Ep. 132 – The plan to build a wooden Greek Parthenon atop Beacon Hill Park
May 9, 2022 ·
22m 1s
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What better way to promote Vancouver Island’s forest sector then to build a massive, Greek-inspired monument out of wood and stick it on top of Victoria’s crown jewel park? Island...
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What better way to promote Vancouver Island’s forest sector then to build a massive, Greek-inspired monument out of wood and stick it on top of Victoria’s crown jewel park? Island businessmen back in the early 1900’s thought it was a great idea but it wasn’t to be. In this episode we discuss the Beacon Hill Trust established in 1884 that lays out the rules for development in the park and explain why this wooden mammoth of a facility was never built.
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