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PRINCE GEORGE

LEE A. WOOD


Van - PG Driving from Vancouver to Prince George YXS - YVR Flight from Prince George to Vancouver.

Van - PG
Driving from Vancouver to Prince George
YXS - YVR
Flight from Prince George to Vancouver.

Obviously, from the name, one would assume that it was named after royalty. And one would be right. The city, or original fort, was named, Fort George, by Simon Fraser, in honour of King George III.
Prince George, like many communities in Western Canada, and the North Western United States of America, began as a fur trading post, built by the Hudson Bay Company.
Naturally one will find a replica of Fort George in the South Fort George Park, situated in the heart of the city.

LOOKING WEST UPON PRINCE GEORGE FROM HIGHWAY 16.

ON THE LEFT, THE PRISON. ON THE RIGHT THE NECHAKO RIVER JOINS THE FRASER RIVER.
TO THE LEFT OF THE NECHAKO, THE SANDHILL. EACH YEAR SKIERS USE UP THEIR OLD SNOW SKIS BY HOLDING A `SANDBLAST' AND COMPETING ON SAND.

IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT PRINCE GEORGE IS THE HEART OF B. C.
IT IS ALSO FAIR TO SAY THAT LOGGING IS THE HEART OF PRINCE GEORGE.
HERE WE SEE THREE PULP MILLS. (L to R) INTERCONTINENTAL PULP, NORTHWOODS PULP AND TIMBER,
AND PRINCE GEORGE PULP AND PAPER.

The first thing I did when I arrived in Prince George, was go to the Great Wall Restaurant. Handily enough it is on the side of the highway as you enter the city.
With this destination in mind I had held off stopping for supper and my mouth was watering by the time I arrived.
The owner of the restaurant, Chung, is a friend of mine whom I hadn't seen for several years. I was disappointed to learn that he was not in. He was in Vancouver, the same place he had been the last time I had visited his restaurant.
And, as the last time, I was disappointed. They still serve Cantonese style Chow Mien. When Chung had operated the Hart Wheel Inn, a truck stop on the Hart Hwy., he had served the best, Canadian style, Chow Mien in the world.
This is not to say you shouldn't go to the Great Wall Restaurant, if you want; good food, good service, a pleasant atmosphere, an excellent smorgasbord, all at a reasonable price. Just don't expect good Chow Mien.
Author's note:For a true chow mien, add bean sprouts to the above recipe.

When one lives in a town for several years, leaves for awhile and then returns as a tourist, it is difficult to view the town through the eyes of a tourist.
So it was with me when I returned to Price George. Everywhere I looked I saw people I knew, houses, or apartments I had lived in, and places I had been employed.
When I took pictures I didn't know whether to use them for my biography or for my travel story.
I had to stop and ask myself, 'If I was from another country, would I find this of interest'.
I tired to use the same criteria I use when I am in a foreign country, 'What would be of interest to the folks back home'.
Whether in Cuba or China I try to photograph what is unusual to me, so while in Prince I tried to photograph what would be unusual to those who live in places other than B. C. (British Columbia, Canada).
PRINCE GEORGE, GOING DOWN HILL INTO TOWN
Prince George lies in a bowl, the sides of which are hills of sand. The main shopping and residential areas are in the bowl but the hills are becoming more and more populated. In the last few years thee has been a large university built atop one hill and just recently, `03, major retailers have opened, large outlets on another.

FROM THE SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 97.
FROM THE EAST ON HIGHWAY 16.

FROM THE NORTH ON HIGHWAY 97.
FROM THE WEST ON HIGHWAY 16.
ACTUALLY, FOOTHILLS BLVD.

BRIDGES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILLS GOING INTO TOWN

FROM THE SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 97.
FRASER RIVER BRIDGE
LOOKING NORTH EAST
FRASER RIVER

FROM THE NORTH ON HIGHWAY 97.
NECHAKO RIVER BRIDGE
LOOKING EAST
NECHAKO RIVER

FROM THE EAST ON HIGHWAY 16.
FRASER RIVER BRIDGE
LOOKING NORTH AT THE OLD BRIDGE WHICH WAS SHARED, AND STILL USED BY, CN RAIL.
PLAYBOY STORE . COM
For Her, For Him, For the Home

PRINCE GEORGE RURAL

THEIR OLD YARD ON HWY. 97, SOUTH OF THE CITY
RITCHIE BROTHERS AUCTIONS
THEIR NEW YARD ON HWY. 16, EAST OF THE CITY

THOUGH PRINCE GEORGE IS KNOWN AS `THE SPORTSMANS' PARADISE
IT IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS ABUNDANT HAY FIELDS.

BONNET HILL ON GISCOMBE ROAD
CENTER LEFT IS BLACKBURN SCHOOL AND AT THE END IS THE AIRPORT
BONNET HILL PUB

UNLIKE `UPTIGHT' VANCOUVER, TRUCKERS ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE HOME AT NIGHT.
NOTE THE THREE AXELS ON TRACTOR & TRAILER, SOMETHING ELSE YOU DON'T SEE IN THE LOWER MAINLAND OF B. C.

SUNSET IN A MIRROR
LOOKING BACK AT PRINCE GEORGE FROM ATOP THE AIRPORT HILL.

BRENDA, STANDING ON HER SUNDECK, DISPLAYS A HOUSECOAT THAT SHE DESIGNED AND CREATED, FROM A PRESENT OF CLOTH.

PRINCE GEORGE CENTRAL

JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 16 & 97
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND BUILT, FROM LOGS, BY A LOCAL LOGGER,
IN A LAND OF LOGS AND LOGGERS,
THE CITY HAS SEEN FIT TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE WITH ONE MADE OF ?? FIBERGLASS, AND STEEL.

I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT PRINCE GEORGE IS JUST A BIG BEACH LOOKING FOR A LAKE.
THIS SAND HILL IS USED FOR TOBOGGANING, AND BEGINNING SKIERS, IN THE WINTER
AND DIRT BIKES AND BEGINNING HANG GLIDERS IN THE SUMMER.
IN THE FOREGROUND, BCR INDUSTRIAL SITE
ON TOP OF THE HILL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN B. C.

SPRUCELAND SHOPPING CENTER
ON LONG WEEKENDS MANY RESIDENTS GO TO VANCOUVER FOR BETTER PRICES AND LARGER SELECTIONS.
IN TURN, CITIZENS OF NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES COME TO PRINCE GEORGE FOR THE SAME REASON.
PRINCE GEORGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL

MY SECOND HOME, WHEN I LIVED IN PRINCE GEORGE
HANDING OUT SKATES, SERVING IN THE CONCESSION, PATROLLING THE FLOOR,
IN EXCHANGE FOR FREE SKATING.

I CAN'T COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE SCRUBBED THIS FLOOR, AT 3 IN THE MORNING,
AFTER A DANCE OR OTHER SOCIAL FUNCTION.
ORIGINALLY A CURLING RINK, THE FLOOR, MADE FROM BIRCH, WAS REMOVABLE SO THEY COULD LAY ICE, IN THE WINTER.
WHEN I LIVED IN PRINCE THIS ROOM WAS ALSO USED FOR SKATING AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS A THE LONGEST BANANA SPLIT IN THE WORLD WHICH WOULD BE SERVED DURING AN ALL NIGHT SKATE SESSION.

PIECES OF EVES TROUGH WOULD BE JOINED, TO A LENGTH OF TWENTY OR THIRTY FEET, THEN LINED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL. THE TROUGH WAS THEN: LINED WITH BANANAS; FILLED WITH ICE CREAM; AND COVERED WITH SYRUP, NUTS, AND CHERRIES. LARGE GARBAGE BAGS WITH HOLES CUT IN THE BOTTOM WERE PULLED OVER THE HEADS OF THE PARTICIPANTS. LOOK MA, NO HANDS.

RAINBOW PARK - ROLLING LAWNS
INTERSPERSED WITH GROVES OF TREES.

PRINCE GEORGE AQUATIC CENTRE

A FULL FEATURE WATER CENTRE, DIVE BOARDS, SWIM LANES, A `WILDERNESS THEME' LEISURE AREA, HOT POOL, STEAM ROOM, ETC..

ONLY RECENTLY DISCOVERED, BY MYSELF,
THE PRINCE GEORGE AQUATIC CENTER,
A 28 METER `LAZY RIVER' MEANDERS IN AN ERRATIC OVAL.
WHY THEY CALL IT `LAZY' I'M NOT SURE. THE WATER JETS PUSH YOU AROUND QUITE QUICKLY.
A LOVER OF WATER SLIDES, THE LAZY RIVER MAKES YOU FORGET THAT THE AQUATIC CENTRE DOESN'T HAVE A WATER SLIDE.
NESTLED ON THE SIDE OF THE WAVE POOL, THE LAZY RIVER, THE ONLY ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN, IS, TO ME, THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THE CENTRE.

PRINCE GEORGE DOWNTOWN

DOG HANDLERS, AND THEIR DOGS, CAME FROM ALL OVER FOR THE `HANDLERS COMPETITION'.

THIRD STREET
`COLUMBUS HOTEL' AND THE `GENERATOR CABARET'

J. O. WILSON SQUARE, 250 GEORGE STREET.
PRINCE GEORGE LAW COURTS

SUMMER SUNDAYS IN DOWNTOWN PRINCE GEORGE
PAILS, MILK CANS, HAND PAINTED.

FOURTH STREET

THIS WAS NEW TO ME. THE MENU CAUGHT MY ATTENTION;
AIR DRIED BISON STEAK, VENISON SIRLOIN, NORI WRAPPED AHI TUNA.

I'VE EATEN HERE MANY TIMES.
ALWAYS, GOOD FOOD, GOOD SERVICE

CITY HALL

Above the trees, behind City Hall, and the Coliseum, is a lovely park.

CONNAUGHT HILL PARK

AND VIEWS OF THE CITY

FOUNDATION PARK
THE BUILDING BEHIND THE SIGN IS THE
FOUR SEASONS SWIMMING POOL.
BEHIND THE POOL IS THE CIVIC CENTER,
THE PLAZA, OF WHICH, INCLUDES A CHILDREN'S' WATER PARK.

PRINCE GEORGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
R.C.M.P. (ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE)
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, MY FATHER, WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE FORCE (RCMP),
TOLD ME THAT RCMP STOOD FOR, RAW CARROTS AND MASHED POTATOES.

A DOWNTOWN AREA OF SHOPPING AND MEDICAL OFFICES.
THE END OF MY PICTURES, AND THE END OF MY STORY, BUT NOT THE END OF PRINCE GEORGE.
THOUGH IT HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS, POPULATION WISE, BECAUSE IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE LUMBER INDUSTRY, IT CONTINUES TO THRIVE, AS DO ALL CITIES, BECAUSE THEY BECOME AN ENTITY UNTO THEMSELVES. THOUGH LOGGING MAY FAIL THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND PEOPLE NEED HOMES, AND PLACES TO SHOP.

HERITAGE RIVER TRAILS,
Prince George's Seawall,
Includes a
RAILWAY & FORESTRY MUSEUM.

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