Douglas Street in James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia

Douglas Street in James Bay in Victoria is a two-lane, asphalted main road (40 km/h). The road has partly sidewalks. It runs in a north-south direction and crosses Dallas Road, Alpha Street, Speed Avenue, Frances Avenue, Finlayson Street, Larch Street, Spruce Avenue, Summit Avenue, Burnside Road East, Topaz Avenue, Garbally Road and Government Street. It connects Burnside, James Bay and Downtown. This road is part of the long-distance road "1". In the vicinity, you can find among other things 7 artwork. The nearest stops are Douglas at Avalon, Douglas at Beacon, Douglas at Superior and Douglas at Blanshard. The bus lines 2, 3, 5, 10, 30, 31, 32X, 47, 48, 61, 61X, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72, 75, 95 and 99 serve this stop.

Road Type
main road
Lanes
2
Speed Limit
40
Route
north-south

Artwork

  • Kwakwaka'wakw Honouring Pole, 1999 (artist: Sean Whonnock, Jonathan Henderson, wood). It is dedicated to the Coast Salish people on whose ancestral lands Thunderbird Park is located, and honours the Hunt and Whonnock (Wanukw) families of the Kwakwaka’wakw carvers..
  • Gitxan Pole, 1960 (artist: Mungo Martin, Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, wood). Several old poles were removed for preservation from Gitanyow (formerly known as Kitwancool) in 1958 and replaced by replicas. This is a version of the pole named Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh belonging to Chief Wiha (Wee-kha, Ernest Smith),.
  • Gitxsan Pole, 1954 (artist: Mungo Martin, David Martin, wood). The original pole stood in the village of Gitseguekla (Skeena Crossing) on the upper Skeena River. It was carved around 1900 in memory of a chief known as Wistis.
  • Haida Pole, 1954 (artist: Mungo Martin, David Martin, Henry Hunt, wood). It was raised by a man named Checkgath around 1880 as a memorial to his wife and shows some of Checkgath’s family crests. The original pole is now in the entrance lobby of the RBC museum..
  • Haida Pole, 1966 (artist: Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, wood). The original pole stood at t’anuu ‘llnagaay (eelgrass town) in front of a house named House that Makes a Noise, a large six-beamed house owned by Gwiskunas, a member of the Those Born at Qadasgo Creek lineage of the Raven clan of the Haida..
  • Gitxan Pole, 1954/2 (artist: Mungo Martin, David Martin, Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, wood). The original pole was raised jointly by two chiefs, Tu’pesu and Wawralaw, in 1855 or 1885 at Gitseguekla (Skeena Crossing).
  • Night is for Sleeping, Day is for Resting (artist: Mowry Baden).

Bus stops

  • Douglas at Avalon.
  • Douglas at Beacon.
  • Douglas at Superior.
  • Douglas at Blanshard.
  • bus lines 2, 3, 5, 10, 30, 31, 32X, 47, 48, 61, 61X, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72, 75, 95, 99