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Old Mar 23, 2012, 09:07 PM
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Would not Point Ellice House be a Victoria attraction? Or do they need to be dvba members?
The DVBA's boundaries are pretty tight. I doesn't even include most of Harris Green, let alone the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria or Pt. Ellice House.

That Wooded Wonderland is quite a bizarre concept. Only during that time would it have been possible to own five acres of lush forest near a capital city, fill it with a few concrete knickknacks and make a profit. Who owns that land today? How much is it worth?
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How's the vital signs on mini-golf around the CRD?

Mattick's Farm still up and running I think.


Sookey Sam's

Blenkinsop Valley

Colwood mini-golf is gone

There is a new one at City Centre Park, right?

Bushwackers mini golf on Sooke Rd.?

Elk Lake?
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Mattick's farm mini golf is pretty sad these days.
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This wasnt so much an attraction but a visible fun place for kids.

Toms Thumb Safety Village was original on the Island Highway at the Juan De Fuca Rec Centre

It was in the parking lot next to the Centennial Pool (current Library) across from where the McDonalds is now. In the later 70s it moved out of sight to the lower fields.

The had a scale city with roads and traffic lights etc and pedal cars that kids would use to learn about rules of the road
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Mattick's farm mini golf is pretty sad these days.
Probably been about 5 or 6 years since I've played there.
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The had a scale city with roads and traffic lights etc and pedal cars that kids would use to learn about rules of the road
I went there a couple of times with the day care I sent to. Was fun.

Where is the brick house that contained the Maritime museum located?
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Where is the brick house that contained the Maritime museum located?
Esquimalt Rd right hand side as you go up the hill towards the Fleet Club/Officers Mess near the entrance to Dockyard
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