This will likely be our last set of photographs of the Holiday Court Motel here in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island in Canada. This iconic and storied building is slated for demolition really soon, according to the rumors in town these days. Several years behind schedule, the motel has been abandoned and boarded up for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cityscape’
Holiday Court Motel: Its Final Days
Posted: 2nd December 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Abandoned, Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Photography, Urbex, Victoria, Weathered
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The Old City Quarter
Posted: 31st August 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
On our latest photo escapade, we landed in the fair city of Nanaimo, BC, Canada on Vancouver Island. A wonderful city, full of history and heritage, Nanaimo is the largest or second largest city on our island. It kind of depends on who you talk to. Regardless, it’s a wonderful place full of fabulous photo [...]
St. Andrews United Church
Posted: 30th August 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
We had a pretty exciting weekend in terms of photography, and one of the treasures we encountered was an old church that is over 116 years old now. St. Andrews United Church is located in the Old City Quarter of Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Let’s dive into some pictures, shall we? From what [...]
A Question Of Heritage
Posted: 22nd August 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's MusingsTags: Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Photography, Victoria
We’ve done two previous blog posts on Victoria’s iconic Chinatown district, and tonight we’ve got a follow-up story to share. Our previous blogs “Beijing Toad” and “A Town Within The City” discuss the heritage and history of the area in quite some depth, so you may wish to visit those posts. This is Fan Tan [...]
Last Pictures Of The Admiral
Posted: 15th July 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Urban, Urbex, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Weathered, West Coast
We’ve got an interesting story to share with everyone today that will resonate with most. When we were tadpoles growing up, my folks used to take us on vacations annually. We’d either head over to the Rockies with a trailer in tow to take in the absolutely stunning scenery in the Jasper/Banff area of Canada, [...]
Hoppin’ Around Town
Posted: 5th July 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad Visits ChemainusTags: Architecture, Canada, Chemainus, Cityscape, Cowichan, HDR, Heritage, Photography, Vancouver Island, Weathered, West Coast
We’re back after a brief holiday break here at The Hollow to continue our running photoblog series “The Toad Visits Chemainus“. Mrs. Toad and myself spent our Canada Day long weekend hopping around the island, enjoying the weather that seems to finally have turned from winter to a semblance of summer. We managed to capture [...]
Ring Around The Rosy, We All Fall Down
Posted: 14th June 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Demolition, PhotographyTags: Abandoned, Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Demolition, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Urban, Urbex, Victoria, Weathered, West Coast
I suspect I still have a touch of the fever here in the swamp today at The Hollow, so I apologize in advance if I seem a little loopy. Well, at least more loopy than usual. Today’s post focuses on a wonderful old heritage building located in Esquimalt, BC on Vancouver Island in Canada. This [...]
St Joseph Apartments
Posted: 20th May 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Urban, Victoria, West Coast
Yesterday’s post, “The Toad And The Nun“, took a brief look at our heritage site, St. Ann’s Academy. This beautiful facility was the first learning institution in the city of Victoria, and was accompanied by St. Joseph’s Hospital, right across the street. Today this hospital is an apartment complex… we’re not sure if it’s a [...]
The Toad And The Nun
Posted: 19th May 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Park, Photography, Urban, Urbex, Victoria, West Coast
For today’s adventure together, we’re going to take a look at a facility that is one of the original cornerstone buildings for Victoria. St. Ann’s Academy was one of the first buildings constructed in the area and is now considered a heritage site. St Ann’s Academy is of a typical architecture employed for the design [...]
Continental Breakfast, Anyone?
Posted: 18th May 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cityscape, Downtown, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Victoria, West Coast
Whenever I think of B&B’s here on the West Coast, for some reason Continental Breakfasts come to mind right away. Life definitely runs at a slower pace on the island here than in most big cities and the idea of waking up in an old character-filled heritage home and getting into a nice, soft robe [...]
