Photo Gallery

1890

View over James Bay from Beacon Hill Park looking west. Streetcar is at the corner of Douglas and Niagara Streets
1890

Street car No. 1, Hillside to Douglas route

1896

Esquimalt – the end of the line. The track, which originally used the trestle to the left, had already been relocated and soon a small shelter would be constructed next to the car stop

1909

Sightseeing car 123 enjoyed only a brief stay in Victoria. This photo captures 123 in 1909 at Government and Yates Street
Observation streetcar 123 went to work in 1909 for Victorians and their tourists, offering a gracious lingering approach to sightseeing the area
Car 20, comfortably stocked with golf clubs, looks very attractive at Oak Bay. Standing at the far left is Frank Barnard, a company pioneer, with conductor R.A.C Dewar. Motoneer Arthur Pugsley is surrounded by the company’s manager, A.T. Goward, seated, and standing is superintendent H. Gibson

1917

Oak Bay car 187, heading for town on Fort Street, leaves a few riders at Cook Street intersection in this photo from the time of the Great War
Tod Inlet on the Saanich line featured not only a refreshment kiosk, but also a sign to the right advertising ice cream

1948

Cook Street during the removal of the streetcar tracks