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  2. Ben Paris - Wikipedia

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    Ben Paris Restaurant storefront. Benjamin M. Paris (July 15, 1884 – January 8, 1950) was an American sportsman, entrepreneur, conservationist, and owner of a landmark restaurant in Seattle, Washington. Paris founded the Seattle Ben Paris Salmon Derby. [1] He is inurned at the columbarium at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.

  3. List of historic places in the Nanaimo Regional District

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Nanaimo City Hall 455 Wallace Street ... Nanaimo Fire Hall No. 2. 34 Nicol Street

  4. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Wikipedia

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    Tony's adventures takes him to the city of San Francisco, a city of districts and contradictions. So paying an homage to Steve McQueen's iconic 1968 film Bullitt; Tony takes his rented Ford Mustang through the streets of San Francisco, from Fisherman's Wharf, to Haight-Ashbury, to Chinatown, and across the bridge into Oakland, California.

  5. List of coal mines and landmarks in the Nanaimo area

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    The area was first known as Wintuhuysen Inlet and then Colvile Town (named for HBC Governor Andrew Colvile) but became known as Nanaimo in 1860. The first church opened in 1861. In 1853 the population was 125. By 1869 it was about 650 and by 1874 it was close to 1,000. By 1859, 25,000 tons of coal had been shipped from Nanaimo, mostly to San ...

  6. Joan Perry Brock Center - Wikipedia

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    The arena is named after Joan Brock, a philanthropist and 1964 alum, who provided $15 million, the largest gift in Longwood University's history. [1] [10] Like Willett Hall the basketball court is named after former Longwood basketball player Jerome Kersey, officially making the hardwood Jerome Kersey Court. [11] [12]

  7. Wellington, British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Opened around 1860 by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), Douglas Mine, in today's downtown Nanaimo, was the first coalmine in the region. While fishing about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest at Diver Lake in 1869, former HBC employee Robert Dunsmuir observed evidence of coal deposits, in what he would call the Wellington seam.

  8. Woodgrove Centre - Wikipedia

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    Woodgrove Centre [2] is a shopping centre on Vancouver Island in the harbour city of Nanaimo, British Columbia.. Woodgrove Centre features 724,713 square feet (67,328.0 m 2) of retail space and is Vancouver Island's largest shopping centre. [3]

  9. List of historic places in New Westminster - Wikipedia

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    1016 Nanaimo Street New Westminster BC 49°12′35″N 122°55′41″W  /  49.2096°N 122.928°W  / 49.2096; -122.928  ( Humphrey Jones Residence