The Butchart Gardens is one of, if not the top tourist attraction in Victoria, British Columbia. I believe that this is the “Sunken Garden,” which is one of the oldest parts of the garden. It was first built by Jennie Butchart, who’s husband, Robert Pim Butchart had a limestone quarry here. As the limestone deposits ran out [...]
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The Butchart Gardens – Victoria...
The Butchart Gardens is one of, if not the top tourist attraction in Victoria, British Columbia. I believe that this is the “Sunken Garden,” which is one of the oldest parts of the garden. It was first built by Jennie Butchart, who’s husband, Robert Pim Butchart had a limestone quarry here. As the limestone deposits ran out [...]
Vintage amateur pictures of Expo 67 i...
Expo 67 – Montreal Canada – 1967
Expo 67 was the short name of The 1967 Universal and International Exhibition in Montréal. It was technically a World’s fair, but organizers thought that Expo 67 was easier to say and allowed the event to be thematic instead of commercial. This was in contrast to the decidedly commercial1964 [...]
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