Name/Title
Victoria Harbour at SunsetEntry/Object ID
2019.03.01Description
Photograph
This colourful late sunset image of the Victoria, B.C. harbour was taken from the Union Club on Gordon Street at Humboldt. The photo showcases the city's harbour as the gateway to the city. The photograph is bookended by the B.C. Parliament Building dome on the far left in the background, and Destination Greater Victoria's Visitor Centre tower on the far right.
Today, the harbour operates as a seaport and seaplane airport. It also serves whale watching and ecotourism businesses, an International Ferry terminal with connections to the United States and a water taxi service.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Colour photograph on paperSubject Place
Region
Pacific NorthwestContinent
North AmericaContext
Victoria was built on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen peoples, today known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. Victoria is Western Canada's second oldest city, incorporated in 1862. The metro area population of Victoria in 2022 was 394,000.
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Founded in 1879, The Union Club of British Columbia is a landmark institution in the heart of downtown Victoria., B.C., considered the foremost business, political and social club in the city.
Architect Loring P. Rixford, of San Francisco, designed the Beaux-Arts Italian Renaissance Revival Style Union Club building. Of note, in addition to the building's elegant design, is it's juxtaposition with The Empress Hotel (1908), a nationally significant Château-style hotel built for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Belmont Building (1912), significant as a gatepost to Victoria's commercial core. Together these buildings form a backdrop of historic places in the northeast corner of the Inner Harbour, and mark the entrance to Victoria's Old Town District.
This Union Club building was recognized as nationally significant in 1995 by the joint federal, provincial and territorial administered registry, Canada’s Historic Places. And in 2017, The Union Club of British Columbia was declared a National Historic Site by the Government of Canada. The Union Club, completed in 1913, earned the prestigious status for its important early history and outstanding architecture of Beaux-Arts Italian Renaissance Revival Style.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Stephanie PietrowskiRole
PhotographerDate made
2005Time Period
21st CenturyNotes
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Born in Chicago, Stephanie Pietrowski graduated from the University of Minnesota. She worked as a reporter and editor in south Florida and South Carolina, and now lives in Washington state.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Visible imageHeight
16.5 cmWidth
36.8 cmAcquisition
Acquisition Method
GiftDate
2021Notes
Donated by Stephanie Pietrowski. UCBC Member