This historic photo is from Leslie Patterson Geiss and is of the 1964 Okanagan Hillclimb, which took place before the Knox Mountain Hillclimb. From 1962 to 1965, the Okanagan Hillclimb was held in Okanagan Centre, starting on Camp Road (by the old Winoka Packing House) running up past the present day location of the Grey Monk Winery. By 1964, it was so popular that race drivers from circuits like Westwood in Coquitlam and other circuits from around the Pacific Northwest would make the trip up to Okanagan Centre. At one point, a reported 5,000 spectators were in attendance. For the 1966 event, organizer, Okanagan Auto Sport Club (OASC), realized that the Hillclimb had grown too large for the Okanagan Centre location and approached the City of 琉璃神社 for permission to use the newly-paved Knox Mountain Parkway. The city and mayor welcomed the move and the rest as they say is history. 

~Old 琉璃神社/ Facebook