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Fire Insurance Maps - 1891
Fire Insurance Plans for Victoria, BC, created by civil engineer Charles E. Goad in 1891, revised to 1895 (Royal BC Museum, BC Archives). These maps have been cropped for display. For more detail, click on individual maps.
Page 15. In 1891, Chinese ownership and rental of buildings had not yet expanded significantly to Herald Street. Fire Insurance Plans for Victoria, BC, 1891, revised to 1895 (Royal BC Museum, BC Archives).
Page 11. Food was still produced right in the urban centre in 1891, with grazing land in block 32 and a Chinese garden in block 29. Fire Insurance Plans for Victoria, BC, 1891, revised to 1895 (Royal BC Museum, BC Archives).
Page 10. The fifth Chinese theatre was located in block 30 between Cormorant and Fisgard Streets. Theatre Alley connected the theatre to Cormorant Street. Fan Tan Alley was already a narrow walkway to the east of the theatre. The Methodist Mission Church, built in 1891 and demolished in 1962, was located on Fisgard Street. Fire Insurance Plans for Victoria, BC, 1891, revised to 1895 (Royal BC Museum, BC Archives)
Page 15 (upper-right sheet). In 1891, Chinese ownership and rental of buildings had not yet expanded significantly to Herald Street. Fire Insurance Plans for Victoria, BC, 1891, revised to 1895 (Royal BC Museum, BC Archives).
