Oak Bay Archives

Photo Title: Olson Arena at the Willows Fairgrounds, destroyed by fire 1944

Description:
An arena operated at the former Horse Show Pavilion at the Willows Fairgrounds in the early 1940s until it was destroyed by fire in 1944. Oak Bay's previous arena, the Patrick Arena on Cadboro Bay Road, had been destroyed by fire in 1929.
Photo Number: 1994-001-073
Date: 1944
Subject:
Buildings - Commercial, Fairgrounds, Fire, Sports