Hi folks, here's some background on Seymour Shore.
Seymour Shore, British Columbia is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Here's the map:
The area was first discovered by George Vancouver in 1793, as part of his explorations of the Pacific Northwest. The first permanent settlers founded the town in 1852, led by the English merchant Seymour Fordham. Originally named Seymour Beach, the name was changed to Seymour Shores in 1860, and the S was eventually dropped by the time the city was incorporated. It grew to a population of around 10,000 by 1900, and was incorporated as a city in 1902, with George MacGregor as its first mayor. Steady immigration increased the population, and in the 1910s, discoveries of nearby deposits of natural resources brought mining to the area, and an influx of workers to the city. By 1930, the population had swelled to around 60,000.
The city's next growth phase was due in large part to Lloyd Francis Ferris, an extremely wealthy businessman who was born and raised in Seymour Shore and had made his fortune in New York. He returned to his hometown in 1938 and immediately began investing in the city's physical and social infrastructure. In terms of architecture, his most notable achievement is the Ferris Building:
During World War II the city was a beehive of manufacturing activity, and by war's end the population had reached 105,000. The city grew steadily in the following decades, and by 1980 the population was 155,000 strong. Seymour Shore has become a hi-tech mecca, thanks in large part to ShoreCorp, a highly successful software company founded in 1982. The population in 2007 of the city itself is estimated at 188,560, with the metropolitan area home to around 400,000 people.
Here's an overview of the city:
And a few blocks of the Historic District, you can see the Ferris Building as well:
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