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  • Best Vancouver shoe stores

    Dayton Boots is featured in a BC Living article about the best Vancouver shoe stores.

    Forest King vintage logging boot

    Dressing up a vintage logging boot

    Introducing the Forest King, a vintage logging boot dressed up for urban living.

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    A boy named Dayton

    There’s no greater honour for a brand than someone naming their child after the company. Tyrone tells us what led him to name his son after his boots.

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    Welcome to our new online store

    Dayton Boots are heritage but the launch of our new online store will ensure your boot shopping is right up-to-date.

    Dayton Boots' 1940 Ford pickup truck

    Dayton vintage truck one of Vancouver’s memorable ‘billboards’

    Dayton Boots’ 1940 Ford pickup is featured in an article today about vintage trucks and vehicles in Vancouver.

    26-year old boots worn daily

    Longest lasting boots? Twenty-six years and counting

    Rory from East Vancouver tells us about how he came to wear the same pair of Daytons for 26 years.

    64 Workboot 6 inch

    New Dayton ’64 CSA work boots

    Dayton Boots has launched the ’64 Workboot – steel reinforced CSA work boots for tough working conditions.

    Dayton Boots memorabilia includes this 1955 vintage jacket sponsored by Dayton Boots

    Dayton Boots memorabilia

    We always pleased to find Dayton Boots memorabilia from our near-70 years in business. Get in touch if you have anything!

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    Dayton does Movember

    Dayton Boots is joining the rollercoaster of lip sweater fun this year by supporting Movember. All this month, we’ve been honing our ‘staches and banging the drum about men’s health.

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    Discover Vancouver East Village

    Vancouver East Village – Dayton Boots neighbourhood formerly known as Hastings-Sunrise – has been rebranded with an aspirational moniker befitting its hipster leanings and stylish additions.

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    Made in Canada

    In an interview with Pacific Rim magazine, Dayton Boots explains why they continue to ensure their boots are made in Canada.

    Made in Canada – not China

    The current owners of Dayton Boots explain why they bought the iconic boot company: to ensure the boots continue to be made in Canada.

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    Eighteen minutes with Stephen Encarnacao

    Scout Magazine talks to Dayton Boots’ Stephen Encarnacao about life in Vancouver at the helm of a true Vancouver business.

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    Boots with history

    Vancouver Sun’s John Mackie writes about the legend of Dayton Boots, and their appearance at the 2007 Pacific National Exhibition.

    Dayton Boots bull head brand

    A boy named Dayton

    There’s no greater honour for a brand than someone naming their child after the company. Tyrone tells us what led him to name his son after his boots.

    Documentary about Dayton Boots

    My Daytons are rock n roll

    The legendary Dayton Boots Company is explored in these short documentaries,

    26-year old boots worn daily

    Longest lasting boots? Twenty-six years and counting

    Rory from East Vancouver tells us about how he came to wear the same pair of Daytons for 26 years.

    Documentary about Dayton Boots

    My Daytons are rock n roll

    The legendary Dayton Boots Company is explored in these short documentaries,

    Fraser, the Dayton Lumberjack

    Dayton Boots’ character Fraser the Lumberjack was created by Fraser Wilson to epitomise the rugged spirit of the West Coast men and the boots they relied on.

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    Vancouver film industry

    Dayton Boots has enjoyed a strong connection with the film, television and music industry throughout the years, with celebrities and industry people stopping by the factory store whilst working in ‘Hollywood North’. Jumanji Dayton played a direct role in the 1995 film of the Chris Van Allsburg classic book Jumanji. Directed by Joe Johnston, then [...]

    The original Dayton ’64 logger boot

    Dayton ’64s are the original boot that built Dayton’s reputation. Their story tells the story of British Colombia’s logging industry and characters. Before there was a Dayton Boot, there was a popular gambling and drinking establishment at 64 East Hasting Street in Vancouver called the Lumberman’s Social Club. The club was managed by C. H. [...]

    Danny Sailor, Logger Legend

    Danny Sailor became the World Champion Logger in 1962, wearing Dayton Boots. Sailor’s act consisted of racing up a 100 foot high fir tree, doing handstands, headstands, and sometimes the Charleston, without the benefit of a safety net. “I put a 12-pound weight on each foot when I’m practicing,” explained Sailor, “and when I take [...]

    No Daytons allowed

    Dayton Boots are renowned for being tough – so tough that they were often banned from bars because they were sure to be at the centre of trouble. The ‘No Daytons allowed’ posters used to be common in British Colombia bars.

    Vintage advert – Paul Bunions

    In this vintage advert, the cautionary and poetic tale of Paul Bunions warns against wearing badly fitting shoes.

    Vintage adverts for Dayton Boots

    These vintage adverts are an original series from the 1940s and 50s, commissioned by Dayton Boots and drawn by Fraser Wilson.

    Legendary OK Oil

    Dayton Boots OK Oil has long been recognized as one of the finest leather conditioning and treatment products in the world.

    Dayton Boots memorabilia includes this 1955 vintage jacket sponsored by Dayton Boots

    Dayton Boots memorabilia

    We always pleased to find Dayton Boots memorabilia from our near-70 years in business. Get in touch if you have anything!

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    Boots with history

    Vancouver Sun’s John Mackie writes about the legend of Dayton Boots, and their appearance at the 2007 Pacific National Exhibition.

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  • Dayton Boots Factory Store

    2250 East Hastings Street
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada V5L 1V4
    +1-604-253-6671
    1-800-342-8934 (toll free)

    Monday to Saturday 10 – 5
    Sunday 11 – 4

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