Orchard House in James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia

Orchard House in James Bay in Victoria is an apartment building, Michigan Street 647.

House Number
647
Street
Michigan Street
Building Type
apartment building

Bus stops

  • Legislature Exchange Bay E – approx. 200 m.
  • Douglas at Superior – approx. 200 m.
  • Legislature Exchange Bay F – approx. 250 m.
  • Douglas at Avalon – approx. 250 m.
  • Legislature Exchange Bay A – approx. 250 m.
  • Legislature Exchange Bay B – approx. 250 m.
  • Legislature Exchange Bay C – approx. 300 m.
  • Legislature Exchange Bay D – approx. 300 m.
  • Douglas at Blanshard – approx. 300 m.
  • Superior at Menzies – approx. 350 m.
  • Government at Belleville – approx. 350 m.

Artwork

  • Story of Raven (artist: Peter Paul Ochs, concrete) – approx. 300 m.
  • Night is for Sleeping, Day is for Resting (artist: Mowry Baden) – approx. 300 m.
  • BC Fallen Firefighters Memorial (wheelchair accessible) – approx. 300 m.
  • Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken (artist: Armando Barbon and Gabriele Vicari, bronze) – approx. 350 m.
  • 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. – approx. 350 m.
  • 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. – approx. 350 m.
  • 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), – approx. 350 m.
  • Man and Science (artist: Gerhard Classe, granite) – approx. 350 m.
  • Family Group (artist: Jack Harman, metal) – approx. 350 m.
  • 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. – approx. 350 m.

Tourist information offices

  • Landmark Victoria Teacher Strike – approx. 150 m.

Cafés

  • Colonial Cafe – approx. 250 m.

Pubs

  • JBI Pub (Wi-Fi, opening hours: Mon–Sun 7:30–7:30, 18–18) – approx. 250 m.

Marketplaces

  • Food Truck Festival – approx. 300 m.