NANAIMO ARCHIVES
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We are honored to live on Snuneymuxw territory where we make Nanaimo's historical records available to everyone.
www.nanaimoarchives.ca
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Designed to complement the Nanaimo Art Gallery's current exhibit Bleached by the Sun: Perspectives on Chinatown, this video includes photographs from our Kin Lee Jung collection.
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Designed to complement the Nanaimo Art Gallery's current exhibit Bleached by the Sun: Perspectives on Chinatown, this video includes photographs from our Kin Lee Jung collection.
THEN AND THEN
Today, we know this building as the Flying Fish store but it has housed numerous businesses over its 125 year history including the two shown in the photographs here.
Today, we know this building as the Flying Fish store but it has housed numerous businesses over its 125 year history including the two shown in the photographs here.
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
THEN AND THEN
Today, we know this building as the Flying Fish store but it has housed numerous businesses over its 125 year history including the two shown in the photographs here.
Today, we know this building as the Flying Fish store but it has housed numerous businesses over its 125 year history including the two shown in the photographs here.
Spot the changes!
January 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Spot the changes!
We were delighted to share our collections witht he Nanaimo Art Gallery for their upcoming Chinatowns exhibit. Check it out!
nanaimoartgallery.ca/exhibition/b...
nanaimoartgallery.ca/exhibition/b...
Bleached by the Sun: Perspectives on Chinatown 《陽光下的褪色：關於華埠的觀點》 - Nanaimo Art Gallery
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January 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
We were delighted to share our collections witht he Nanaimo Art Gallery for their upcoming Chinatowns exhibit. Check it out!
nanaimoartgallery.ca/exhibition/b...
nanaimoartgallery.ca/exhibition/b...
The Pygmy was "the" place to go to cut a rug!
December 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Pygmy was "the" place to go to cut a rug!
Walking tour for the Nanaimo Art Gallery's "Commercial Street" exhibit.
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Christine Meutzner Commercial Street Walking Tour
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December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Walking tour for the Nanaimo Art Gallery's "Commercial Street" exhibit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGoQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGoQ...
Find the changes! Sort of like where's Waldo but historical.
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Find the changes! Sort of like where's Waldo but historical.
Since 1993, we have provided public access to Nanaimo's historical records. Our holdings include thousands of one-of-a-kind maps, architectural drawings and photographs. Check out our webpage at nanaimoarchives.ca or visit us in person. You are always welcome!
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Since 1993, we have provided public access to Nanaimo's historical records. Our holdings include thousands of one-of-a-kind maps, architectural drawings and photographs. Check out our webpage at nanaimoarchives.ca or visit us in person. You are always welcome!
And we thought we invented Movember.....
October 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
And we thought we invented Movember.....
Talk about change!
One of our most frequent information requests is about the evolution of Nanaimo's downtown waterfront. Well, a picture is worth a thousand words.....
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One of our most frequent information requests is about the evolution of Nanaimo's downtown waterfront. Well, a picture is worth a thousand words.....
#nanaimoarchives
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Talk about change!
One of our most frequent information requests is about the evolution of Nanaimo's downtown waterfront. Well, a picture is worth a thousand words.....
#nanaimoarchives
One of our most frequent information requests is about the evolution of Nanaimo's downtown waterfront. Well, a picture is worth a thousand words.....
#nanaimoarchives
Harbour Park (now Port Place) Mall
September 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Harbour Park (now Port Place) Mall
Any water on a hot day.....
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August 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Any water on a hot day.....
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August 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
THINGS CHANGE
Photograph shows 2 major grocery stores, Overwaitea and Safeway, at Terminal Park.
....and then there were none.
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Photograph shows 2 major grocery stores, Overwaitea and Safeway, at Terminal Park.
....and then there were none.
#nanaimoarchives #terminalparknanaimo
August 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
THINGS CHANGE
Photograph shows 2 major grocery stores, Overwaitea and Safeway, at Terminal Park.
....and then there were none.
#nanaimoarchives #terminalparknanaimo
Photograph shows 2 major grocery stores, Overwaitea and Safeway, at Terminal Park.
....and then there were none.
#nanaimoarchives #terminalparknanaimo
Check out the Commercial Street Market tonight!
July 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Check out the Commercial Street Market tonight!
July 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It's swimming season again.....
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July 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It's swimming season again.....
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As the old A&B Sound Building (left) undergoes a transformative renovation, it's fun to look back on what it used to look like!
#nanaimoarchives #nanaimohistory #downtownnanaimo
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June 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As the old A&B Sound Building (left) undergoes a transformative renovation, it's fun to look back on what it used to look like!
#nanaimoarchives #nanaimohistory #downtownnanaimo
#nanaimoarchives #nanaimohistory #downtownnanaimo
Check us out at www.nanaimoarchives.ca
June 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Check us out at www.nanaimoarchives.ca