The first aerial photos over Victoria were in 1926.
Sliding
through airphotos from 1928, 1956, 1964 and 1969 provides a perspective of changing land use.
Sources:
AerialPhoto A229_26, 1926 [Canada] Department of National Defence.
AerialPhoto BC2042_55, 1956 BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.
AerialPhoto BC5091_267, 1964 BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.
AerialPhoto BC7119_248. 1969 BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.
see also:
Overview of the Development of UVic Campus , 1999, 2002
UVic Archives Campus construction photographs
Master plan for the development of the Gordon Head campus , 1962.
University of Victoria land purchases: Gordon Head campus subdivision plan , 1970.
The development of the Gordon Head campus , 1988.
Reaching outward and upward: The University of Victoria, 1963-2013 , 2012.
Gracias Felipe Gomez, UVic Geography PhD student, for scanning and georeferencing the airphotos.
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