Friday, June 13, 2008

5 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT JAMES BAY


1. The Mermaid Mosaic on the corner of Menzies & Simcoe was made by artist, Sandra Millott.

2. One of the early organized baseball teams in Victoria came out of the James Bay Athletic Association which began in 1886 when a group of men from the James Bay neighborhood formed a baseball team called the "James Bays", the other was the "Amity Club", (formed in 1887, and ten years later actually got real baseball uniforms!).

3. One Victoria blogger is devoted to taking daily shots of Victoria...5 of which focus on James Bay.

4. There is a topographical map of James Bay in the Canadian Atlas!

5. The James Bay Inn is the third oldest hotel in the City of Victoria!

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