Victoria British Columbia - The Gorge Waterway with Bridge and Boats - Postcard SP23

This charming vintage postcard captures The Gorge in Victoria, British Columbia, a popular recreational waterway featuring scenic bridges, pleasure boats, and visitors enjoying the picturesque setting in the early 1900s.

Scene Details:

• Elegant white bridge spanning the calm waterway
• Visitors in Edwardian-era dress on wooden docks and boats
• Multiple pleasure boats including rowboats and a larger passenger vessel
• Lush landscaped parkland with manicured lawns and pathways
• Dense coniferous forest framing the scene
• Colorful autumn foliage on deciduous trees and shrubs
• Soft pastel color tinting in blues, greens, pinks, and earth tones
• Caption: "THE GORGE, VICTORIA, B.C."
• Publisher: Published by W.G. MacFarlane, Toronto and Buffalo, Printed in Germany
• Handwritten message dated 1913: "This is where we go launching nearly every night & Sunday"
• Mailed from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Samoa, California
• One cent King Edward VII stamp with Winnipeg postmark
• Addressed to Mr. A. Redmond, Samoa, Cal.

This card has some light creasing in the top half. Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D