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So fundamentally different, it's hard to even imagine....
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Talk about change!
One of our most frequent information requests is about the evolution of Nanaimo's downtown waterfront. Well, a picture is worth a thousand words.....
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Before it was Telus....
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As the old A&B Sound Building (left) undergoes a transformative renovation, it's fun to look back on what it used to look like!
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Remember Ken Thompson's Menswear and the Metropolitan Store? #nanaimoarchives

When this was THE place in town for a night out....
Happy weekend everyone!
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It's swimming season again.....
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Another area that has undergone significant change.
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June 1st was World Milk Day. Who knew?
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Any water on a hot day.....
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Free Event, Everyone Welcome. Archives Open House featuring homemade vintage goodies to celebrate this years BC Heritage Week theme "Stir the Pot". #nanaimoarchives #bcheritageweek

So grateful for the beautiful waterfront walkway we enjoy today!
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THINGS CHANGE
Photograph shows 2 major grocery stores, Overwaitea and Safeway, at Terminal Park.
....and then there were none.
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Celebrating Nanaimo's Great Women, Now and Then!

1. IODE Parade float ca. 1946

2..Winning women's curling team, ca. 1955

3.Odeon Cubs women`s softball team, 1947

4. Garden Party at "Eldovilla", Stewart Avenue, 1914.

5. Olive Green, Nanaimo Nurses Training School, ca , ca. 1920
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VICTORIA CRESCENT
Always a happenin' place.....…
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Wow! Talk about sourcing local!
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