Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Here is another prominent building on the Victoria B.C. waterfront. This shot was taken from the Inner Harbour on the ferry.
I snapped this shot from street level. I thought that another building I posted the other day here was the old Victoria customs building. Wrong! This one was. It was completed around 1875 and designated a historic building in 1987. Click here for an archival shot of it as well as more about its architecture and history.
This was something we didn’t notice from the ferry the last time we were in Victoria: the new Johnson Street Bridge. It replaced an older bridge that was originally designed by Joseph Strauss, the man behind San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. I showed the old bridge in 2012 here. A link on that page provides information and history of the controversial project.
This building is a prominent sight in Victoria, sitting on the edge of the Inner Harbour and steps from the mainstay tourist center, the Empress Hotel. The Victoria waterfront is marked by the white fencing in the foreground.
Move in closer to a street level view and you’re greeted with nothing but a shell of the old building. Only three original walls still stand.
The original interior remains in bits and pieces but the building is destined to house waterfront condominiums. A bus driver mentioned that the penthouse has already sold for $10 million. Units on less prestigious floors will be had for a cool $1 million or so. Perfect for my weekend getaways, don’t you think?
It’s been less than two years since we were last in Victoria B.C. but there were more construction cranes than I can remember seeing before. Tomorrow I’ll show you what this one was working on. It was pretty interesting.
Last week we went to one of my favorite places, Victoria B.C. It’s a lovely, welcoming city and there’s plenty to do and see. We had two days and kept to a narrow itinerary with eye candy at the top of my list.
We headed north into Canada last week to shake off winter doldrums. Spring isn’t much further ahead than here but it was a good place to go for previews.
Stay tuned and I’ll take you along on our adventures.
Late last month I showed you three kildeer eggs here. At the time I took the shot I didn’t see either parent on the nest so I started checking. The nest is being tended regularly and we’ve seen kildeer guardians coming and going. They’re plenty skittish so we’ve been keeping our distance. This shot was taken with Zookie, my very long lens.