Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Christ Church Cathedral [map]
Status of structure/location since photo:

Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Diocese of British Columbia of the Anglican Church of Canada. Originally established in 1856 to improve upon the existing church at Fort Victoria, the current structure was built in 1929 and is currently one of the largest churches in Canada.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Bastion Square

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Bastion Square [map]
Status of building/structure since photo:

Bastion Square is located on the former site of Fort Victoria, a fur trading fort for the Hudson's Bay Company, which existed from 1843 to 1858. It was eventually enlarged to become the main trading post for the company, when the Oregon Territory treaty placed the US-Canada border at the 49th parallel north; this was a turning point in making Victoria the capital of the Colony of Vancouver Island and, later, the province of British Columbia. As Bastion Square, it is home to the British Columbia Maritime Museum, and several art galleries and cafes; as Fort Victoria, it is a National Historic Site of Canada.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Craigdarroch Castle

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Craigdarroch Castle [map]
Status of structure/location since photo:

Craigdarroch Castle is a National Historic Site of Canada built in 1890 as a family residence for a wealthy coal baron named Robert Dunsmuir. Located on the highest hill in the City of Victoria, it is one of the earliest, most flamboyant and best preserved of the bonanza castles built in Canada, built during an era when outward displays of wealth were common. After serving as a military hospital, a college, a school board office and music conservatory, it was finally converted to its present day status as a museum.

Location formerly known as:

• Craigdarroch Military Hospital (1919-1921)
  
• Victoria College (1920-1946)
  
• Victoria Conservatory of Music (1968-1979)
  

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Congregation Emanu-El

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Congregation Emanu-El [map]
Status of building/structure since photo:

Built in 1863 during the Fraser Canyon gold rush, Congregation Emanu-El is the oldest surviving synagogue in Canada and the oldest synagogue building on the west coast of North America. The building is now a National Historic Site of Canada.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Fan-Tan Alley

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Fan-Tan Alley [map]
Status of building/structure since photo:

Fan-Tan Alley in Victoria's Chinatown is the narrowest designated street in Canada, at only 3 feet (0.9 meters) wide. It was originally a gambling district with restaurants, shops and opium dens; today, it is a tourist destination with art galleries, barber shops, cafes and apartments.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Rick Hansen statue at Rogers Arena

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Rick Hansen statue at Rogers Arena [map]
Status since photo:

The statue of Rick Hansen outside Rogers Arena honors his legacy as a spinal cord injury advocate. The Vancouver native is one of Canada's top two disability icons (along with Terry Fox) and is known for his cross-Canada journey in a wheelchair to raise funds for the cause, as well as his accomplishments as a Paralympic athlete. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, he was one of the torchbearers in the opening ceremony held at the building next to the statue, BC Place.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Rogers Arena

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Rogers Arena [map]
Status since photo:

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Rogers Arena is home to the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL, and was known as Canada Hockey Place during the 2010 Winter Olympics, in which it hosted many of the games including the gold medal game. It is also the former home of the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies and the NLL's Vancouver Ravens.

Location formerly known as:

• General Motors Place (1995-2010)
  
• Canada Hockey Place (2010 Winter Olympics)
  

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Anaheim Ducks towel invades: The Roundhouse

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre [map]
Status since photo:

The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre was originally built in 1887 and was home to the terminus station of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which stretched from Vancouver to Eastern Canada. Canada's first-ever transcontinental rail journey arrived at the Roundhouse via Engine 374 in May 1887. The building was expanded several times until 1950, after which it became obsolete. It was in danger of demolition but was saved and was a pavilion during the 1986 World's Fair. In 1993, it was decided that the building would house a community center, which it remains to this day.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Canadian Pacific 374

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Canadian Pacific 374 (Engine 374) [map]
Status since photo:

Canadian Pacific 374, colloquially known as Engine 374, is the first transcontinental train to cross Canada, arriving in Vancouver on May 23, 1887. It marked the completion of one of the most ambitious engineering projects of the century, after ten years of construction from coast to coast. The train was retired in July 1945 but was neglected until 1983 when it was saved and restored in time to serve as a key attraction to the 1986 World's Fair in Vancouver. In the 1990s, it found a permanent home in the Yaletown Roundhouse Community Centre, which is the site of the former roundhouse building of the transcontinental railway line on which Engine 374 first made history.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Swangard Stadium

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Burnaby
Location: Swangard Stadium [map]
Status since photo:

Swangard Stadium is the home of the Vancouver Whitecaps before their debut in Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2010, when they moved to Empire Field; since the stadium did not meet MLS standards, plans were made to renovate the stadium but were dropped. Opened in 1969, it is currently home to Simon Fraser University's football team.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Port Mann Bridge

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Coquitlam, Surrey
Location: Port Mann Bridge, from Maquabeak Park [map]
Status since photo:

The Port Mann Bridge is the name of two bridges in existence in the Fraser River area of British Columbia. The older bridge (in the background of the first photo) opened in 1964 and is the longest arch bridge in Canada and 15th longest arch bridge in the world. The newer bridge, still under construction at photo time and scheduled to open in 2012, will be the second longest cable-stayed bridge in the western hemisphere at 470 meters (1542 feet). It will also be the widest long span bridge in the world at 65 meters (213 feet) wide, beating out the previous record holder, the Sydney Harbour bridge.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Maillardville

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Coquitlam
Location: Maillardville [map]
Status since photo:

Maillardville is a neighborhood in Coquitlam, British Columbia known for having the largest French Canadian community west of Manitoba. First established in 1889 and organized in 1910, its roots originate from a lumber community called Fraser Mills; the mill manager's residence is now Place des Arts (bottom photo). When French Canadian influence set in, the area was then named after an Oblate from France named Edmond Maillard. Now a suburban residential neighborhood, Maillardville currently hosts the annual Festival du Bois, the largest French Canadian festival in Western Canada, and shows signs of its roots with its bilingual English-French street signs and high concentration of French language schools and clubs.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: McBarge

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Burnaby
Location: McBarge [map]
Status since photo:

The McBarge is officially called the Friendship 500 and was the first ever floating McDonald's restaurant. It was built for the 1986 World's Fair in Vancouver to showcase future technology and architecture. After the Fair, it shut down; it has been anchored in the Burrard Inlet since 1991. Recently, discussions have been underway to finally relocate the barge to Mission, British Columbia and develop it as a restaurant again.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Woodwards District

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Woodwards District [map]
Status since photo:

Woodwards District is an educational, residential and commercial building located in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood of Vancouver. The site was first established in 1903 as the Woodward's Building to serve as the second ever location of Woodward's, a large department store chain. It once housed the largest supermarket in North America and was the key catalyst to the growth of its surrounding commercial district. As suburban and other urban shopping areas grew, the area around Woodward's declined socially and economically until it gained a reputation as "the poorest postal code in Canada." Woodward's went bankrupt in 1993 and shut down the location, and the building was demolished in 2005. In its place, the current Woodwards District was built and completed in late 2010; it now houses a Simon Fraser University campus location, stores, social housing and market housing. It also features public art, including a glass mural depicting the 1971 Gastown Riots which occurred in nearby Gastown.

Location formerly known as:

• Woodward's Building (1903-2005)