Historic Victoria Advertisements
Food & Groceries 1910-1919
As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Food & Groceries, 1910-1919, here is a 1912 advertisement by the Windsor Grocery Company, located in the Metropolitan Building, 809-817 Government Street.
Notice that liquor was sold in grocery stores in 1912, which is not the situation today.
![1912 advertisement for the Windsor Grocery, which was located in the Metropolitan Building](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Windsor_Grocery-liquor_prices-1912-VictoriaOnlineSightseeing-1662x1025.jpg)
1912 advertisement for the Windsor Grocery, which was located in the Metropolitan Building
The Metropolitan Building is still standing at 809-817 Government Street / 605 Courtney Street:
![The Metropolitan Building, 809-817 Government Street, built in 1903 for Joseph Rostein and Louis Rostein (photo: Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours)](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Government_Street-809-817-VictoriaOnlineSightseeing-1673-1662x1094-1.jpg)
The Metropolitan Building, 809-817 Government Street, built in 1903 for Joseph Rostein and Louis Rostein (photo: Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours)
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