Victoria in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Oak Bay Grocery

Celebrating Our Heritage

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 22, 2014

1. Oak Bay Grocery Marker

Inscription. Oak Bay Grocery - the oldest building in the Village Built in 1912, it is the current location of The Blethering Place

Erected 2006 by Kiwanis Club of Oak Bay.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 48° 25.583′ N, 123° 18.895′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is on Oak Bay Avenue just east of Hampshire Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2227 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria BC V8R 1G5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Summerdyne" (within shouting distance of this marker); Spewhung (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Abkhazi Garden House (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Abkhazi Garden (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); European exploration in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Tlikwaynung (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Estate of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); The Role of the Lieutenant Governor (approx. 2.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Also see . . .
1. District of Oak Bay (BC) History

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. (Submitted on July 12, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. "Blethering Place serves up its last cup o'tea" (2011 article). (Submitted on July 12, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 22, 2014

2. Oak Bay Grocery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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