones this week, just to get off to a quick start….
Leave your guesses in the comments below, and try to guess the year as well.
Photo #1
Photo #2
Photo #3
Photo #4
Photo #5
Like I said, these ones were pretty easy. If anyone gets them all right, we’ll kick up the difficulty level a bit.
by Steve Hof
#1 – Standard Furniture, south side of Yates between Douglas and Blanshard. Burned down late 80’s, picture is from 1960.
#2 – Douglas and View, looking West. Late 70’s.
#3 – Wharf Street looking south form the bottom of Fort, around 1890
#4 – ….?
#5 – Hillside and Quadra, late 50s?
Wow, impressive Peter. I’ll post exact years early next week, but your locations, aside from the unanswered one, are outstanding!
Last piece of the puzzle: #4 is Victoria City Hall, 1895
Nice! Well done people
#1: Scott Building (current home of VIATeC), 1965
#2: Bay Centre, 1975
#3 : Wharf Street, 1890
#4: Customs Building on Wharf Street, 1870
#5: Hillside at Quadra Street, 1963