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: Empress Hotel

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Fairmont Empress [map]
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The Fairmont Empress hotel is a historic hotel opened in 1908. It is currently the hotel of choice for visiting members of the British royal family and was once frequented by writing legend Rudyard Kipling. It was originally built as a terminus hotel for the Canadian Pacific Railway's steamship line; after the line ceased to exist, it became a magnet for celebrities and famous personalities.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Victoria Chinatown

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: Chinatown [map]
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Victoria's Chinatown is a designated National Historic Site that is the oldest one of its kind in Canada and second oldest in North America (after the one in San Francisco, California), dating back to 1858. Its beginnings stem from the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush at the time, triggering Chinese migration from both California and China. Its size and population peaked in 1911, until reducing in size until the 1980s when the neighborhood was revitalized.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Hatley Castle

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria (Colwood)
Location: Hatley Castle [map]
Status since photo:

Hatley Castle is a National Historic Site located on the campus of Royal Roads University that was the home of former British Columbia Lieutenant Governor, James Dunsmuir. It was also planned as the royal residence for King George VI and his family during the Second World War before such relocation plans were canceled. It was subsequently converted to a naval training facility for Royal Roads, which was then a military college. Today, it is known as the exterior filming location in the X-Men movies (as Professor X's school for mutants) and the Smallville television series (as the Luthor Mansion).

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Britannia Heritage Shipyards

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Richmond
Location: Britannia Heritage Shipyards [map]
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Britannia Heritage Shipyards is a National Historic Site of Canada that served the surrounding Steveston village during its role as one of the largest cannery and fishery towns in Canada. Formerly a cannery, it was converted to a large shipyard after the industry declined and eventually evolved into a mix of canneries, shipyards and residences. It is one of the last surviving ones of its kind remaining in the country.

Location formerly known as:

• Britannia Shipyards, Britannia Cannery (1889-1980)
  

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Gastown

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

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

Gastown is a designated Canadian National Historic Site and Vancouver's first downtown core; it was named after "Gassy" Jack Deighton, a steamboat captain and owner of the area's first saloon. It became the center of the lumber and port industry and was once the western terminus of the cross-country Canadian Pacific Railway. As a result, the City of Vancouver was incorporated around this area in 1886. However, the area declined during the Great Depression before being designated a historic district in the 1960s. Today, Gastown is a mix of tourist shops, art galleries, restaurants and nightclubs. The photo above was taken adjacent to the Gastown Steam Clock, the most prominent landmark in the district.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Vancouver Art Gallery

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Vancouver Art Gallery [map]
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The Vancouver Art Gallery is the largest art gallery in Western Canada and the 5th largest one in Canada. Its front lawn serves as a social gathering and protest area, and was the home of the countdown clock for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The building originally served as the city's courthouse; it is now frequently used as a filming location for courthouse scenes.

Location formerly known as:

• Vancouver Courthouse (1906-1983)
  

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Britannia Mine Museum

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Britannia Beach
Location: Britannia Mine Museum [map]
Status since photo:

The Britannia Mine Museum, formerly known as the British Columbia Museum of Mining, is a mining museum and former copper mine about 32 miles (52 kilometers) north of Vancouver. It was an active mine between 1904 and 1974, and is now a designated National Historic Site of Canada due to its former status of being one of the largest copper mines in the world and the biggest one in the British Commonwealth.

Location formerly known as:

• British Columbia Museum of Mining (1971-2010)
  

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Lions Gate Bridge

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: North Vancouver
City: West Vancouver
City: Vancouver
Location: Lions Gate Bridge [map]
Status since photo:

The Lions Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. It was built in 1937 and is a National Historic Site of Canada. Purchase of the land was financed by the Guinness family (famous for their beer brand) and was sold to the province of British Columbia in 1955. It is the third longest suspension bridge in Canada and second longest one entirely in Canada (if not counting the Ambassador Bridge, which is in both the United States and Canada).

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Stanley Park

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Location: Stanley Park [map]
Status since photo:

Stanley Park is an urban park north of downtown Vancouver and consists of 1,001 acres (404.9 hectares) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America (even topping Central Park in New York City). It is named after Lord Stanley of Preston, who is also the namesake of the Stanley Cup. It is the home of the Vancouver Aquarium and the causeway leading to the Lions Gate Bridge.

Anaheim Ducks towel invades: Gulf of Georgia Cannery

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

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Richmond
Location: Gulf of Georgia Cannery [map]
Status since photo:

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery is a designated Canadian National Historic Site. It was built in 1894 and was once the largest producer of canned salmon in British Columbia and was the largest cannery in the province at one point. In one of the leading industries in British Columbia at the time, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery was one of the most significant outposts during its boom years. The cannery's operations lasted for nearly a century before closing in 1979 due to high costs. It re-opened as a historic site and fishing museum in 1994.