What is a neighbourhood without a neighbourhood pub?

March 3, 2026 Feast your eyes on these amazing old aerial photos taken high above Harewood. All of the photos were taken by Englefield Studios – presumably from an airplane – and were found by me while digging through the Nanaimo Archives . Big thanks to Archive Manager Danica for retrieving the high-quality versions. The really fun part is zooming in to these highly-detailed shots to see how much has changed from the Harewood of today. CLICK ON EACH IMAGE TO ZOOM! The photo

Just vibing to all these Power Pole Signs in Harewood and South Nanaimo.

Drive through Harewood ten years ago.

Harewood's historical connection to the E&N Railway

Harewood Mall in the 1980s and 90s was a wonderful place

A Study in Harewood Cartography

Remember the Nova Store?

Most of Harewood was covered with a thick layer of fog again today.

This is really great advice.

Read some of our favourite articles about Harewood and Nanaimo published in 2025

Harewood is lit! Festive Christmas Light displays in the hood

Shine on you crazy diamonds of South Nanaimo!

Old motel and restaurant just at the edge of Harewood

On the corner of 4th Street and Bruce Avenue in Harewood

David Gogo: Exension Mamas Holiday Extravaganza with Duane Watson.

Everyone Wins At The Savings Game – at Harewood Mall in the 1980s!

Harewood remembers those taken from us in War.

Before the skatepark, before the sports centre, before the astroturf field, before the old lacrosse box, and even before the band room: this birds-eye-view photo shows what John Barsby School looked like in 1970.

Step back in time to 1966 and take a drive through Nanaimo.