Vancouver Island Transportation History
We came across this 1946 Victoria newspaper advertisement for Firestone tires.
Note the “Tire Rationing Removed” in the upper right corner; tires had been rationed during World War II (1939-1945). Also note the list of Firestone dealers at the bottom. These businesses are now gone but some of the buildings remain.
![A 1946 Victoria newspaper advertisement for Firestone tires. Note the "Tire Rationing Removed" in the upper right corner; tires had been rationed during World War II.](http://www.westcoastdrivertraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Firestone_Tires-dailycolonist-1946-WestCoastDriverTraining-1662x3598-1-768x1663.jpg)