10 Things I Miss About 1990s Greater Victoria

1. Island Fantasy Comics (okay, the service sucked, but it’s still the largest comic shop Victoria has ever had)
2. Dragonstrike Comics (two locations: University heights and Downtown; a decent alternative to Island Fantasy)
3. Kmart (particularly the University Heights one, though the Canwest one – it closed before Canwest became Westshore – was also decent; good prices)
4. Town & Country Shopping Centre (nice strip of shops, though I do like Uptown as well)
5. Bonanza Restaurant (despite the clueless staff I liked the food)
6. 24 Video, which became Video Update, which became Movie Gallery (a video chain with a nice welcoming atmosphere)
7. That’s Entertainment, which became Hollywood Tonight (rivalled Pic a Flic in terms of stocking cult movies)
8. The rabbits at University of Victoria (which a nuisance to some, they were a very cute nuisance)
9. The old downtown Bay (the downstairs was the most fun area to shop)
10. The bowling alley in Saanich (nice 10-pin alley)