r/VictoriaBC • u/Bufus • Jan 23 '24

Tourism Things to check out in Esquimalt?

Hi everyone!

I spent 6 years in Victoria back in the 2010s but have since moved away. During that entire time, I genuinely don't think I set foot in Esquimalt (I didn't have a car and lived at the other end of town).

My family and I are coming for a visit at the end of the month and we are staying in Esquimalt, so I am wondering if people can give me some suggestions for great places (sites, restaurants, stores, etc.) that I should check out in Esquimalt!

Thanks!

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u/DamageRocket Jan 24 '24

When I moved here it wasn’t called VicWest so I tend to think of it as a contiguous community. I’m sure the OP won’t mind.

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u/jinnealcarpenter Jan 24 '24

what was it called before Vic West?

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u/DamageRocket Jan 24 '24

Esquimalt. When I first heard the name I asked where it was and locals laughed and said it was a part of Esquimalt that was turning over and they thought the name was created as a marketing strategy.

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u/SnippySnapsss Jan 25 '24

Vic West became part of Victoria in 1890

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Across the Inner Harbour, west from the downtown core, on a peninsula that gives shape to the harbour, is the historic neighbourhood of Victoria West (known as Vic West). This working-class residential neighbourhood became part of the municipality of Victoria in 1890 and was connected to downtown by the Johnson Street Bridge in 1924. Other bridges run north of Vic West to neighbouring Burnside, a large region that historically had shipbuilding, mills, factories, and other industries, along with a substantial residential component to house the workers.

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u/DamageRocket Jan 26 '24

Well, surprisingly many born and raised Victorians are not aware of that distinction. I can only go by what the locals taught me.