(DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Pacific Northwest

vancouver





Introducing Vancouver 200–201

Waterfront, Gastown,
and Chinatown 202–209
Downtown 210–217

South Granville
and Yaletown 218–225

Farther Afield 226–235











































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Vancouver at a Glance

Lively and livable, Vancouver is a young city with an eclectic
sense of identity. The city’s passion for the outdoors began
with Stanley Park when it opened in 1888, and the love
affair continues. The art and culture of coastal First Nations
people is a source of pride, with totem poles and other
artwork evident in the park and throughout the city.
The cityscape reflects both old and new, from the historic
buildings of Gastown to Science World’s geodesic dome,
built for the 1986 world exposition. As the gateway to
the Pacific Rim, Vancouver has a large Asian population; Vancouver Art Gallery
its Chinatown is the second largest in North America, Emily Carr’s works are featured
after that of San Francisco. in the gallery, which has a lovely
flower garden on its north side
(see p215).
WATERFRONT,GASTOWN
AND CHINATOWN
(See pp202–9)



WEST GEORGIA STREET
WEST HAS TINGS STREET


VANCOUVER
SOUTH GRANVILLE HOWE STREET DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET
(See pp210–17)
AND YALETOWN SEYMOUR STREET
(See pp218–25) PACIFIC BOULEVARD
Vanier Park
Across English Bay from downtown,
Vanier Park features a planetarium
and two museums. Restored boats
GRANVILLE STREET
are docked in nearby Heritage
Harbour (see pp224–5).


















Granville Island Public Market
Bustling and bright, this former industrial site is a
must-visit for its fresh produce stalls, baked goods, Yaletown
and arts-and-crafts tables. Enjoy a snack or meal here, Funky restaurants, brewpubs, and shops
accompanied by live entertainment provided by the make Yaletown a great destination day
market’s numerous buskers (see p223). or night (see pp224–5).
The city of Vancouver, its lights reflected in the harbor waters



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Canada Place Harbour Centre and Vancouver Lookout
The Canada Place promenade offers a terrific view of Enjoy panoramic views of Vancouver and
Vancouver’s port, busy with seaplanes, cruise ships, and beyond from the Lookout observation deck,
harbor craft (see p206). 553 ft (169 m) above the city (see p207).


WATERFRONT,GASTOWN
AND CHINATOWN
(See pp202–9)



WEST GEORGIA STREET
WEST HAS TINGS STREET


VANCOUVER
SOUTH GRANVILLE HOWE STREET DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET
(See pp210–17)
AND YALETOWN SEYMOUR STREET
Water Street
(See pp218–25) PACIFIC BOULEVARD A distinctive triangular building stands opposite
the eastern end of Water Street. The street is
known for its red-brick paving and the steam
clock, which instantly became one of the
city’s most beloved landmarks after
GRANVILLE STREET 0 meters 800
its installation in 1977 (see p207).
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Chinatown
Straddling Pender Street, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical
the classically proportioned Chinese Garden
Science World Chinatown Millennium Gate was Built in the Classical style of
OMNIMAX shows inside the erected in 2002 as the gateway Chinese gardens, this serene
geodesic dome are just one to historic Chinatown, with its enclave in China town was the
of Science World’s highlights 19th-century buildings and lively first full-sized example of its kind
(see p217). street market (see p208). built outside China (see p209).




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BURRARD STREET CANADA PLACE North Vancouver
SeaBus
Waterfront
Burrard WEST CORDOVA STREET
HORNBY STREET WATERFRONT ROAD
HOWE STREET GRANVILLE ST W E S T H A S T I N G S S T R E E T PORTSIDE
WEST PENDER STREET
SEYMOUR STREET
PARK
ALEXANDER ST
Granville RICHARDS STREET CAMBIE STREET WATER STREET MAPLE TREE POWELL STREET
SQUARE
HOMER STREET
HAMILTON STREET VICTORY ABBOTT STREET EAST CORDOVA STREET GORE AVENUE
SQUARE
EAST HASTINGS STREET
CARRALL STREET
EAST PENDER STREET
DUNSMUIR STREET
DR. SUN YAT-SEN
CHINESE GARDEN
COLUMBIA STREET
KEEFER PLACE MAIN STREET
Stadium–
Chinatown
E XPO BOU L EVARD
DUNSMUIR VIADUCT


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WATERFRONT, GASTOWN,
AND CHINATOWN

Vancouver’s waterfront, the city’s birthplace, changed when, in 1885, Canadian Pacific
buzzes with activity, the five-sailed roof of Railway (CPR) chose the town as its western
Canada Place at its helm. The harbor view terminus. After the Great Vancouver Fire
from here is memorable, as is that from of 1886, the newly renamed Vancouver –
the Vancouver Lookout atop the Harbour a CPR marketing decision – settled into
Centre tower. Clustered near the waterfront respectability. Boutiques and restaurants
are shops, restaurants, and some of now occupy the area’s historic buildings,
Vancouver’s most interesting attractions. and Chinatown sprung up next door.
Nearby Gastown began as a haven for gold- Today, its bustling sidewalks and markets
seekers, loggers, and a host of ruffians. This highlight an enduring presence.
Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Historic Squares, Streets,
7 Vancouver Police Museum and Districts
0 Chinese Cultural Centre 5 Water Street
Museum and Archives 6 Maple Tree Square
Historic Buildings 8 Chinatown
1 Marine Building
3 Waterfront Station
See also Street Finder
Gardens and Viewpoints maps 2, 3, and 4
2 Canada Place 0 meters 400
4 Harbour Centre and 0 yards 400
Vancouver Lookout
9 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical
Chinese Garden







BURRARD STREET CANADA PLACE North Vancouver
SeaBus
Waterfront
Burrard WEST CORDOVA STREET
HORNBY STREET WATERFRONT ROAD
HOWE STREET GRANVILLE ST W E S T H A S T I N G S S T R E E T PORTSIDE
WEST PENDER STREET
PARK
SEYMOUR STREET
ALEXANDER ST
Granville RICHARDS STREET CAMBIE STREET WATER STREET MAPLE TREE POWELL STREET
SQUARE
HOMER STREET
HAMILTON STREET VICTORY ABBOTT STREET EAST CORDOVA STREET GORE AVENUE
SQUARE
EAST HASTINGS STREET
CARRALL STREET
EAST PENDER STREET
DUNSMUIR STREET
DR. SUN YAT-SEN
CHINESE GARDEN
COLUMBIA STREET
KEEFER PLACE MAIN STREET
Stadium–
Chinatown
E XPO BOU L EVARD
DUNSMUIR VIADUCT
Chinatown, full of bold and vibrant colors For keys to symbols see back flap

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Street-by-Street: Waterfront and Gastown

One of Vancouver’s oldest areas, Gastown,
which faces the waters of Burrard Inlet, is
bounded by Columbia Street to the east and
Burrard Street to the west. The district grew
up around a saloon opened in 1867 by “Gassy
Jack” Deighton, whose statue stands in Maple
Tree Square. Gastown is a charming mix of
cobblestone streets and restored 19th-century
public buildings and storefronts. Chic boutiques 2 Canada Place
and galleries line Water Street, and delightful Canada Place is a waterside architectural
restaurants and cafés fill the mews, courtyards, marvel of white sails and glass that houses
a hotel, two convention centers, a flight
and passages. Visitors can watch the steam rise simulation ride, and a cruise ship terminal.
from the steam clock every 15 minutes, as well
as be entertained by street performers.











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The SeaBus W A T E R F R O N T R O A D
This catamaran ferries passengers across
Burrard Inlet between the central Waterfront H O W E S T R E E
Station and Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver.
The ride offers stunning views of the harbor.






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Harbour Centre is a high-
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for Vancouver Lookout,
a viewing deck 553 ft
(169 m) above the city. Key
On a clear day it is Suggested route
possible to see as far
as Vancouver Island.
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3


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WATERFRONT, GASTOWN
& CHINATOWN

DOWNTOWN
SOUTH GRANVILLE
& YALETOWN
Locator Map
See Street Finder map 3


5. Water Street
Much of the historic charm of Gastown can be seen
here. Water Street boasts brick streets and “Gassy Jack”
cobblestones, as well as shops and cafés. Statue
Gastown is named
after “Gassy Jack”
The steam clock is said to be Deighton, an
one of the world’s only steam- The Inuit Gallery English sailor
powered clocks. It chimes every displays original Inuit noted both
hour on the hour. art such as sculpture for his endless
and prints. chatter and for
the saloon he
opened here
for the local
sawmill
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in 1867.


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Shopping on West Flatiron Building, this
Cordova Street, with triangular structure at
Key its wide range of small the corner of Powell and
Suggested route galleries and trendy Alexander Streets was built in
boutiques, is a 1908–9 as a hotel. It now
delightful experience. houses apartments.
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1 Marine Building
355 Burrard St. Map 3 A1.
 Waterfront. @ 2, 22.
g SeaBus: Waterfront.
Architects McCarter and Nairne
described the Marine Building
as “a great crag rising from the
sea.” Their design, built in 1929
in an extravagant Art Deco style
near the waterfront, cost its
Toronto developers $2.35
million before they went broke.
The 25-story buff-brick tower,
meant to house Vancouver’s
marine-related businesses, was
sold in 1933 for a mere $900,000
to Ireland’s Guinness family.
This now-beloved office
building has seen $20 million
worth of restoration and repair
since the mid-1980s. Outside
and in, it is the most impressive
of all Vancouver’s historic Canada Place, resembling a sailing ship setting out to sea
buildings. On the façade, terra-
cotta marine fauna, including 2 Canada Place Visitors can also soar over
sea horses, frolic amid frothy 999 Canada Pl. Map 3 B1. spectacular scenery in the
waves. The main entrance,  Waterfront. @ 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 50. FlyOver Canada flight simulation
with its double revolving doors, g SeaBus: Waterfront. ride, a popular attraction at
features bronze grilles and brass Open daily. 7 Canada Place.
bas-relief castings of starfish,
crabs, and seashells. A 40-ft- Built for Expo ’86, Canada Place 3 Waterfront
(12 m) high terracotta arch was the flagship pavilion of
includes depictions of a jutting the Government of Canada. Station
ship’s prow and Canada geese. Today, Canada Place is home 601 W Cordova St. Map 3 B2.
The lobby is a dramatic to a cruise ship terminal, the  Waterfront. @ 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 50.
step back in time, with aqua- Vancouver Convention Centre, g SeaBus: Waterfront. 7 - =
green and blue tiles and carved Vancouver’s World Trade
maritime-inspired friezes. The Centre, and an upscale hotel. A busy transportation hub,
elevator, inlaid with 12 varieties The structure’s five white Waterfront Station is the
of BC hardwood, whisks visitors Teflon-coated fabric “sails,” convergence point of the
up to the second floor, from aside from being a pleasing SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West
where there is a bird’s-eye sight on the waterfront, make Coast Express trains. Built by
view of the lobby. possible a huge interior area Canadian Pacific Railway, the
free of support structures. On current Waterfront Station is
the west side of the complex, the third passenger train station
a cooling fountain, shady trees, built on the site (see p215).
and ample outdoor seating The first cross-Canada
provide an oasis in the heart passenger train pulled into the
of the bustling city. original timber station on May
The three-block, open-air 23, 1887. The second station
Canada Place Promenade juts here was a chateau-style
into Vancouver Harbour and structure built in 1898–9.
offers a panorama of busy
sea and air traffic. More than
200 cruise ships a year dock
alongside the promenade
en route to Alaska or Seattle.
Every year on July 1 (see p35),
Canada Place hosts a
spectacular celebratory
fireworks display over the
Entrance to the Art Deco Marine Building, harbor; the promenade offers The grand columned entrance
with its bronze grilles the best view in town. to Waterfront Station
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3


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The present-day building Stanley Park, and Mount Baker
was designed by the firm of in Washington.
Barott, Blackader and Webster When it opened on August
and completed in 1914. It was 13, 1977, Harbour Centre was
restored in 1976–7 to make the the tallest building in British
most of its expansive waiting Columbia. Among the guests at
area, arches, and columns. the opening was the first man
Murals circling the upper walls on the moon, Neil Armstrong,
portray romantic versions of who left his footprint in cement
Canadian landscapes. Shops as an official memento of
and cafés now occupy the the opening. A ticket to the
former waiting room. observation deck is valid all
Outside the station is day, so return to watch the
Wounded Soldier, a sculpture sun set over Vancouver Island.
by Charles Marega (1871–1939), Also at the top of the tower
Vancouver’s premier artist of is a revolving restaur ant,
his day. Marega also carved the providing fabulous views. Water Street’s steam clock, drawing a
two stone lions that guard the At street level, in Simon crowd every hour
Stanley Park entrance to Lions Fraser University’s downtown
Gate Bridge. campus, the small Teck Gallery Street was not always so
showcases the work of Pacific well-liked. Having slipped into
Northwest artists. The two lower decline after World War I, it
levels of Harbour Centre house wasn’t until the 1960s that the
a food fair, shops, and a well- area’s potential was recognized
stocked bookstore. and a wave of restoration
begun. By 1971, Water Street
was designated an historic
5 Water Street area. Old-fashioned street
lamps and mews enhance
From Richards to Carrall Sts.
Map 3 B2.  Waterfront. @ 50. its historic flavor.
g SeaBus: Waterfront. The world’s first steam-
operated clock stands 16 ft
Water Street, with its dis- (5 m) tall at the corner of Water
t inctive red-brick paving, is and Cambie Streets. Erected in
Gastown’s main thoroughfare 1977, it strikes its Westminster
and popular with tourists. chimes on the hour and every
Viewing platform at Harbour Centre’s Its turn-of-the-19th-century 15 minutes emits a blast of
Vancouver Lookout buildings house a mix of steam. Other notable sights
restaurants, nightclubs, include The Landing, a seven-
4 Harbour Centre boutiques, souvenir shops, rug story heritage building; the
and Vancouver merchants, offices, and First 1899 Dominion Hotel; and the
Lookout Nations art galleries. Water historically seedy Blood Alley.
555 W Hastings St. Map 3 A2. The Great Vancouver Fire of 1886
Tel (604) 689-7304.  Waterfront.
@ 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 50. g SeaBus: On June 13, 1886, the lethal combination of a powerful westerly
Waterfront. Open 10am–6pm daily. wind and sparks from a Canadian Pacific Railway brush fire near Drake
7 - = ∑ harbourcentre.com and Homer Streets, in what is now Yaletown (see pp224–5), burned
Vancouver Lookout: Harbour Centre. through Vancouver’s motley assortment of 1,000 wooden buildings.
Tel (604) 689-0421. Open Apr–Sep: In 20 minutes, the city was devastated, barely two months after its
8:30am–10:30pm daily; Oct–Mar: incorporation. The raging fire – so hot it not only burned nearby
9am–9pm daily. & 7 8 - St. James’ Anglican
∑ vancouverlookout.com Church but also
Glass elevators glide 553 ft melted its bell –
killed at least 21
(169 m) up the tower of Harbour people; the exact
Centre to Vancouver Lookout, number is unknown.
an enclosed observation deck Within 12 hours,
with a superb 360-degree view rebuilding had
of Vancouver and informative begun. The Burns
plaques to help visitors identify Block in Maple Tree
the sights below. These interpre- Square (see p208) was
tive panels locate, among other built that same year City officials in front of a temporary city hall after the
sights, the distinctive retractable and still exists. devastating fire of 1886
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7 Vancouver Police
Museum
240 E Cordova St. Map 3 C2.
Tel (604) 665-3346. @ 3, 4, 7, 8.
Open 9am–5pm Tue–Sat.
Closed major hols. & 8 =
∑ vancouverpolicemuseum.ca
Opened in 1986 to mark the
centennial of the Vancouver
police force and housed in the
former (1932–80) Coroner’s
Court Building, this museum
includes the city’s original
morgue. Step into the autopsy
laboratory to view the forensic
table where actor Errol Flynn Chinatown’s record-thin Sam Kee
was declared dead on October Building (1913)
14, 1959. Scenes for the TV
series Da Vinci’s Inquest have Street, the main byway, is
Statue of “Gassy Jack” Deighton in been filmed here. A large mural straddled near Taylor Street by
Gastown’s Maple Tree Square depicts the colorful history of the Millennium Gate, a good spot
police department, although it from which to view architectural
6 Maple Tree is not possible to see the entire details of the area’s restored
Square mural as exhibits have been buildings. The 1907 Chinese
placed in front of some sections. Freemasons Building
Water St at Carrall St. Map 3 B2. Street weaponry, prohibited (1 W Pender Street) was once
@ 50.
weapons, and antique firearms home to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The
Search as you might, you are on display in the Sins gallery, 1913 Sam Kee Building
will not find a maple tree in as well as three Thompson (8 W Pender Street) is the result
Gastown’s Maple Tree Square. submachine guns. In the True of government expropriation
The famous tree, destroyed in Crime gallery, visitors can see of property in order to widen
the Great Vancouver Fire of 1886 real evidence from some of the street. In defiance, the
(see p207), marked a popular Vancouver’s unsolved historical owner built the world’s thinnest
meeting spot for local residents. crimes. There is also an area commercial building on the
Standing in the square is where children can dress up 5-ft- (1.5-m-) wide plot that
Okanagan artist Vern Simpson’s in real police uniforms. was left. The 1889 Wing Sang
6-ft- (1.8-m-) tall hammered Building (51E Pender Street),
copper statue of John the oldest in Chinatown, had
“Gassy Jack” Deighton, for 8 Chinatown an opium factory at its rear. It
whom Gastown is named. E Hastings to Union Sts, from Carrall has now been transformed into
Commissioned in 1970, the to Gore Sts. Map 3 C3.  Stadium– a private exhibition space for
statue recognizes this voluble, Chinatown. @ 3, 4, 7, 8, 19, 22. the Rennie Collection.
or “gassy,” entrepreneur’s place 8 call (604) 632-3808. Known for traditional shops,
in Vancouver history. ∑ vancouver-chinatown.com Chinese herbs, housewares,
In 1867, Deighton built, near coffee shops, tearooms, and
Maple Tree Square, the first Vancouver’s Chinatown is older restaurants, Chinatown is largely
watering hole on Burrard Inlet. than the city itself. Pender a daytime place.
Deighton apparently persuaded
local millworkers to build the
Globe Saloon in just 24 hours.
Deighton died on May 29,
1875, at age 44, and was buried
in an unmarked grave in New
Westminster, some 13 miles
(20 km) from Gastown.
The restored Gaoler’s
Mews in the square marks
the residence of Constable
Jonathan Miller, the town of
Granville’s first policeman, in
1871. The two adjacent small
log prisoner cells had doors
but no locks. The ornate Millennium Gate welcoming visitors to Chinatown
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3


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0 Chinese Cultural archives are significant additions
Centre Museum to Chinatown. On the first floor
and Archives is the To-Yick Wong Gallery, with
exhibits of both established
555 Columbia St. Map 3 C3. Tel (604) and up-and-coming artists.
658-8880.  Stadium, Main St– On the second floor, per-
Science World. @ 3, 19, 22. Open manent exhibits of artifacts and
11am–5:30pm Tue–Sun. Closed Jan 1, photos, such as From Generation
Dec 25 & 26. & (except to gallery). to Generation, portray the history
7 8 ∑ cccvan.com of BC’s Chinese population from
the Gold Rush of 1858 to the
The three-story Chinese present. The Chinese Canadian
Cultural Centre Museum and Military Museum is housed
Archives building, styled after here also, recounting the lives
the architecture of the Ming of Chinese-Canadian veterans
Dynasty (1368–1644), is an of World War II.
impressive sight. At the edge of On the third floor, the S. K. Lee
its curving tiled roof stand a pair Academy hosts seminars and
A classical pavilion at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen of ornamental dragons, protect- symposiums to promote cross-
Classical Chinese Garden ing the building from harm. cultural understanding.
The museum and archives
9 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen opened in 1998 as part of
Classical Chinese the Chinese Cultural Centre
Garden complex (50 East Pender Street).
At the Pender Street entrance,
578 Carrall St. Map 3 B3. Tel (604) the intricate red-and-green
662-3207.  Stadium. @ 19, 22. China Gate, which was originally
Open May–mid-Jun & Sep: 10am– displayed at the Expo ’86
6pm daily; mid-Jun–Aug: 9:30am– China Pavilion in Vancouver, is
7pm daily; Oct–Apr: 10am–4:30pm a distinguishing landmark for The Ming Dynasty-style Chinese Cultural
Tue–Sun. & 7 8 = the complex. The museum and Centre building
∑ vancouverchinesegarden.com
Vancouver’s Chinese Community
Modeled after private gardens
developed in the city of Suzhou Vancouver’s Chinatown, home to over 35,000 people of Chinese
during the Ming Dynasty, this descent, is the largest in North America after San Francisco’s. The
is the first complete Classical success of the community, which sprang up as a shantytown in the
Chinese garden created outside 1880s after 18,000 Chinese immigrated to the city to build the cross-
China. A 52-member team of Canada railway (see p215), did not come easily. Chinatown’s growth
experts from Suzhou spent an was seen as a threat to non-Asian seasonal workers. In 1885, a closed-
entire year constructing the door immigration policy became law. Many Chinese still came, but
garden, building with materials women were largely excluded; the men who stayed often supported
families they would not see for decades. Racial tensions culminated
shipped from China in more in two major riots in Vancouver, in 1887 and 1907. The Chinese
than 950 crates. No nails, screws, Immigration Act of 1923 caused the local Chinese population
or power tools were used in to decline further. But by the 1940s, Vancouver’s Chinatown was
constructing the buildings. drawing tourists, prompting the government, in 1947, to grant
At first, the garden, named Chinese Canadians citizenship and reopen immigration. Encouraged
in honor of the founder of the by this policy shift, Chinese immigrants ventured beyond Chinatown
Republic of China, seems a maze to settle in other areas of the city. Today, a second Chinatown is
of walls within walls. Designed located in Richmond.
to appear larger than it really is,
the garden is sprinkled with
windows and moon gates –
large circular openings in walls –
that allow inviting glimpses of
tiny court yards wrapped around
still smaller courtyards, miniature
pavilions, intricate mosaic
pathways, bridges, and galleries.
Many of the plants and trees
here symbolize human virtues:
willow is a symbol of feminine
grace; the plum and bamboo A Chinatown storefront with a variety of foodstuffs on display
represent masculine strength.




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THURLOW STREET WEST GEORGIA ST



BURRARD STREET ROBSON HOWE STREET Granville DUNSMUIR STREET
GRANVILLE ST
ROBSON STREET
HORNBY STREET
Vancouver
City Centre
SEYMOUR STREET
SQUARE
RICHARDS STREET
HAMILTON ST
NELSON STREET
HOMER STREET LIBRARY BEATTY STREET Stadium DUNSMUIR VIADUCT
SMITHE STREET
CAMBIE STREET
SQUARE
WEST GEORGIA STREET
EXPO BLVD TERRY FOX WAY PACIFIC BOULEVARD CREEKSIDE GEORGIA VIADUCT MAIN STR
PARK
QUEBEC
STREET
NELSON STREET
AVENUE
COOPERS’ Plaza of Nations NATIONAL EET
PARK Main Street
Science World
False Creek
The
Village
Cambie Bridge



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DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER


Downtown Vancouver is a compact hub most famous landmarks is in the center
of activity, where shopping, business, of downtown: the historic Fairmont Hotel
and arts and culture all play a major role. Vancouver, which still hosts royalty and
In 1895, when Christ Church Cathedral other celebrities from around the world.
opened at the corner of Burrard and The Vancouver Art Gallery, with its
Georgia Streets, its comforting lights important collection of paintings by Emily
could be seen from the harbor below. Carr and the Group of Seven, is located in
Today, the little church is almost buried by a former courthouse overlooking Robson
a cluster of office towers as the modern Square – a wonderful place to sit and
city grows around it. Nevertheless, quiet watch the world pass by. Robson Street,
enclaves, such as the courtyard at which cuts through the heart of
Cathedral Place, can still be found amid downtown, is known for its excellent
the hustle of pedestrians. One of the city’s shopping and numerous restaurants.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries 3 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
5 Vancouver Art Gallery 4 HSBC Building
0 BC Sports Hall of Fame 8 Vogue Theatre
and Museum 9 Vancouver Central Library
w Science World q BC Place Stadium
Churches and Buildings Squares
1 Christ Church Cathedral 6 Robson Square and
2 Cathedral Place Law Courts See also Street Finder
Shopping Streets maps 2 and 3
7 Robson Street

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A nurse sculpture on one of the corners of the Cathedral Place Building For keys to symbols see back flap

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Street-by-Street: Downtown

Vancouver’s small downtown might have ended up an
unlivable, daytime-only place crowded with office towers.
That affliction has been avoided by preserving existing, often
historic, apartment blocks, and by building new towers to
accommodate inner-city dwellers. Although Vancouver is a
relatively new city, it has taken care to preserve many of its
historic buildings, which gives the downtown area a panache 1 Christ Church Cathedral
missing in many other North American city centers. A prime Stained-glass windows inside
example is the Vancouver Art Gallery (see p215), housed in this cathedral, which was once
the former provincial courthouse, designed in 1906 by the a landmark for sailors, depict
the lives of Vancouver heroes.
preeminent Victoria architect Francis Rattenbury.

2 Cathedral Place
This elegant building is
indicative of Vancouver’s
efforts to preserve the
past while building with
an eye to the future.
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3 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver H O W E S T
An historic building and
Vancouver landmark, this building
dates back to the 1920s. Much of R O B S O N S T R E E T
the hotel’s interior today has been
restored to its former glory. S M I T H E S T

S E Y M O U R S T R E E T

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6 . Robson Square
and Law Courts
This complex, with
expanses of glass
over the Great Hall,
is quintessentially
West Coast in style.


5 . Vancouver
Art Gallery
Work from British
Columbia’s major
artists is shown at
this gallery,
alongside exhibits
by acclaimed
international artists.
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4 HSBC Building
A stunning, seven-story WATERFRONT, GASTOWN
brushed-aluminum & CHINATOWN
pendulum, created by BC
artist Alan Storey, swings
gracefully through the DOWNTOWN
HSBC building’s wonderful
SOUTH
tree-filled atrium. GRANVILLE &
YALETOWN
Locator Map
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H O W E S T 9 . Vancouver Central Library

A coliseum is set in the heart of
the city thanks to Moshe Safdie’s
innovative design.


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2 Cathedral Place
925 W Georgia St. Map 2 F2.
Tel (604) 684-0925.  Burrard.
@ 2, 22. Open 7am–6pm Mon–Fri,
9am–5pm Sat. Closed major hols.
7 = ∑ 925westgeorgia.com
Cathedral Place is a high-rise
makeover of the 1929 Art Deco
Georgia Medical Dental Building
The stained-glass windows of Christ that once stood on this site.
Church Cathedral The 23-story postmodern tower
was designed by Paul Merrick
1 Christ Church Architects and constructed
Cathedral in 1990–91. The copper-roofed Fairmont Hotel
Cathedral Place preserves Vancouver, a city landmark
690 Burrard St. Map 2 F2. Tel (604) the stylistic ambience of its
682-3848.  Burrard. @ 2, 22. predecessor. Sculpted figures on 3 Fairmont Hotel
Open 10am–4pm Mon–Fri & Sun for the 11th-story parapet are copies Vancouver
services. Closed non-religious hols.
7 5 8am, 10:30am, 5:30pm & 8pm of the three famous terracotta 900 W Georgia St. Map 2 F2.
Sun. Concerts: ∑ thecathedral.ca nurses dressed in World War I Tel (604) 684-3131.  Burrard.
uniforms that graced the Medical
Originally known as “the light on Dental building and were @ 22. 7 - 0 = See Where
to Stay p290. ∑ fairmont.com
the hill,” Christ Church Cathedral demolished along with that
was once a beacon for mariners building. Lions that adorned the The first Hotel Vancouver was
entering Vancouver’s harbor. After third-story parapet are now at built by the Canadian Pacific
undergoing several expansions home at each of the entrances to Railway (CPR) in 1887, two
since its consecration in 1895, Cathedral Place. Eight gargoyles blocks east of where the
the oldest surviving church in on the 16th-story parapet echo current Vancouver icon stands.
Vancouver now sits in the midst those of the Fairmont Hotel Construction of the current
of the downtown business center. Vancouver across the street. hotel, the fourth to bear the
Modeled after a Gothic parish The exterior of Cathedral Place name, began in the late 1920s
church by its designer, Winnipeg is a collection of 20,000 pieces but came to a standstill after
architect C. O. Wickenden, the of Kansas limestone, polished, the stock market crash of 1929.
interior features arched ceiling cut to shape, numbered, and When it was finally completed
beams of Douglas fir. The then hoisted by crane. in 1939, the CPR closed the
sandstone cathedral remains The Art Deco-inspired lobby original hotel and entered into
to this day a quiet sanctuary. is dominated by the glass-and- a joint-management contract
In 1929, the church became steel illuminated sculpture for the new hotel with rival
a cathedral and, in 1930, the Navigation Device: Origin Canadian National Railway.
spacious chancel was added. Unknown, by Robert Studer. The building boasts a
The overhead lanterns were Some 17,000 pieces of Spanish distinctive peaked green
installed in 1937. Plans to build granite are set geometrically copper roof, a Vancouver
a bell tower were halted when into the floor. Behind the lobby landmark that has set the style
a city bylaw restricting church is an outdoor grassy courtyard for many downtown office
bells was passed. offering benches and serenity. towers. Ten craftsmen from
Thirty-nine impressive British- ten countries worked for
and Canadian-made stained- 12 months to carve the
glass windows feature scenes exterior stonework. Hermes,
from Old and New Testament messenger of the gods in
stories. Several unique windows Greek mythology, is carved
include images of Vancouver on the façade facing Georgia
people and places. Three William Street. Also visible are boats,
Morris windows, on permanent trains, rams, winged goats,
loan from the Vancouver and griffins, noteworthy for
Museum, are set in the down- their classic ugliness.
stairs office vestibule. To see them, The hotel’s lobby was
use the Burrard Street entrance. restyled in 1996 by Fairmont
After a major renovation in Hotels, the current owners.
2004, a new Kenneth Jones organ The $12 million renovation
was installed in the cathedral. In restored the lobby according
2016, the slate roof was replaced to the original architectural
with a zinc roof and a bell tower Cathedral Place, as seen from the drawings. More than 8,000 sq ft
made of stained glass was added. Vancouver Art Gallery (743 sq m) of marble were used.
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4 HSBC Building
885 W Georgia St. Map 2 F2.
 Burrard. @ 2, 22. Tel (604) 683-
8144. 7 - = ∑ 885westgeorgia.
com Pendulum Gallery: Open 9am–
6pm Mon–Wed, 9am–9pm Thu & Fri,
9am–5pm Sat. Closed major hols.
The skylit atrium is a striking
entrance to the HSBC Building,
a 24-story tower which houses,
among others, offices of the
Hong Kong Bank of Canada.
A stunning seven-story kinetic
pendulum hangs from the Logger’s Culls (c.1935) by Emily Carr, Vancouver Art Gallery
ceiling. Swinging in a graceful
20-ft (6-m) arc 11,232 times architect known for his Gothic 6 Robson Square
each day, the hollow 3,527-lb design of Victoria’s Parliament and Law Courts
(1,600-kg) brushed-aluminum building and Fairmont Empress
sculpture by BC artist Alan Hotel (see p253). The interior 800 Hornby St. Map 2 F2–F3.
Tel (604) 660-8989.  Vancouver
Storey is enhanced by the was modernized in 1983 by City Centre. @ 5. Open 9am–4pm
building’s postmodern style. Arthur Erickson, another noted Mon–Fri. Closed major hols. 7 0
The atrium’s Pendulum architect, who designed the ∑ robsonsquare.ubc.ca
Gallery shows works of UBC Museum of Anthropology
Canadian contemporary artists (see pp234–5). Designed by BC architect Arthur
and international photographers. Among an impressive Erickson, the four-level Robson
Local musicians sometimes assortment of Canadian Square stretches several blocks.
play the baby grand piano art, including works by the On Robson Street’s south side,
next to the café. Group of Seven, the gallery on the square’s first level, trees
houses the world’s largest and a waterfall provide a shaded
collection of paintings by one background to Alan Chung
of Canada’s best-loved artists, Hung’s red steel sculpture,
Emily Carr. Born in Victoria in Spring. Steps to the right of the
1871, Carr studied local First waterfall lead to a pool and
Nations cultures, capturing parkette offering a good view
their way of life and the scenery north. From here, a walkway
of the western coastline in her leads to the law courts, built
sketchbook. She often depicted from 1974 to 1979. Jack Harman’s
Haida artifacts such as totem statue Themis Goddess of Justice
poles in her pictures. Her overlooks the Great Hall. An
palette is dominated by the impressive but controversial (it
blues, greens, and grays of is prone to leaking) steel frame
the stormy West Coast. rises four stories above the hall.

The Iron Road
In 1886, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald fulfilled his promise to
The magnificent pendulum suspended build the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) to unite the new Dominion
in the HSBC Building of Canada. The Iron Road linked eastern financial centers and the
emerging lumber town
5 Vancouver Art of Vancouver. The first
Gallery cross-Canada passenger
train arrived in Vancouver
750 Hornby St. Map 2 F2. on May 23, 1887 (see
Tel (604) 662-4719.  Burrard. p206). The Iron Road was
@ 5. Open 10am–5pm daily completed at last. Progress
(to 9pm Tue). & 7 8 - = came at the price of many
∑ vanartgallery.bc.ca lives, including those of
over 600 Chinese laborers,
What was once British many of whom did the
Columbia’s imposing provincial most dangerous of jobs,
courthouse now houses the clearing and grading the
Vancouver Art Gallery. The roadbed and securing rail The first cross-Canada passenger train arriving
building was created in 1906 ties with gravel. in Vancouver in 1887
by Francis Rattenbury, an




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achievement for Vancouver at coliseum. The wraparound,
the time. With its symmetrical sand-colored, precast concrete
façades and 62-ft (19-m) neon colonnade occupies a full city
sign topped by a silhouette of block. The nine-story library
the Roman goddess Diana, the building features a dramatic
Vogue is a prominent landmark concourse, the ceiling soaring
on busy Granville Street. six stories overhead. The top
A National Historic Site two floors are occupied by
of Canada, the Vogue has the offices of the provincial
exceptional acoustics and government. Adjacent to the
hosts theater, live music, and library is a 21-story federal
movie events, including the government office tower.
Robson Street, Vancouver’s stylish Vancouver International Film Designed by Moshe Safdie &
shopping strip Festival every fall. Associates (designers of the
National Gallery of Canada in
7 Robson Street Ottawa) with DA Architects
(designers of Canada Place,
Map 2 E1.  Vancouver City Centre.
@ 5. ∑ robsonstreet.ca see p206) and opened in 1995,
the building was decried by
Once known as Robsonstrasse some as not fitting into the
due to a multitude of German Vancouver cityscape. The
businesses, Robson Street, named negative opinions have been
after former BC premier John toppled by the unanimous
Robson (1889–92), today boasts support the dramatic building
restaurants from just about every has subsequently received.
continent. Local urban chic, Engineered to high seismic
international celebrities, and standards, the building is
tourists alike flock here, making also notable because it is
people-watching from outdoor not cooled by air conditioning
cafés a popular pastime. but by an ecologically sound
Shopping is the street’s main The iconic Vogue Theatre, on Vancouver’s air circulation system.
attraction. Soaps, accessories, former Theatre Row More than 1.3 million items,
chocolates, lingerie, men’s wear, including books, periodicals,
and souvenirs are sold in stylish 9 Vancouver DVDs, CDs, and audiocassettes
shops stretching along Robson are housed in the 350,000-sq-ft
Street from Granville to Denman Central Library (32,500-sq-m) library space,
Streets. A women’s lingerie which draws over 7,000 people
(Victoria’s Secret) megastore 350 W Georgia St. Map 3 A3. daily. Items are transported
Tel (604) 331-3603.  Vancouver
at the corner of Robson and City Centre, Stadium. @ 5, 17. through the building via
Burrard Streets is located in the Open 10am–9pm Mon–Thu, vertical and horizontal
old Vancouver Public Library 10am–6pm Fri & Sat, 11am–6pm Sun. conveyor belts.
building, constructed in 1957. Closed major hols. 7 - = special On the impressive concourse
A sentimental favorite among events. ∑ vpl.ca there are several cafés, where
locals, it is famous for being the visitors can pause for a drink or
city’s first modernist glass-curtain Imaginative and daring, the a light snack. During the warmer
building. Some traces of the design of the Vancouver Central months, the outdoor plaza is
original structure remain. Library was inspired by a Roman a popular meeting place.
All stores on Robson Street
are open seven days a week,
with extended evening hours.

8 Vogue Theatre
918 Granville St. Map 2 F3. Tel (604)
569-1144 (box office); (604) 688-1975
(general inquiries).  Vancouver
City Centre. @ 5. Open Box office:
10am–6pm Mon–Sat, noon–4pm Sun.
∑ voguetheatre.com
Designed in 1940 by Kaplan
& Sprachman, the glamorous
Art Deco Vogue Theatre was
a defining architectural The elliptical coliseum-style colonnade of the Vancouver Central Library
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0 BC Sports Hall of w Science World
Fame and Museum 1455 Quebec St. Map 3 C4. Tel (604)
Gate A, BC Place Stadium. Map 3 A3. 443-7440.  Main. @ 3, 8, 19. Open
Tel (604) 687-5520.  Stadium. 10am– 6pm daily. Closed Dec 25. &
@ 17. Open 10am–5pm daily. = 0 7 ∑ scienceworld.ca
Closed Dec 25. & 7 8
∑ bcsportshalloffame.com Overlooking the waters of False
Creek, the 155-ft- (47-m-) tall
Canada’s largest sports steel geodesic dome built for
museum, the BC Sports Hall Expo ’86 now houses Science
of Fame and Museum is housed World, Vancouver’s interactive
in 20,000 sq ft (1,858 sq m) science museum. The dome
of space inside the BC Place was designed by American
Stadium. Twenty galleries The impressive retractable roof of BC inventor Richard Buckminster
showcase BC’s sports history, Place Stadium Fuller (1895–1983), who
starting in the 1860s and patented the geodesic dome
include a Vancouver 2010 q BC Place Stadium in 1954. It remains one of the
Games Gallery that celebrates 777 Pacific Blvd. Map 3 A4. city’s most striking landmarks
hosting the Winter Olympics. Tel (604) 669-2300.  Stadium. to this day.
Among the artifacts on display @ 15, 17. Open hours vary, Science World hosts both
are medals, trophies, uniforms, depending on events. & 7 traveling and permanent
equipment, murals, and photo s. ∑ bcplacestadium.com exhibitions. The latter include
Clever games test visitors’ hands-on activities such as
knowledge. Interactive displays With its white-domed roof building structures with KEVA
provide fascinating details of standing out in the city’s wooden planks, testing agility,
the lives of famous athletes, skyline, BC Place Stadium and solving a variety of puzzles,
such as Olympic medalists was, when it opened in 1983, making this a museum popular
sprinter Harry Jerome and skier Canada’s first covered stadium with children. In the Search: Sara
Nancy Greene. A series of and the largest air-supported Stern Gallery, visitors can touch
videos on the 1990s tells dome in the world. The fur, bones, and animal skins,
the exciting stories multi purpose stadium, crawl into a beaver lodge or
of the Vancouver consisting of enough look into a beehive. Kidspace,
Canucks’ skate to cement to pour aimed at children aged six and
the Stanley Cup a sidewalk from under, has a huge kaleidoscope
finals, the BC Lions’ Vancouver to Tacoma kids can crawl into, and a flying
Grey Cup victory, (see p186), can be saucer. The Our World and
and Victoria’s converted in a Eureka! exhibits are especially
Commonwealth matter of hours educational, exploring themes
Games, all held from a football such as sustainability, motion,
in 1994. field seating 54,000 and energy.
Children will to a cozier concert Science World is renowned for
particularly enjoy Percy Williams statue at BC bowl seating its OMNIMAX Theatre, located
the Participation Sports Hall of Fame 27,000. It has a in the dome. A five-story screen
Gallery, where they fully retractable 88 ft (27 m) in diameter shows
can run against the clock, roof and is home to the CFL’s films on subjects ranging from
rock climb, and see how fast BC Lions and the MLS team, bears to Sir Ernest Shackleton’s
they can pitch. the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. epic 1914 Antarctic journey.
One of the most touching
displays is that honoring runner
Terry Fox (1958–81), who lost
his leg to cancer. His run across
Canada to raise money for
cancer research was halted only
by his death. The feat of local
wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen
is also highlighted. To raise
public awareness of the
potential of people with
disabilities, Hansen set out
in 1987 to wheel 24,855 miles
(40,000 km) around the world.
Two years later, he had earned
the well-deserved title of Man
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SOUTH GRANVILLE
AND YALETOWN

The neighborhoods of South Granville and Yaletown, on the north shore of False
Yaletown are separated by a drive across creek, has seen a dramatic transformation.
Granville Bridge or a nautical ride across once an underused warehouse district, it
False creek. on the south shore, South is now a magnet for high-tech companies
Granville offers a mix of grocers, cafés and and downtown dwellers. High-rises and
restaurants, and upscale shops – clear signs converted warehouses lend a flair both
that people live as well as work here. The ultramodern and charmingly historic.
numerous commercial art galleries justify Terrace cafés, designer outlets, and interior
the local moniker “gallery row.” nearby design stores draw visitors in the day;
vanier Park and Kitsilano Beach are favorite nightclubs and brew pubs attract revelers
recreational areas. Since the early 1990s, come evening.

Sights at a Glance
Museums, Galleries, and Waterways and Ferries
Art Schools 1False Creek
2 Emily Carr University 7 Granville Island Market Ferries
of Art & Design
Beaches, Parks, and Districts
Studios and Markets 5 Railspur Alley
3 Kids Market 8 Vanier Park
4 New-Small and Sterling 9 Sunset Beach
Studio Glass 0 Yaletown See also Street Finder
6 Granville Island Public Market maps 1, 2, and 3

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THURLOW STREET BURNABY STREET HOWE STREET
BURRARD STREET
PACIFIC STREET
BEACH AVENUE
Vanier VANIER HORNBY STREET SEYMOUR STREET
Park DAVIE STREET
PARK Aquatic
Centre HELMCKEN STREET
HOMER STREET
Burrard Bridge GRANVILLE STREET RICHARDS STREET MAINLAND STREET
McNICOLL A VENUE
WHYTE AVENUE HAMILTON STREET
Hornby NELSON STREET
CHESTNUT STREET
BURRARD STREET PENNYFAR THING DRIVE CREEKSIDE DR False Creek Aquabus Granville WAINBORN BEACH AVENUE DAVID MARINASIDE CRESCENT PARK
PACIFIC BOULEVARD
COOPERS’
Ferries
GEORGE
Bridge
Yaletown
DRAKE STREET
LAM
PARK
PARK
GRANVILLE ST
WEST 1ST AVENUE CARTWRIGHT STREET David Lam Park Landing Spyglass Cambie Bridge
Stamps
JOHNSTON STREET
WEST 2ND AVENUE FIR STREET False Creek CAMBIE STREET
BURRARD STREET
BIRCH WALK SHORELINE WHEELHOUSE SPYGLASS PLACE
SQUARE
WALK
ALDER BAY WALK CASTINGS IRONWORK CHARLESON MILLBANK
THE
PASSAGE
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Street-by-Street: Granville Island

Granville Island had its beginnings in 1916, as an industrial
area situated on land dredged from False Creek. For decades,
heavy industry belched out noxious fumes. By the 1950s,
the area was nearly abandoned. In 1972, the Canadian
government, backed by City Hall, took over the site, with a
plan to make it a people place, and, in 1979, a public market
opened. Today, stores – known for the originality of their
wares, galleries, and studios – and restaurants are housed
in brightly painted converted warehouses and tin sheds.
Granville Island, which is not an island at all Marina on False Creek, downtown buildings
but a peninsula, is also home to music, in the background
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3 Kids Market
The Kids Market is a child’s
fantasyland, with more than 25
shopkeepers selling everything from
One of the many outdoor cafés and restaurants at Granville Island games and toys to pint-sized clothing.
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3


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2 . Emily Carr University WATERFRONT, GASTOWN
of Art & Design & CHINATOWN
Named in honor of one of BC’s DOWNTOWN
major artists (see p215), this
respected school is located in SOUTH GRANVILLE
a former warehouse. & YALETOWN


Locator Map
See Street Finder map 2


4 New-Small and
Sterling Studio Glass
Look through the
windows of this glass-
blowing studio and
marvel as molten glass
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3 Kids Market
1496 Cartwright St. Map 2 D5.
Tel (604) 689-8447. @ 50.
g False Creek Ferries, Aquabus.
Open 10am–6pm daily.
Closed Jan 1, Dec 25 & 26.
7 ∑ kidsmarket.ca
Children will be dazzled by
the Kids Market: two floors
filled with toys, games, gadgets,
clothing, and jewelry. The
more than 25 retailers here
provide an eclectic shopping
experience. Clownin’ Around
Magic is filled with puzzles
and magic tricks, Knotty Toys
View of False Creek, looking northeast toward Yaletown from Granville Island features handmade wooden
toys, Little Treasures “on the go”
1 False Creek ambience of Granville Island. sells beachwear, while The
Industrial design is a major Hairloft offers spa treatments
Map 3 B4.
focus within the school’s three and haircuts for girls. There
As the name suggests, False degree-granting Master’s is also the Adventure Zone,
Creek is not a creek at all but a programs. Over 1,700 full-time with a supervised play area,
saltwater inlet in the heart of the students come from across a picnic spot, and special
city, extending east from Burrard Canada and 50 countries events. Outside, Granville Island
Bridge to Science World (see worldwide to attend ECUAD. Waterpark is a joyful free-for-all
p217). In the 1850s, Captain G. H. Established in 1925, of fountains, nozzles, and sprays.
Richards sailed up this body of the school moved into
water, which originally covered three abandoned industrial
what is now Chinatown eastward buildings on Granville Island
to Clark Drive, hoping to find in 1980. The original building,
the Fraser River. Disappointed, on the north side of Johnston
he named it False Creek. Street, houses the Charles H.
The mudflats Richards saw Scott Gallery, which hosts
originally served as the winter regional, national, and
fishing grounds of the Squamish international exhibits of Pousse-café vessels at New-Small and
people. By the late 1800s, contemporary art. Student Sterling Studio Glass
sawmills had set up on the shows are held in the
south shore, followed by the Concourse and Media Galleries. 4 New-Small and
railyards of Yaletown (see The school’s newest Sterling Studio
pp224–5) on the north shore. addition on the south side
Today, paved seawalls flank of Johnston Street is a 58,000- Glass
both the north and south sq-ft- (5,400-sq-m-) structure 1440 Old Bridge St. Map 2 D5.
shores, allowing walkers, built for $14 million. Tel (604) 681-6730. @ 50.
bicyclists, and rollerbladers to Well-known alumni include g False Creek Ferries, Aquabus.
admire the views of downtown painters Jack Shadbolt and Open 10am–6pm Mon–Sat,
and the mountains. Arnold Belkin, artist Stan Douglas, 11am–5pm Sun. Closed Jan & Feb:
cartoonist Lynn Johnston, and Mon; Jan 1, Dec 25 & 26. 7 8 =
2 Emily Carr author Douglas Coupland. ∑ hotstudioglass.com
University of Art Many of the best-known
& Design glassblowers in BC have worked
for New-Small and Sterling
1399 Johnston St. Map 2 E5. Studio Glass since it opened
Tel (604) 844-3800. @ 50. here in 1982. Visitors can watch
g False Creek Ferries, Aquabus. owner David New-Small and
Open 10am–6pm daily. Closed mid- other artists create vases, bowls,
Dec–Jan 1. 7 ∑ ecuad.ca
and artwork using traditional
The unpainted corrugated techniques dating back
metal exterior of the famed hundreds of years.
Emily Carr University of Art & The studio specializes in
Design (ECUAD) is perfectly One of the galleries at Emily Carr University free-blown glass, made without
in keeping with the industrial of Art & Design molds using steel blowpipes
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and pontils. One of four furnaces 7 Granville Island
keeps 150 lb (70 kg) of glass Market Ferries
molten at 2,000°F (1,100°C)
around the clock. The others Map 2 D4. False Creek Ferries:
are fired as needed to heat Tel (604) 684-7781.
and shape works in progress. ∑ granvilleislandferries.bc.ca
Aquabus: Tel (604) 689-5858.
Complicated pieces require ∑ theaquabus.com @ 50.
a team of glassblowers. Open call for hrs. Closed Dec 25 & 26.
The adjacent shop is one of & 7 See Getting Around
the best-known glass galleries Vancouver p239.
in Western Canada.
A ride aboard one of the ferries
that service Granville Island and
5 Railspur Alley the surrounding area is one of
the best ways to see the sights
Railspur Alley. Map 2 D5. @ 50.
g False Creek Ferries, Aquabus. 0 of False Creek, such as Granville
- = ∑ granvilleisland.com Island, the Maritime and
Abundant fresh produce at Granville Island Vancouver Museums, and the
In the heart of this former Public Market Aquatic Centre. These small
industrial district, tucked boats offer a striking perspective
away off Old Bridge Street on 6 Granville Island of the city’s downtown and
Granville Island, you can find Public Market west side.
Railspur Alley, a quiet, charming Two ferry companies operate
street that has been remodeled 1689 Johnston St. Map 2 D4. from Granville Island. False
and is filled with boutique Tel (604) 666-5784. @ 50. Creek Ferries’ vessels depart
shops and artisan businesses. g False Creek Ferries, Aquabus. daily from the wharf on the west
Open 9am–7pm daily. Closed Jan:
A highlight of Railspur Alley is Mon, Jan 1, Dec 25 & 26. 7 side of the Granville Island Public
the cluster of 12 artists’ studios, ∑ granvilleisland.com Market. Routes cross False Creek
where visitors can watch artists to the south foot of Hornby
at work and browse the various The Granville Island Public Street and also go to Vanier Park
items for sale. Market opened in 1979 in (see pp224–5). Another route
Other shops include Alarte a former industrial building. goes to Science World (see
Silks Studio Gallery in the Alley Cleaned up and given new p217). The fleet includes four
Gallery, which has beautiful, tin cladding, the public market 20-passenger diesel ferries,
hand-painted and wearable building was the first reno vated plus six electric boats.
silk art, and Sadryna Design, structure on the site to open The Aquabus comprises
which sells custom leather for business. Food specialties at 12 small vessels running three
fashions with European flair. the market include high-quality routes from the ferry dock
You can find belts and purses fresh fruits and vegetables, north of Granville Island Public
for sale as well as more meats, fresh pasta, cheese, Market. The Hornby route takes
theatrical stage costumes. breads and baked goods, choc- passengers and bicyclists to the
Hartman Leather also sells olates, and herbs and spices. southern foot of Hornby Street.
hand-crafted leather bags and Flowers are also a big draw. The Yaletown route drops
belts, using top-grain vegetable- Throughout the market, passengers at the eastern foot
tanned and latigo leathers. vendors sell the wares of local of Davie Street. A third route
Dalbergia Wood and Fine- artisans and craftspeople – encompasses Science World.
Objects produces wooden candles, custom jewelry, and Both companies offer mini-
furniture and sculptures with hats. Exhibitors are selected for cruises, including sunset cruises
simple, clean lines. Fine art their high standards of design of False Creek, with frequent
galleries Hilary Morris, Studio and production. departures. The Aquabus
13 Fine Art, and Peter Kiss A food fair on the market’s evening cruise is aboard the
Gallery round off the selection west side offers a variety of Rainbow Hunter, a restored
of art for sale. ethnic cuisines. From the antique ferry.
The Artisan Sake Maker is benches outside on the
Vancouver’s only fresh, organic, wharf, visitors take in one of
premium sake producer, and the best views of the False Creek
offers tastings at its tasting marina and docks, as well as a
counters between 11:30am spectacular view of downtown
and 6pm. Off the Tracks is a and the North Shore mountains.
bistro that offers organic, fair- Street performers – from
trade coffee and local wine. musicians to stilt-walkers to
They also serve sandwiches, magicians – entertain outside,
soups, salads, and desserts adding to the market’s eclectic, An Aquabus vessel belonging to one of two
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8 Vanier Park

Vanier Park is a calming oasis on the city’s west side. Although it is
relatively small, it feels spacious. Boats sail by on English Bay, kites
fly overhead, ferries dock and depart, and pedestrians and cyclists
pass through on their way to Kitsilano Beach or Granville Island
(see pp220–21). Vanier Park was first inhabited by Coast Salish
people. It is now the home of the Museum of Vancouver,
the H. R. MacMillan Space Centre, City of Vancouver
Archives, and the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
In summer, the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare
Festival is held here.




English Bay













J
Heritage
Harbour
Gate to the Northwest Passage 0 meters 150
This imposing giant red steel sculpture by 0 yards 200
Alan Chung Hung overlooks English Bay.

9 Sunset Beach the Inuit for navigation, is
a symbol of friendship.
Map 2 D3. @ 6. g False Creek
Ferries, Aquabus. The Vancouver Aquatic
Centre, at the beach’s east
The white sands of Sunset end, has a 164-ft- (50-m-) long
Beach, which marks the end Olympic-size swimming pool,
of the English Bay seawall and and diving pools, a sauna, a
the start of False Creek, make whirlpool, and a steam room.
an ideal place to relax and do False Creek Ferries dock behind
some serious suntanning or the center, with routes to Vanier
swimming. Summertime water Park, Granville Island, Yaletown,
temperatures rise to 65°F (18°C), and Science World.
and lifeguards are on duty from
mid-May to Labor Day. Restaurant with outdoor seating on
The western end of Sunset 0 Yaletown a street in Yaletown
Beach provides a good view Map 2 F3.  Stadium. @ 6.
of the gray granite Inukshuk, g False Creek Ferries, Aquabus. buildings have filled in the
which sits at the foot of horizon of Yaletown. The area
neighboring English Bay Warehouses have been was first settled by Canadian
Beach. This Inuit statue by transformed into lofts, outdoor Pacific Railway (CPR) train
Alvin Kanak, modeled on cafés have sprung up on old crews and laborers after the
traditional markers used by loading docks, and high-rise CPR closed its construction
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Museum of Vancouver
The curved white roof of VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
the Museum of Vancouver
resembles a Haida woven Practical Information
hat. The Crab, a stunning Map 1 C3.
stainless-steel sculpture H. R. MacMillan Space Centre:
by George Norris, presides Tel (604) 738-7827.
∑ spacecentre.ca
outside. Canada’s largest
civic museum boasts five Vancouver Maritime Museum:
re-creations of Vancouver’s Tel (604) 257-8300.
∑ vancouvermaritime
history, including an
immigrant ship and museum.com
a fur-trading post. Museum of Vancouver:
Tel (604) 736-4431.
∑ museumofvancouver.ca
Transport
@ 2, 22. g False Creek Ferries.
















Vancouver H. R. MacMillan Space Centre
Maritime Museum Space lore is presented in child-
The West Coast’s rich friendly hands-on displays and
maritime history is multimedia shows at the space
featured in this museum, center. The popular Cosmic
from seagoing canoes Courtyard is an interactive gallery
to a 1928 police schooner. that focuses on space exploration.

camp in Yale, BC, on completion outlets. On Beach Avenue, the spaces and a host of community
of the trans continental railway Roundhouse Community Arts arts and athletics programs. It
to Vancouver in 1887. Yaletown and Recreation Centre, in a also houses the locomotive that
remained the decaying heart former CPR switching building, pulled the first passenger train
of the city’s industrial activity includes a theater and gallery to Vancouver in 1887.
until the early 1990s, when a
development plan began its Joe Fortes, the Hero of English Bay
transformation into a lively
urban community. Vancouver’s “Citizen of the Century” was a
A multitude of Yaletown simple man named Seraphim “Joe” Fortes.
condominiums now house a Born in Barbados in 1865, he arrived in
youthful, sophisticated crowd. Vancouver in 1885 and was soon a regular
Along with new residents came at the English Bay Beach. He taught
a new look. Dirty and neglected thousands of children to swim. As the
city’s first appointed lifeguard, he is
industrial warehouses on Homer, credited with saving more than 100 lives.
Hamilton, and Mainland Streets Joe’s cottage was located right by the beach
were given face-lifts. The result at the site of today’s Alexandra Park. The
is a landscape of bistros, cafés, Joe Fortes Memorial Drinking Fountain
restaurants, nightclubs, studios, in the same park was designed by Charles
galleries, hair salons, interior Marega and installed in 1926, four years Joe Fortes in front
design stores, and international after Joe’s death. of his cottage
and local designer clothing
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1
West Indian Arm
Vancouver
North
Vancouver Port
Moody
English Bay 7A Burrard Inlet
7
Burnaby 7
Vancouver Coquitlam
99
1

New
Westminster
91 1A
Richmond Surrey
Strait of Fraser River 91
Georgia 99A
Delta 10
99





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FARTHER AFIELD

Beyond downtown Vancouver lie such scenic shoreline. The bridge also leads to
memorable attractions as Stanley Park North Vancouver and the physical wonders
and the Museum of Anthropology. Other of Capilano Canyon and Grouse Mountain.
intriguing sights are located in outyling cities, At the mouth of the Fraser River is fast-
easily reached by car or public transit. The growing Richmond. With its Chinese malls
North Shore, once home to the Coast Salish and markets, this city superbly reflects
people, consists of two cities. Lions Gate Greater Vancouver’s multicultural character.
Bridge spans the First Narrows to West The riverside community of Steveston is
Vancouver, featuring 17 miles (28 km) of noted for its historic cannery.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Neighborhoods and Cities Key
2 West Vancouver Museum 6 West End Central Vancouver
9 Museum of Anthropology 0 Richmond
pp234–5 w Steveston Urban area
Major highway
Areas of Natural Beauty Buildings
1 Marine Drive 8 University of British Columbia Highway
3 Capilano Suspension Bridge q Chinese Buddhist Temple Minor road
Park
4 Grouse Mountain
7 Stanley Park pp230–31
Markets
5 Lonsdale Quay Market 0 km 4
0 miles 4








1
West Indian Arm
Vancouver
North
Vancouver Port
Moody
English Bay 7A Burrard Inlet
7
Burnaby 7
Vancouver Coquitlam
99
1

New
Westminster
91 1A
Richmond Surrey
Strait of Fraser River 91
Georgia 99A
Delta 10
99
Totem poles carved by the region’s First Nations peoples in Stanley Park For keys to symbols see back flap



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3 Capilano
Suspension
Bridge Park
3735 Capilano Rd, North Vancouver.
Tel (604) 985-7474. @ 232, 236.
g SeaBus. Open Jan–Nov: 9am–5pm
daily (extended hours mid-Mar–mid-
Oct, check website); Dec: 11am–9pm.
Closed Dec 25. & 8 May–Oct. 7
partial. 0 = ∑ capbridge.com

The first Capilano Suspension
Bridge, not much more than a
hemp rope and cedar planks,
was built in 1889 by Scotsman
George Mackay and Squamish
Capilano Suspension Bridge, not for the fearful locals August and Willie Jack.
Mackay was drawn by Capilano
1 Marine Drive 2 West Vancouver Canyon’s wild beauty and built
@ 250. Tel (604) 926-6614. Museum a cabin overlooking it. Access to
∑ westvanchamber.com the Capilano River below was
680 17th St, West Vancouver. almost impossible. It is said that
Scenic Marine Drive winds Tel (604) 925-7295. @ 251, 252. Mackay built the bridge so that
through West Vancouver and Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sat. his son, who loved fishing, could
makes for an ideal day trip. Closed public hols. & by donation. reach the river.
8 7 partial. =
Park Royal Shopping Centre, ∑ westvancouvermuseum.ca The present bridge, dating
with its 280 stores, is the area’s to 1956 and the fourth to be
major mall. The nearby seaside Small and inviting, the West constructed here, spans 450 ft
suburb of Ambleside boasts Vancouver Museum is housed (137 m). Secured by 13 tons of
a par-three golf course on in the stately former home of concrete, 230 ft (70 m) above
the Capilano Indian Reserve; Gertrude Lawson, daughter of the canyon floor, it is the longest
a popular seawall walkway; John Lawson, the first permanent such bridge in the world.
and a park over- white settler in West Visitors will be treated to spec-
looking Burrard Vancouver. The tacular views, old-growth woods,
Inlet, which includes stones of the 1938 trout ponds and a 200-ft- (61-m-)
tennis courts, a house were brought high waterfall. Other high lights
paddling center, from New Zealand as include the totem poles at the
fitness circuit, ballast on a sailing Kia’palano First Nations cultural
skateboard park, ship; others came area; Treetops Adventure, a
and waterfowl pond. from the Capilano walk through the mid-story of
At the end of the River. After Gertrude 250-year-old Douglas firs; and
Ambleside Sea Walk, died in 1989, the Cliffwalk, a series of high and
Dundarave Pier offers District of West narrow cantilevered walk ways
a wonderful view of Vancouver acquired attached to a granite cliff face.
Vancouver and the the property. The
Strait of Georgia. house was restored
Both Ambleside Atkinson Lighthouse, just and then opened in
and Dundarave off Marine Drive 1995 as a museum.
are good places The museum’s
to shop and dine. exhibits relate to West Vancouver
From here westward, Marine heritage and community
Drive clings to the rocky interests, such as local sporting
shoreline, buffered by some history and historic toys.
of Canada’s priciest real estate. West Vancouver communities
At Lighthouse Park, an easy are sometimes profiled and
walk through old-growth decorative arts are particularly
forest leads to the Atkinson well represented. The gift shop
lighthouse, built in 1912. sells arts and crafts by local artists
Horseshoe Bay welcomes and books on West Vancouver
visitors with a park, a marina, history and architecture. Events
and a First Nations art gallery. include school programs as well
Ice cream and fish and chips are as summer art and architecture Costumed guides at the Capilano
Horseshoe Bay specialties. programs for children. Suspension Bridge
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viewers on a stunning aerial
tour of British Columbia,
while the Eye of the Wind is a
360-degree observation pod set
at the top of a wind turbine, just
meters from its rotating blades.

5 Lonsdale Quay
Market
Sailboat on English Bay, with West End
123 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver.
Tel (604) 985-6261. g SeaBus. high-rises in the background
Open 9am–7pm daily. Closed Jan 1, 6 West End
Dec 25. 7 - 0 = _
View of Vancouver from Grouse Mountain ∑ lonsdalequay.com @ 5, 6.  Burrard.
4 Grouse Mountain Opened in 1986, this striking Vancouver’s West End is the
concrete-and-glass building most densely populated
6400 Nancy Greene Way. Tel (604) houses the Lonsdale Quay residential area in Canada, yet it
980-9311. @ 232, 236. g SeaBus.
Open 9am–10pm daily. & 7 0 Market. The market has a floor maintains a relaxed and spacious
= ∑ grousemountain.com devoted to food, as well as an ambience, in part because of its
array of cafés and restaurants proximity to Stanley Park and
From the summit of Grouse that serve a variety of ethnic English Bay. Offering everything
Mountain, on a clear day cuisines. On the second floor, from beaches to hip urban
visitors can see as far visitors will find streetlife, it is one of the best
as Vancouver Island specialty shops that neighborhoods in Vancouver
in the west and the sell hand-crafted for strolling and taking in the
Columbia Mountains products, such as delights of the city.
in the east. jewelry, pottery, The West End, as one
The 2-mile (3-km) and textiles; and of Vancouver’s earliest
Grouse Grind trail, Kid’s Alley, a row of neighborhoods, has preserved
leading to Peak child-oriented shops. several important historic
Chalet at 3,700 ft The complex also buildings, such as the exquisite
(1,128 m), lives up includes a hotel, 1893 Roedde House, home to
to its name. A less a pub, and a brewery. Vancouver’s first bookbinder and
energetic option is In the summer, now a museum, and the ivy-clad
the Skyride gondola. music festivals are Sylvia Hotel, built in 1911.
The breathtaking held outside on the West End streets are generally
Peak Chairlift ride The Skyride gondola, adjacent Plaza Deck, busy with pedestrians at all
(May–Oct) goes Grouse Mountain overlooking the city hours of the day or night.
even further up to and port. Musical Robson, Denman, and Davie
the peak of the mountain offerings include jazz, folk, Streets are the main West End
at 4,100 ft (1,250 m). African, and Celtic performances. thoroughfares, with Burrard
Popular activities include Street as its eastern boundary.
skiing, snow boarding, skating, Among the many shops and
snowshoeing, and sleigh rides restaurants on Robson Street
in the winter; hiking, forest (see p216) is the Robson Public
walks, helicopter tours, zip- Market. Denman Street reflects
lining, and tandem paragliding the beach culture of English
in the summer. Ski and snow- Bay with its casual clothing
boarding schools, 26 ski runs, boutiques and cafés. It is also
and equipment rentals are popular with Vancouver’s gay
among the amenities here. community. Although Davie
During the day, the World’s Street is more residential, it too
Greatest Lumberjack Show sees has many cafés and restaurants.
two lumberjacks show case their The West End also offers
tree-climbing, axe-throwing, plenty of green space in among
and log-rolling skills. At the the high-rise apartments and
Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, heritage homes.
an enclosed natural habitat, that
is home to orphaned grizzly E Roedde House
bears and wolves, wildlife 1415 Barclay St. Tel (604) 684-7040.
rangers give daily talks. The The fountain at Lonsdale Quay, Vancouver Open 1–4pm Tue–Fri & Sun. &
Theatre in the Sky video takes in the distance ∑ roeddehouse.org




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7 Stanley Park

A magnificent park of tamed wilderness a short ride from downtown
Vancouver, Stanley Park was originally home to Musqueam and
Squamish peoples. In 1888, Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada,
opened the park to all. More than eight million visitors a year make this
Vancouver’s top attraction. Many walk the 5.5-mile (8.8-km) perimeter
seawall with its lovely views of the harbor, English Bay, and the Coast Prospect
Mountains. Bicycles can be rented near the Denman Street entrance Point •
to the park. In addition to the Vancouver Aquarium, Stanley Park J
boasts rose gardens, a lake, a lagoon, and a totem pole display,
as well as beaches, a swimming pool, waterpark, a miniature
railway, tennis courts, and a pitch-and-putt golf course.
English
Bay
PARK DRIV E





RAVINE TRAIL

• Third Beach
LAKE TRAIL
STANLEY PARK CAUSEWAY




Siwash Rock Ferguson •
A volcanic formation Point J
jutting from the inlet
beside the seawall,
the rock has inspired BRIDLE PATH
many First Nations NORTH LAGOON DRIVE
legends. According
to one, it is a young
chief turned to
enduring stone
for his courage. LAGOON DRIVE














. Second Beach
Second Beach is a hub of
activity in the summer, with Lost Lagoon is immortalized in the poetry of Pauline Johnson
a swimming pool, children’s (1861–1913), the daughter of a Mohawk chief, who named
playground, picnic areas, and it for its appearance of vanishing at low tide. It is now a
traffic school. permanent lake and wildlife sanctuary.
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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
2099 Beach Ave. Tel (604) 257-
8400. Open 24 hrs daily (not all
sights). & to some exhibits. 7
8 0 - S h Horse-drawn
North Shore carriage tours: (Mar–Oct), call
. The Seawall (604) 681-5115. Stanley Park
Prospect
The Seawall winds around the rim of the park past Shuttle: (Jun–Sep). Special events,
Point • Girl in a Wetsuit, a sculpture by Elek Imredy. This curious
J call (604) 473-6204.
sculpture, which sits on an offshore rock, was introduced ∑ vancouver.ca
to the park in 1972.
Transport
 Burrard. @ 19.
0 meters 400 Vancouver Aquarium Marine
0 yards 500 Science Centre
SEAWALL WALK
The surprisingly graceful white
beluga whales are the stars of
Canada’s premier aquarium.
Among the other 70,000 creatures
to see here are sea otters, wolf
eels, and penguins.
Burrard
RAVINE TRAIL Inlet
LAKE TRAIL Beaver PIPELINE ROAD
STANLEY PARK CAUSEWAY
Lake
AVISON WAY J Rose Garden


From May to
September, the lovely
BROCKTON POINT TRAIL formal Rose Garden,
NORTH LAGOON DRIVE Hallelujah Point • variety of per ennial
surrounded by a
plantings, looks its
Coal Harbour very best.
Deadman’s
Island
LAGOON DRIVE
. Brockton Point
Features of the point are a
1915 lighthouse and the
Nine O’Clock Gun, a cannon
that has stood sentinel in the
W GEORGIA STREET
park since 1894. Still fired
nightly, its boom once
helped sailors synchronize
their chronometers.
Totem Park
Situated beside Brockton Oval,
where the city’s first cricket match
was played in the late 1800s, this
area displays nine totem poles.
Created by the Haida, Kwakiutl, Key
and other indigenous peoples,
each totem tells its own story. Seawall walk
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treetops in the rainforest. The 9 Museum
zinc-paneled Chan Centre for of Anthropology
the Performing Arts (see p237)
hosts classical and contemporary See pp234–5.
musicians, theater and opera
productions, as well as film
screenings. Works by leading
Canadian and international
contemporary artists are shown
at the Morris and Helen Belkin
Art Gallery. UBC’s Museum of
Anthropology (see pp234–5) Richmond’s public market
is world-renowned. The Pacific
Walter C. Koerner Library, University of Museum of Earth is a treasure 0 Richmond
British Columbia chest of minerals and fossils, * 175,000. Tel (604) 271-8280 or
including an impressive collec-
8 University of tion of BC jade. The award- (877) 247-0777.  Canada Line
British Columbia winning cedar-and-glass First SkyTrain. ∑ tourismrichmond.com
Nations Longhouse resembles a Built on a group of islands,
Tel (604) 822-2211. @ 4, 14, 99 B-Line.
7 8 ∑ ubc.ca traditional long house. The Asian Richmond was originally an
Centre houses a photo graphic isolated farming community
The Uni versity of British exhibit of Asian Canadians and settled by Europeans in the
Columbia (UBC), founded in one of North America’s largest 1880s. Before that, the Coast
1915, is one of Canada’s leading collections of rare Chinese Salish used the islands as
medical doctoral universities. books. The Japanese-style temporary dwelling grounds,
A 30-minute drive from the Nitobe Memorial Garden, part for fishing and for collecting
heart of downtown Vancouver, of the UBC Botanical Garden, berries. Blueberry and cranberry
the campus is an eclectic mix of is at the rear of the building. are still important local crops,
architecture, the range of which Campus maps are available but Richmond today is pre-
can be seen by comparing the from kiosks at the bus loop, domi nantly a busy metropolis.
1923 Irving K. Barber Learning Student Union Building, and Lulu Island, the largest island,
Centre with the Walter C. Chan Centre. is the site of the city proper.
Koerner Library, whose Richmond is home to the
construction began in 1996. Y UBC Botanical Garden second-largest North American
The former is a combination 6804 SW Marine Dr. Tel (604) 822- Asian community. Yaohan
of imposing stone walls and 3928. Open 9:30am–5pm daily. Centre, one of several Asian
medieval-style detail; the latter, & 7 partial. 8 Mar–Oct. = malls, sells everything from
designed with the help of Arthur ∑ botanicalgarden.ubc.ca traditional Chinese herbs to
Erickson, is a striking combination E Morris and Helen Belkin the latest high-tech gadgetry
of concrete and glass. Art Gallery to Taekwon-do classes. Tea
Campus highlights include 1825 Main Mall. Tel (604) 822-2759. ceremonies, foot massages,
the UBC Botanical Garden, Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, noon–5pm and face readings are some
with over 8,000 species of Sat & Sun. Closed major hols. 7 of the less conventional
rare or unusual plants, and the ∑ belkin.ubc.ca offerings. The Richmond
Greenheart TreeWalk, where P Asian Centre Centre combines mainstream
visitors can walk on suspended 1871 West Mall. Tel (604) 822-2427. shopping with Asian influences.
canopy walkways amid the Library: Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. Richmond also offers
international dining, art
galleries, and live performances
at the Gateway Theatre.
Outdoor activities include
year-round golfing, and visiting
the Richmond Nature Park,
which features trails through
forests, bogs, and pond habitats.
Walking and cycling the West
Dyke Trail are also popular.
The area is also rich in wildlife
including seals and whales.
Y Richmond Nature Park
11851 Westminster Hwy. Tel (604)
718-6188. Open 7am–sunset daily.
The UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, its clock tower a campus landmark ∑ richmondnatureparksociety.ca
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3


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the catch of the day directly off
the fishing boats. Restaurants
overlooking the water serve up
equally fresh fish and seafood
dishes. Harbor cruises meander
up the Fraser River. A block
away, on Moncton Street, art
shops and souvenir galleries
mingle with local businesses.
A short walk from the village
center is Garry Point Park,
whose rocky shores and sandy
beaches offer vistas of
Restaurants lining the boardwalk along Steveston’s waterfront Vancouver Island.
A highlight is the Gulf of
q Chinese offer a soothing respite from Georgia Cannery National
Buddhist Temple the bustling city. The bonsai Historic Site. In the 1890s, 15
garden in the courtyard is a salmon canneries employed
9160 Steveston Hwy, Richmond. delightful place to stroll. upwards of 10,000 men and
Tel (604) 274-2822. @ 402, 403, 407. women. Most of the complex,
Open 9:30am–5:30pm daily. & (by which includes an icehouse, a
donation). ∑ buddhisttemple.ca w Steveston lead foundry, and an artifact
The grace of Richmond’s Tel (604) 271-8280. @ 401, 402, 410. collection featuring machinery
huge Chinese Buddhist Temple, ∑ steveston.bc.ca from the early 1900s, sits on
completed in 1983 after much pilings built over the Fraser
planning and fundraising by The village of Steveston, in River. At its height, in 1897,
five Chinese immigrants, is Richmond, offers visitors a the cannery produced over
immediately evident in the peek into British Columbia’s 2.5 million cans of salmon.
curved roof of golden porcelain fishing and agricultural heritage.
tiles and the marble lions Steveston is proud of its past, E Steveston Museum
guarding the entrance. The which dates back to the turn of 3811 Moncton St. Tel (604) 718-8439.
temple’s interior is richly adorned the 19th century. The charming Open 9:30am–5pm Mon–Sat, noon–
with sculptures of the Buddha, Steveston Museum is housed 4pm Sun. Closed major hols. & dona-
ornate murals, and sumptuous in the last of the original 350 tion. 7 1st floor only. 8 by appt.
painting, woodwork, and Northern Banks that once P London Heritage Farm
embroidery. Visitors may operated in Western Canada. The 6511 Dyke Rd. Tel (604) 271-5220.
encounter one of the daily cere- London Heritage Farm features Farm: Open Feb–Jun & Sep–Dec:
monies that take place and are a restored 1890s farmhouse. noon–5pm Sat & Sun; Jul–Aug:
welcome to observe the rituals. Steveston’s waterfront is noon–5pm Wed–Sun. & donation.
Outside, a majestic stone home to Canada’s largest 7 8 by appt. 0 =
path lined with Tang Dynasty commercial fishing fleet. ∑ londonheritagefarm.ca
lanterns and brilliant marigolds Freighters and fishing boats P Gulf of Georgia Cannery
leads to the statue of the share the mouth of the Fraser National Historic Site
Maitreya Buddha. The shade River as they head for the Strait 12138 4th Ave. Tel (604) 664-9009.
of twin gazebos and the restful of Georgia. On Fisherman’s Open 10am–5pm daily. & 7 8
sound of nearby fountains Wharf, shoppers can purchase = ∑ gulfof georgiacannery.com
The Mighty Fraser River
The majestic Fraser River travels from Mount Robson Provincial Park
to the Strait of Georgia, near Vancouver. It broadens at Hope,
transforming the Fraser Valley into lush farmlands. Once in the
Vancouver area, it splits
into two arms. One
million migratory birds
settle by the river near
Steveston each winter,
making this a great
bird-watching area.
The Fraser is also the
largest salmon river in
the world, with millions
of sockeye flooding the
The intricately carved Chinese Buddhist river every summer. The spectacular, winding Fraser Canyon
Temple and gate




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9 Museum of Anthropology

Founded in 1947, this outstanding museum houses one
of the world’s finest collections of Northwest Coast First
Nations peoples’ art. Designed by Canadian architect
Arthur Erickson in 1976, the museum is housed in a
stunning building overlooking mountains and sea. The tall
posts and huge windows of the Great Hall were inspired
by the post-and-beam architecture of Haida houses and
are a fitting home for a display of monumental totem
poles, canoes, and feast dishes. Through the windows of
the Great Hall, the visitor can see the magnificent outdoor . The Great Hall
sculpture complex, which includes two houses designed The imposing glass and concrete
by contemporary Haida artist Bill Reid. structure of the Great Hall is the
perfect setting for totem poles,
canoes, and sculptures.
Carved Figures
These figures are on
houseboards that were
once displayed in the
interior of a First Nations
family house. Carved
from cedar planks, the
style is typical of Coast
Salish sculpture.





Outdoor Haida Houses and Totem Poles
Set overlooking the water, these two Haida houses and
collection of totem poles are faithful to the artistic tradition
of the Haida of the Pacific Northwest, including the Nisga’a,
Gitxsan, and Kwak-waka’wakw. Animals and mythic creatures
representing various
clans are carved in
cedar on these poles
and houses, made
between 1959 and
1963 by Vancouver’s
renowned modern
Haida artist Bill Reid
and Namgis artist
Doug Cranmer.
Carved red cedar totem poles



Museum Guide
The museum’s collections are on
one level. The Ramp leads to the
Great Hall, which features the
cultures of Northwest Coast First Ceramic Jug
Nations peoples. The Multiversity This beautifully decorated jug was
Galleries contain artifacts from made in Central Europe in 1674
around the world, and a range of by members of the Anabaptist
16th- to 19th-century European religious sect. The foliage motifs
ceramics is housed in the Koerner are in contrast to the freely sketched
European Ceramics Gallery. animals that run around the base.
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3


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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
. The Raven and the First Men 6393 NW Marine Dr.
(1980) Carved in laminated yellow Tel (604) 822-5087.
cedar by Bill Reid, this modern Open 10am–9pm Tue,
interpretation of a Haida 10am–5pm Wed–Sun.
creation myth depicts the Closed Mon, Dec 25 & 26. &
Raven, a wise and wily 7 = - ∑ moa.ubc.ca
trickster, trying to coax
mankind out into the world Transport
from a giant clamshell. @ 99, B-Line.


































Wooden Frontlet
Decorated with abalone shell, this
wooden frontlet was a chief’s
headdress worn only
on important ceremonial
occasions on the Northwest Coast.

Red Cedar Carved Doors
This detail comes from the Key
set of stunning carved red
cedar doors that guard the The Ramp
entrance to the shop. The Great Hall
Created in 1976 by a
group of First Nations The Rotunda
artists from the ‘Ksan Multiversity Galleries
cultural center near Koerner European Ceramics Gallery
Hazelton, the doors show Michael M. Ames Theatre
the history of the first
people of the Skeena River Temporary exhibition space
region in British Columbia. Non-exhibition space




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Shopping in Vancouver DIRECTORY

The shops in Vancouver and surrounding areas showcase Department Stores
goods and fashions from every continent. Funky boutiques and Shopping Centers
and vintage clothing stores abound in Gastown, as do shops The Bay
specializing in First Nations art. Other shopping districts also 674 Granville St. Map 3 A2.
offer myriad goods, from upscale furniture to kitchenware Tel (604) 681-6211.
and specialty items. Metropolis at Metrotown
4700 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Tel (604) 438-4715.
in an Edwardian Baroque-style Pacific Centre
building that was formerly a 701 W Georgia St. Map 3 A2.
post office. On the North Shore, Tel (604) 688-7235.
Lonsdale Quay Market (see
p229) offers a harbor view Park Royal Shopping Centre
as well as a food market and 2002 Park Royal South, West
boutiques, while Park Royal Vancouver. Tel (604) 925-9576.
Shopping Centre (see p228) Holt Renfrew
Window display at a clothing store on houses a multitude of shops 737 Dunsmuir St. Map 3 A2.
Vancouver’s Granville Island under two roofs. Tel (604) 681-3121.
Shopping Districts Sinclair Centre
Specialty Shops 757 W Hastings St. Map 3 A2.
Robson Street (see p216) is Tel (604) 488-0672.
Vancouver’s major shopping On the funkier side is John
promenade. Specialty shops Fluevog, with its unique boot Specialty Shops
and boutiques line the streets and shoe designs for both men
of Gastown, Kitsilano, Kerrisdale, and women. Leone houses Birks Jewellers
Yaletown, and Ambleside sophis ticated boutiques, 698 W Hastings St. Map 3 A2.
(see p228). South Granville with fashions from Dior, Prada, Tel (604) 669-3333.
is home to upscale clothing and Versace, among others. Inuit Gallery
and furnishing stores. Granville Internationally known Roots 206 Cambie St. Map 3 B2.
Island (see pp220–21) offers an offers Canadian design in both Tel (604) 688-7323.
array of shops and galleries, as casual and athletic wear, as
well as a huge food market. well as quality leather goods. John Fluevog
Visit Chinatown and the Punjabi The elegant selection at Birks 837 Granville St. Map 2 F3.
market around Main Street Jewellers includes, along with Tel (604) 688-2828.
and 49th Avenue for ethnic fine jewelry, pens, watches, Leone
shopping. Richmond (see crystal, and classic gifts. 757 W Hastings St. Map 3 A2.
p232) is known for its The Inuit Gallery, one Tel (604) 683-1133.
Asian shopping malls. of several stores in
Gastown specializing Rogers’ Chocolates
in First Nations art, The Landing, 389 Water St.
Department Sign for Lonsdale carries high-quality Map 3 B2. Tel (604) 676-3452.
Stores and Quay Market Inuit prints and
Shopping Centers Roots
soapstone carvings, 1001 Robson St. Map 2 F2.
Most of the city’s shopping and Northwest Coast First Tel (604) 683-4305.
centers are anchored by major Nations masks, bentwood
department stores. The Bay boxes, prints, and jewelry.
sells quality Canadian and Chocoholics will love Rogers’ What to Buy
international brand-name Chocolates, which first opened Quality Canadian-made
clothing, and its own clothing in 1885. There are two locations fashions, leatherwear, and
lines. Holt Renfrew features in Vancouver: one in Gastown handbags are good buys in
premier designer labels such and the other on Granville Island. Vancouver. First Nations and
as Alexander McQueen, Inuit art – including carvings,
Gucci, and Mulberry. prints, masks, and jewelry – is
At the 140-store Pacific available at many stores and
Centre and the 500-store gallery shops. BC jade jewelry
Metropolis at Metrotown, is also popular, as are Cowichan
BC’s largest shopping mall, knit sweaters. Traditionally
goods range from brand-name smoked wild sockeye salmon,
fashions to smoked BC salmon. often packaged in decorative
The smaller Sinclair Centre Store in Gastown selling western-style cedar boxes, is another West
features international fashions boots and other leather goods Coast specialty.




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Entertainment in Vancouver DIRECTORY

Entertainment in Vancouver runs the gamut from world-class Ticket Outlets
opera productions to amateur music concerts. Each year the Ticketmaster
city hosts folk music, jazz, theater, dance, comedy, literary, and Tel (604) 280-4444.
film festivals, among others. Vancouver is one of Canada’s top ∑ ticketmaster.ca
theater centers; homegrown talent mixes with performers Tickets Tonight
from Europe and the US. Tel (604) 684-2787.
∑ ticketstonight.ca

fare performed by BC’s leading Theater
actors. A popular venue for Arts Club Theatre
musicals is the 1930 Stanley Tel (604) 687-1644.
Industrial Alliance Stage, now
restored to its sassy vaudeville Firehall Arts Centre
style. The small Firehall Arts Tel (604) 689-0926.
Centre showcases culturally Stanley Industrial
The Orpheum Theatre’s spectacular diverse contemporary theater Alliance Stage
gold-leaf interior, built in 1927 and dance. Tel (604) 687-1644.
Summer events include
Information Vancouver Playhouse
plays at the open-air Theatre
The city’s two dailies, the under the Stars (tel 604/734- Tel (604) 873-3311.
Vancouver Sun and The Province, 1917) in Stanley Park and the Dance and Music
publish events listings on Bard on the Beach Shakespeare
Thursdays. The free weekly Festival (tel 604/739-0559) in Ballet British Columbia
Georgia Straight also has extensive Vanier Park. Tel (604) 732-5003.
listings. Where Vancouver, available Chan Centre for the
at downtown hotels and tourist Performing Arts
kiosks, lists events and shows. Dance and Music Tel (604) 822-9197.
With its inspiring modern
repertoire, Ballet British Commodore Ballroom
Buying Tickets Columbia performs at the Tel (604) 739-4550.
Tickets for most events can be Queen Elizabeth Theatre, as Orpheum Theatre
purchased from Ticketmaster does the Vancouver Opera, Tel (604) 665-3050.
by phone or at one of its founded in 1958 and presenting
locations. Many venues also sell four operas each year. The Queen Elizabeth Theatre
tickets directly. Tickets Tonight, ornate 2,700-seat Orpheum Tel (604) 665-3050.
in the main Visitor Centre (see Theatre hosts a variety of Vancouver Opera
p239), sells full-price tickets for concerts, including classical, Tel (604) 683-0222.
theater and sporting events, jazz, and pop. It is also home
and half-price tickets for some to the Vancouver Symphony Vancouver Symphony
performances on the day Orchestra, whose series include Orchestra
Discount tickets must be classical and family concerts, Tel (604) 876-3434.
bought in person; others often with inter nation ally Sports Venues
can be bought online. recognized guest musicians.
The 1,200-seat Chan Centre for BC Place Stadium
the Performing Arts (see p232) Tel (604) 669-2300.
Free Events showcases musical recitals and
The Vancouver Central Library opera ensembles. Commodore Nat Bailey Stadium
Tel (604) 872-5232.
(see p216) hosts a variety of Ballroom, boasting a floating
lectures and author readings. dance floor and table seating Rogers Arena
Annual and community festivals for 990, hosts an eclectic mix Tel (604) 899-7400.
are listed in Georgia Straight. of local and international talent.
Spectator Sports
Theater Sporting events such as
Classics by Shakespeare, BC Lions CFL football and
Shaw, and others, along with Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey
modern US and Canadian games take place at BC Place
plays, are features of the Stadium and Rogers Arena.
Vancouver Playhouse. The Vancouver Canadians play
The Arts Club Theatre owes Performer in one of Vancouver Opera’s baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium
its success to solid theatrical many productions in Queen Elizabeth Park.




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Getting Around Vancouver bike routes. It is available at
bicycle shops and bookstores,
Although somewhat sprawling, Vancouver is not so big or by calling the City of
as to be overwhelming. The Tourism Vancouver Visitor Vancouver Bicycle Hot Line,
Centre, near Canada Place, provides information on sights, which also provides details
accommodation, and transit, as well as street maps. The on where to rent bicycles.
Traffic-calming circles and
various local tours on offer, such as the free tour of historic other measures, such as cyclist-
Gastown, are an excellent way of exploring the city. friendly sensors at traffic lights,
slow vehicle traffic on city streets.
Bicycle helmets are mandatory.
City and Street Layout
The many bridges spanning
Vancouver’s bodies of water Public Transit
can confuse visitors, as can The Greater Vancouver trans-
the occurrence of “west” in the portation authority, Trans Link,
names of several areas in the city. operates an extensive public
The residential West End shares transit network. Transit maps
the downtown peninsula with The SeaBus heading from the North Shore are available for a minimal
the business and commercial to downtown Vancouver charge at major drugstores
district and with Stanley Park. and supermarkets, and the
The West Side stretches from neighborhoods are somewhat main location of the Tourism
Ontario Street, on the south scattered, it is often best to Vancouver Visitor Centre.
side of False Creek, to the drive or use public transit to get The SeaBus, a 400-seat
University of British Columbia to a particular neighborhood catamaran, crosses Vancouver
and encompasses several and then walk around to Harbour from the downtown
neighborhoods, including soak up the atmosphere. Waterfront Station to Lonsdale
Kitsilano and Kerrisdale. The Walking tours through various Quay in North Vancouver
community of West Vancouver neighborhoods are available; every 15 to 30 minutes
is adjacent to North Vancouver, for a tour of Gastown, contact until around midnight.
on the North Shore. Walking Tours of Gastown. SkyTrain, a driverless above-
Before heading anywhere, it ground light rail system, travels
is wise to consult a good street between Waterfront Station,
map. The mountains, which Taxis Richmond, Coquitlam, and
are to the north, are a useful Taxis are numerous in Vancouver Surrey. Schedules vary,
landmark for orientation. and can be hailed on the street depending on the time
Most streets run north–south or ordered by telephone. Taxi of day and day of the week.
and east–west, though some fares start at $3.25 and increase Fares range from $2.75 to $5.50
run on the diagonal. Some at the rate of approximately and are based on a three-zone
downtown streets are one-way. $1.88 per half-mile (1 km). system. Tickets allow inter-
Outside the downtown core, changeable travel on the
avenues, divided east–west by Bicycling SeaBus, SkyTrain, and buses,
Ontario Street, are numbered; including TransLink trolleys.
north–south streets are named. Vancouver is a great city for Children under the age of 4 ride
cycling, with bikeways covering free; those between the ages
more than 249 miles (400 km). of 5 and 13, secondary-school
Walking Bikeways can be found at students, and people over 65,
Many of the city’s attractions False Creek, Stanley Park, the pay a reduced fare. A transfer
are within walking distance University of British Columbia, ticket is free and lasts for
of the downtown core. Others and else where downtown. 90 minutes of travel in any
are easily accessible by public The free brochure “Cycling in direction. The reloadable
transit. However, as the Vancouver” includes a map of Compass Card, usually available
where transit maps are sold,
provides a discount. A $9.75
day pass can be purchased at
supermarkets and at SkyTrain
vending machines in stations.
All trips after 6:30pm and
on weekends and holidays are
considered to be in one zone
anywhere in the system.
The commuter rail service
West Coast Express runs during
The Stanley Park shuttle bus at Brockton Point, one of its many stops peak periods on weekdays




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between Mission and Vancouver,
stopping at several outlying
municipalities. The West Coast
Express, SkyTrain, SeaBus, and
many of the bus routes are
wheelchair accessible.

Ferries
Two ferry companies operate
ferries along False Creek: False
Creek Ferries and Aquabus
(see p223). The ferries dock at
Science World, Yaletown, the
Vancouver Aquatic Centre,
Granville Island, and Vanier Park. The SkyTrain, linking downtown with Vancouver suburbs
Adult single fares range from
$3.25 to $5.50. False Creek and $1 coins. Credit cards are DIRECTORY
Ferries’ day pass ($15) allows accepted for parking in many
unlimited one-day travel. The places. It is also possible to pay Useful Numbers
Aquabus all-day pass is also $15. for metered parking with the
free PayByPhone smartphone Aquabus
app. It may be less expensive Tel (604) 689-5858.
Driving
to park in a lot and pay the ∑ theaquabus.com
Despite some downtown day rate than to feed the meter
congestion, traffic in Vancouver throughout the day. Infractions British Columbia
usually flows reasonably ticketing is usually prompt and Automobile Association
well. Streets are generally always expensive. Check posted Tel (604) 268-5555; (604) 293-
easy to navigate, although street parking regulations; they 2222 for emergency road service.
street signage is sometimes may limit parking during rush ∑ bcaa.com
nonexistent. Some downtown hours or specify other parking
streets limit left-hand turns regulations, such as a maximum Busters Towing
to nonpeak hours. Right-hand of 2 hours’ parking. Free street Tel (604) 685-7246.
turns on a red light are allowed parking is generally available ∑ busterstowing.com
after coming to a full stop, from 10pm to 6am. Again,
unless otherwise noted. check the posted parking City of Vancouver Bicycle
Weekday rush hours are from regulations; they can vary. Some Hot Line
7 to 9:30am and 3 to 6pm. shopping malls and attractions Tel (604) 871-6070.
Friday’s crush of cars may offer free parking, although ∑ vancouver.ca
start even earlier and will these are usually situated
be especially busy on the outside the downtown core. False Creek Ferries
Friday of a long weekend. Tel (604) 684-7781.
The city speed limit is 30 mph ∑ granvilleislandferries.bc.ca
(50 km/h). Some intersections Towing Tourism Vancouver
are monitored by police cameras. If your car is towed from a city
Seat belts are mandatory, as are street, contact Busters Towing. Visitor Centre
helmets for motorcyclists. Operating 24 hours day, its 200 Burrard St, plaza level.
The British Columbia main impound yard is located Tel (604) 683-2000.
Automobile Association near Science World on Industrial Open 8:30am–6pm daily.
(BCAA) offers assistance, Avenue. If towed from a private ∑ tourismvancouver.com
maps, and guidebooks lot, call the telephone number
to members of the on the sign posted nearby. TransLink
Canadian or American Tel (604) 953-3333.
Automobile Association. ∑ translink.ca
Walking Tours of Gastown
Parking Tel (604) 683-5650 (Gastown
Paid parking is Business Improvement Society).
available in Vancouver’s ∑ gastown.org
numerous parking lots.
Metered street parking West Coast Express
is also available. Keep Tel (604) 488-8906.
a variety of change on ∑ translink.ca
hand, including quarters A False Creek Ferries boat waiting for passengers




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VANCOUVER STREET FINDER

The key map below shows the area of the Vancouver chapter of this guide refer
Vancouver covered by the Street Finder to the grid on the maps. The first figure
maps, which can be found on the in the reference indicates which map to
following pages. Map references for turn to (1 to 4); the letter and number
sights, hotels, restaurants, shops, and that follow refer to the grid reference
entertainment venues given throughout on that map.




Waterfront, Gastown
& Chinatown
Downtown

South Granville
& Yaletown
0 meters 750
0 yards 750

Key Scale of Maps 1–4
Sight Church 0 meters 250
Station building Ferry boarding point 0 yards 250
Train Station Ferry route
Bus station – long-distance Railroad line
SkyTrain Station SkyTrain line
Information
Hospital

A Broughton Street 2 D2 Chinese Cultural Dunlevy Avenue 4 D2
Abbott Street 3 B2 Burnaby Street 2 D2 Centre Museum Dunsmuir Viaduct 3 C3
and Archives
Adanac Street 4 F3 Burrard Bridge 2 D4 Christ Church 3 C3
Alberni Street 2 E1 Burrard SkyTrain Cathedral 2 F2 E
Alberta Street 3 B5 Station 2 F2 Clark Drive 4 F4 East 1st Avenue 4 F5
Alderbay Walk 2 D5 Burrard Street 1 C5 Columbia Street 3 B5 East 2nd Avenue 4 F5

Alexander Street 3 C2 Bute Street & 3 A1 Commissioner East 3rd Avenue 4 F5
2 E2
Alexandra Park 1 C2 Street 4 D2 East Cordova
Aquatic Centre C Comox Street 1 C1 Street 3 C2
Ferry Terminal 2 D3 Cook Street 3 B5 East Georgia
Arbutus Street 1 B4 Cambie Bridge 3 A4 Coopers’ Park 3 A4 Street 4 E3
Arts Club Dock Cambie Street 3 A3 Cornwall East Hastings
Ferry Terminal 2 D4 Campbell Avenue 4 E3 Avenue 1 A4 Street 4 E3
Atlantic Street 4 D4 Canada Place Cottrell Street 4 E5 East Pender Street 4 E3
(street) 3 A1 Creekside Drive 1 C4 Emily Carr
B Canada Place Creekside Park 3 B4 University of
(venue) 3 B1 Creelman Art and Design 2 E5
Balsam Street 1 A5 Cardero Street 2 D1 English Bay 1 B2
Avenue
Barclay Street 2 D1 Carrall Street 3 B2 Crowe Street 1 B4 English Bay Beach 1 C1
3 A5
BC Place Stadium 3 A4 Cartwright Street 2 D5 Cypress Street 1 B5 Evans Avenue 4 D4
BC Sports Hall of The Castings 2 E5 Expo Boulevard 3 A4
Fame and Cathedral Place 2 F2
Museum 3 A3 Central Street 3 C5 D
Beach Avenue 1 C1 Charles Street 4 F4 David Lam Park 2 F4 F
& 2 E4 Charleson Park 2 F5 Davie Street 2 D2 Fairmont Hotel
Beatty Street 3 A3 Chess Street 4 E4 Denman Street 2 D1 Vancouver 2 F2
Begg Street 4 E5 Chestnut Street 1 C4 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical False Creek 2 F5
Bidwell Street 2 D1 Chilco Street 1 C1 Chinese Garden 3 B3 & 3 B4
Birch Walk 2 D5 Chinatown 3 C3 Drake Street 2 E4 Fir Street 1 C5
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Fish Dock Ferry M S West 5th
Terminal 2 D4 Maclean Park 4 E3 Science World 3 C4 Avenue 1 A5
Frances Street 4 F3 Main St–Science World SeaBus Terminal 3 B1 West Cordova
Franklin Street 4 E2 SkyTrain Station 3 C4 Seymour Street 2 F3 Street 3 A2
Main Street 3 C3 & 3 A2 West Georgia
G Mainland Street 2 F4 Shoreline Walk 2 D5 Street 2 E1

2 F3
Gastown 3 B2 Malkin Avenue 4 E4 Smithe Street & 3 A3 West Hastings & 3 A2

George Street 4 F4 Manitoba Street 3 B5 Southern Street 3 C5 Street 2 F1
George Wainborn Maple Street 1 B5 Spyglass Place 3 A5 & 3 A2
Park 2 E4 Maple Tree West Pender
Georgia Viaduct 3 C3 Square 3 C2 Stadium–Chinatown 3 B3 Street 2 F1
SkyTrain Station
Gilford Street 1 C1 Marinaside Stamps Landing & 3 A2
Glen Drive 4 F3 Crescent 2 F4 Ferry Terminal 3 A5 Western Street 3 C5
Gore Avenue 4 D3 Marine Building 3 A1 Station Street 3 C4 Wheelhouse
Grant Street 4 F5 McNicoll Avenue 1 B4 Square 3 A5
Granville Bridge 2 E4 Melville Street 2 F1 Stewart Street 4 F2 Whyte Avenue 1 B4
Strathcona Park
4 E4
Granville Island Mill Bank 2 F5 Sunset Beach 2 D3 William Street 4 F4
Market Ferries 2 D4 Wylie Street 3 A5
Granville Island N
Public Market 2 D4 T Y
Granville SkyTrain Napier Street 4 F4 Terminal Avenue 4 D5
Station 3 A2 National Avenue 3 C4 Terry Fox Way 3 A4 Yaletown 2 F3
Granville Street 2 D5 Nelson Park 2 E2 Thornton Park 3 C4 Yaletown Ferry
& 3 A2 Nelson Street 2 D1 Thurlow Street 2 E3 Terminal 2 F5
Greer Avenue 1 B4 & 3 A3 Yew Street 1 A5
New-Small and U York Avenue 1 A5
H Sterling Studio
Glass 2 D5 Union Street 3 C3
Hamilton Street 2 F4 Nicola Street 2 D2
& 3 A3 Northern Street 3 C5 V
Harbour Centre
and Vancouver O Vancouver Art
Lookout 3 B2 Gallery 2 F2
Haro Street 2 D1 Ogden Avenue 1 B3 Vancouver Central
Harwood Street 2 D3 Ontario Street 3 B5 Library 3 A3
Hawks Avenue 4 E2 Oppenheimer Vancouver
Heatley Avenue 4 E3 Park 4 D2 Harbour 4 D1
Helmcken Street 2 E3 Vancouver Police
Homer Street 2 F4 P Museum 3 C2
& 3 A2 Vancouver SkyTrain 2 F1
Hornby Ferry Pacific Boulevard 2 F4 – 4 F5
Terminal 2 D4 & 3 A4 Vanier Park 1 C3
Hornby Street 2 E3 Pacific Central Vanier Park Ferry
& 3 A2 Station 4 D4 Terminal 1 C3
Howe Street 2 E3 Pacific Street 2 D3 Venables Street 4 F3
& 3 A2 Parker Street 4 F4 Vernon Drive 4 F3
HSBC Building 2 F2 Pendrell Street 2 D2 Victory Square 3 B2
Pennyfarthing The Village Ferry
I Drive 1 C4 Terminal 3 C4
Pine Street 1 C5 Vine Street 1 A5
Industrial Avenue 4 D5 Portside Park 3 C2 Vogue Theatre 1 F3
Ironwork Passage 2 E5 Powell Street 3 C2
Princess Avenue 4 D3 W
J Prior Street 4 D4
Jackson Avenue 4 D3 Walnut Street 1 B4
Water Street
3 B2
Jervis Street 2 D2 Q Waterfront Road 3 B2
Johnston Street 2 D5
Quebec Street 3 C5 Waterfront SkyTrain
Station 3 B2
K R West 1st
Keefer Place 3 B3 Railway Street 4 D2 Avenue 1 A5
Keefer Street 4 D3 Raymur Avenue 4 F3 & 3 B5
Kids Market 2 D5 Richards Street 2 F4 West 2nd
Kitsilano Beach Avenue 1 A5
Park 1 A4 & 3 A2 & 3 B5
Robson Law West 3rd
L Courts 2 F3 Avenue 1 A5
Robson Square 2 F2 & 3 B5
Laburnam Street 1 B4 Robson Street 2 E1 West 4th
Library Square 3 A3 & 3 A3 Avenue 1 A5
Lorne Street 3 C5 Rogers Street 4 F2 & 3 B5
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InDesign CS4 files GILFORD STREET CITE DUPETIT THOUARS B E B O U L E V A R D ALBERNI STREET D E 35» A V E N U E Parmentier R U E O B E R K A M P F
H A R O S T RE E T
RUE E LOCKROY
BARCLAY STREET R A
Streetfinder maps BEACH AVENUE DENMAN STREET DUPUIS R U E ROBSON STREET «130 R U E RUE GAMBEY RUE DE NEMOURS L A
RUE DE MALTE
RUE JP TIMBAUD
RUE
WE ST HASTINGS STREET
R U E S A I N T M A U R
Cartographers will provide new streetfinder RU E D E LA CORDERIE BOULEVARD DU TEMPLE Oberkampf CRUSSOL D WEST PENDER STREET
BIDWELL STREET N G E R
RUE DUPETI
25»
BROUGHTON STREET RUE DE
CARDERO STREET
maps upated to the 2012 re-launch style. English RUE SPULLER T THOUARS BOULEVARD RICHARD LENOIR
R E P U B L I Q U E
WEST GEORGIA STREET E
Carreau
RUE DU GRAND PRIEURE
R U E

66»
Bay
du Temple
Maps must contain UK, CMYK and bounding Beach WEST END JERVIS STREET O B E R K A M P F RUE NEUVE P A R M E N T I E R St-Maur

box layers – please check this has been done. P E R R E E PICARDIE C H A R L O T SAINTONGE A M E L O T RUE DE CRUSSOL R U E T E R N A U X POPINCOURT
CAFFARELLI DE RUE DU NICOLA STREET «4 RUE DE MALTE V O L T A I R E POPINCOURT PASSAGE
RUE DU MARCHE E B E S L A Y
RUE
ST MAUR
Filles du
RUE
Placing maps RUE DE RUE DE TURENNE Calvaire RUE OBERKAMPF LECHEVIN
FOREZ
MELVILLE STREET
R U E
In the links palette update the links for both DE BR E TAG NE RUE DE NORMANDIE P A S S A G PASSAGE ST AMBROISE
P ASSAGE ST PIERRE AMELOT
RUE
pages. ALEXANDRA PENDRELL STREET LEYME RUE DES PLACE L A F O L I E M E R I C O U R T Burrard
PARK
Do not alter the position or size of the C H A R L O T FILLES DU CALVAIRE PASDELOUP HARO STREET I E N «95 COUR POPINCOURT A M B R O I S E
SAINTONGE
picture boxes. DAVIE STREET RUE COMMINES R U E P A S T E U R
Do not alter the position or scale of the RUE DEBEL BLVD DES FILLES DU CALVAIRE RUE P A S S A G E S T S E B A S T S E B A S T I E N Cathedral L A C H A R R I E R E
S A I N T
SQUARE
maps within the picture boxes. BEACH AVENUE BURNABY ST DE RUE FROISSART CHARLES RICHARD B O U L E V Christ Church Cathedral
LUIZET
R U E D E P O I T O U
Place
LENOIR
IMPASSE
BARCLAY STREET
The maps should update into the correct RUE R U E V I E I L L E D U T E M P L E St-Sébastien S T ST SEBASTIEN R U E R U E
positions as each streetfinder is set up in BR O U GH TO N S T R E ET RUE DU PONT AUX CHOUX «113 Froissart St-Ambroise
R U E
PGE DES EAUX - VIVES
Fairmont Hotel
70»
HSBC
exactly the same way (for the 2012 re-launch). English Bay NICOLA STREET RUE DEBELLYME BUTE STREET NELSON DOWNTOWN A R D Building
NELSON STREET
Vancouver
IMPASSE TRUILLOT
J E RV IS S TRE ET
BAUDIN
A V E N U E P A R M E N T I E R
THORIGNY
RUE ALPHONSE
Lenoir
Vancouver
Checking the map position Musée COUTURES RUE DE ROI DORE RUE ST CLAUDE B R U E PARK P E L É E Richard RUE DE L’ASILE POPINCOURT V E R T
RUE DES
Art Gallery
RUE DU
ST GERVAIS
O
• Turn off the ‘UK’ layer. Turn on and unlock Picasso STE ANASTASE ARQUEBUSIERS RUE DES U COMOX STREET CHEMIN VER T R U E
R U E
RUE
ROBSON
Vancouver City
the ‘CMYK’ layer RUE DE LA THORIGNY RUE DE HESRE L A L L É E V E R T E RU E MOU FLE IMPASSE Centre
PLACE DE
PASSAGE DU
PERLE
• Zoom in very close to the streetfinder map Hôtel T U R E N N E RUE DU GRAND E R U RUE GABY BOULEVARD RICHARD LENOIR C H E M I N POPINCOURT
VENEUR
number (top left) i.e., the yellow number ‘13’ Libéral Bruand A RUE APPERT SYLVIA VILLA MARCES
V
V O L T A I R E
on this example, change Display Performance RUE ELZEVIR H A RW O O D ST R E E T R A M E L O T PGE STE ANNE SQUARE P O P I N C O U R T S E D A I N E
SQUARE
(View menu) to High Quality Display RUE PAYENNE LEOPOLD R U E «75 D POPINCOURT 35» D U Robson
Law Courts
ACHILLE
R U E B R E G U E T
RUE VILLEEHARDOUIN
Musée
RUE DU PARC ROYAL
• Check the map is positioned correct by Cognacq- BEACH AVENUE Musée S T Vogue
SQUARE G
M A R AIS
THURLOW STREET E S T S A B I N
Jay
making sure the two purple guides in the Sunset Beach CAIN BEARN G I L L E S Chemin R BREGUET R U E F R O M E N T Theatre R U E
SABIN
PAC IF IC S TR E E T D E
CMYK layer line up exactly with the outside of RUE DES MI R U E D E S B Vert HELMCKEN STREET
PGE
Carnavalet
the grid frame (see example below). Do the R U E D E S E V I G N E DE NIMES A BURRARD STREET U E SQUARE R U E B O U L L E SALARNIER
SMITHE STREET
E
Bréguet
RUE R
same for the right-hand page and check the PAVEE RUE DU FOIN VERLOMME U R U E Sabin GRANVILLE STREET
UK layer versions are in the correct place Hôtel de RUE HORNBY STREET R O Q U E T T
Vanier Lamoignon M RUE BASFROI
R U E S E D A I N E
RUE DES FR ANCS BOURGEOIS
Park SEYMOUR STREET
VANIER R U E PLACE DES DE LA MULE A HOWE STREET RUE DU CDT LAMY
RUE DU PAS

Vancouver PARK JARENTE VOSGES R «2 A M E L O T YALETOWN
RUE DE
BASFROI
Maritime PLACE DU MARCHE SQUARE LOUIS C L A PASSAGE
Museum Museum of STE CATHERINE RUE NECKER Aquatic XIII IMPASSE H R U E S T S A B I N ST SABIN P A S S A G E C H A R L E S R O L L I N
JEAN
PGE
Maison de
Vancouver «2 D’ORMESSON Centre Victor Hugo T O U R N E L L E S BEAUSIRE A BOULEV ARD RICHARD LENOIR DAVIE STREET RUE R U E
RUE
OGDEN AVENUE
PASSAGE
St-Louis Hôtel de I RUE DAVAL D E DES BULLOURDE
St-Paul- «80
S
McNICOLL AVENUE CHESTNUT STREET R U E Sully RUE DE BIRAGUE BERARD BEAUSIRE RUE JEAN DRAKE STREET RICHARDS STREET
IMPASSE
COUR
L PHILIPPE
HAMILTON STREET
PGE DES
R U E
RUE DE
• If the maps are not positioned correctly, WHYTE AVENUE RUE SAINT PAUL RUE NEUVE ST PIERRE Hornby GUEMENEE LA BASTILLE 2» COUR DAMOYE R U E CANTAL PGE P A S S A G E T H I E R E T AILLANDIERS MAINLAND STREET
K E L L E R
COUR DU
please ask the cartographer to check that Burrard Bridge ST A NT OI NE «6 Bastille D E HOMER STREET TAILLANDIERS L E D R U D A L L E R Y
PLACE
DE LA
they are set up correctly and re-supply if CREELMAN AVENUE B E A U T R E I L L I S «43 M U S C BASTILLE CHEVAL BLANC Yaletown–
PGE DU
Roundhouse
PGE
necessary R U E C H A R L E S V Bastille Colonne PACIFIC B OULEVARD D E C HA R O N N E ST ANTOINE PGE JOSSET
L A P P E
COUR J
VIGUES
• Ensure the artwork is correctly split over P E T I T RUE CASTEX RUE D E LESDIGUIERES de Juillet 2» COUR ST LOUIS COUR ST
both CMYK and UK layers GREER AVE RUE DES LIONS ST PAUL False Creek Bridge RUE JACQUES C OEUR R U E JOSEPH R U E A V E N U E
PGE DE LA BONNE GRAINE
KITSILANO BEACH ARBUTUS STREET LABURNUM STREET WALNUT STREET R U E D U Ferries RUE DE LA CERSAIE RUE DU FAUBOUR COUR DES
31»
Aquabus
GEORGE
Opéra
CRESCENT
PARK R U E Granville NRI IV Granville N WAINBORN Bastille D E PGE DE LA BOULE BLANCHE DAVID TROIS FRERES Ledru MARINASIDE PASSAGE DE LA MAIN D'OR
Port de
Rollin
l'Arsenal
BOULEVARD H U B A S T I L L E LAM G ST ANTOINE
CORNWALL AVENUE DRIVE SQUARE «2 Island Public E L’ARSENAL D O BEACH AVENUE PGE DU
Market
H GALLI R CHANTIER PARK 109»
CREEKSIDE
Sully
RUE ANTOINE
VOLLON
YORK AVENUE VINE STREET 2» «23 Morland New-Small DE B O Emily Carr C H A R E N T O N RUE SAINT NICOLAS Yaletown
SQUARE
RUE AGRIPPA R U E D E S U L L Y JOHNSTON STREET University of R U E B I S C O R N E T David Lam RUE T ROUSSEL TROUSSEAU C O T T E
and Sterling

Glass Studio
PENNYFAR THING DRIVE
Art + Design
«48
WEST 1ST AVENUE D’AUBIGNE C R I L L O N R U E M O R E A U AVENUE LEDRU ROL LIN RUE DE
RUE
WEST 1ST AVENUE Kids CARTW RIGHT STREET L A BAUDELAIRE Marché RUE
YEW STREET
PARK RU E DE LYON
Market
BALSAM STREET
ARBUTUS STREET
GRANVILLE STREET BIRCH WALK U L E A V E N U E D A U M E S N I L D E R U E RUE D'ALIGRE D'ALIGRE
MAPLE STREET
CYPRESS STREET
de Paris
WEST 2ND AVENUE WEST 2ND AVENUE Préfecture R U E M O R N A Y D R U E L A C U E E False Creek TR AVERSIERE PRAGUE CH d'Aligre D'ALIGRE
RUE DE
SCHOMBERG
KITSILANO PINE STREET BOULEVARD MORLAND R U E R D E 2» V I A D U C RUE EMILIO CASTELAR D E
A
WEST 3RD AVENUE BURRARD STREET WEST 3RD AVENUE FIR STREET P O R T ALDER BAY RT DE PLAISA NCE DE P ARIS ARSENAL R U E J U L E S C E S A R R U E D E S RUE R U E RUE PLACE
V
D E
ABEL
WALK
TRAVERSIERE
WEST 4TH AVENUE YEW STREET WEST 4TH AVENUE H E N R I I V «2 SHORELINE B O PO B O U L E V A R D IRONWORK AVENUE LEDRU ROLLIN CHARLESON MILLBANK C H A R E N T O N
A R T S
THE CASTINGS
RUE
Q U A I H E N R I I V
PASSAGE
RUE
L Y O N
WEST 5TH AVENUE WEST 5TH AVENUE WALK RUE DE BERCY D'AUSTERLITZ PARK 30» RUE
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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
Streetfinder holder template “UK” LAYER
(Source v1)
Date 13th August 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm

CHILCO STREET
CHILCO STREET COMOX STREET NELSON STREET BARCLAY STREET HARO S TREET
GILFORD STREET
GILFORD STREET
COMOX STREET
DENMAN STREET ROBSON STREET W EST H ASTI NGS STREET T
DENMAN STREET
HARO S TREET
NELSON STREET
BARCLAY STREET
BIDWELL STREET
ALBERNI STREET
ALBERNI STREET
BEACH AVENUE
BEACH AVENUE
W EST H ASTIN GS S TRE E
WEST GEORGIA STREET
WEST GEORGIA STREET
CARDERO STREET
English
English BIDWELL STREET WEST PENDER STREET
ROBSON STREET
JERVIS STREET
WEST END
BROUGHTON STREET
Bay Bay
WEST PENDER STREET
Beach
Beach WEST END CARDERO STREET JERVIS STREET MELVILLE STREET
NICOLA STREET
NICOLA STREET BROUGHTON STREET
MELVILLE STREET
ALEXANDRA
ALEXANDRA PENDRELL STREET Burrard
Burrard
PARK
PARK DAVIE STREET BARCLAY STREET
PENDRELL STREET
HARO STREET
HARO STREET
DAVIE STREET
Cathedral
Christ Church
BR OUGHTON S T REET T NELSON STREET DOWNTOWN Christ Church Cathedral
Place
BR OUGHTON S T REE
Place
Cathedral
Cathedral
BARCLAY STREET
DOWNTOWN
NICOLA ST
BURNABY ST
BURNABY ST
BUTE STREET
English Bay
English Bay NICOLA ST BUTE STREET NELSON Fairmont Hotel Building
Fairmont Hotel
HSBC
HSBC
NELSON STREET
BEACH AVENUE
Vancouver
BEACH AVENUE
Vancouver
Building
J E RV IS S TR E ET T PARK Art Gallery
NELSON
J E RV IS S TR E E
PARK
Vancouver
Vancouver
Art Gallery
ROBSON
ROBSON Vancouver City
Vancouver City
SQUARE
SQUARE Centre
Centre
COMOX STREET
COMOX STREET
THURLOW STREET
THURLOW STREET Robson
Robson
Law Courts
Law Courts
H A RW O O D ST RE E T
H A RW O O D ST RE E T
Vogue
Vogue
Theatre
Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach PAC IF IC S TR E E T Theatre SMITHE STREET
BURRARD STREET
BURRARD STREET HELMCKEN STREET
GRANVILLE STREET
PAC IF IC S TR E E T
BEACH AVENUE
BEACH AVENUE
SMITHE STREET
HORNBY STREET
SEYMOUR STREET
HELMCKEN STREET
HOWE STREET
Vanier
Vanier HORNBY STREET GRANVILLE STREET
Park Park SEYMOUR STREET
VANIER
VANIER HOWE STREET
YALETOWN
PARK
Vancouver
Vancouver PARK YALETOWN
Maritime
Maritime
Museum of
Museum
Museum Museum of Aquatic
Aquatic
Vancouver Centre DAVIE STREET
Vancouver
Centre
RICHARDS STREET
OGDEN AVENUE
OGDEN AVENUE
DAVIE STREET
MAINLAND STREET
HOMER STREET
McNICOLL AVENUE CHESTNUT STREET CHESTNUT STREET DRAKE STREET RICHARDS STREET
McNICOLL AVENUE
HAMILTON STREET
Burrard Bridge
Burrard Bridge HOMER STREET MAINLAND STREET
DRAKE STREET
WHYTE AVENUE
WHYTE AVENUE Hornby HAMILTON STREET
Hornby
Yaletown–
Roundhouse
CREELMAN AVENUE
Roundhouse
CREELMAN AVENUE Yaletown–
PACIFIC B OULEVARD
PACIFIC B OULEVARD
GREER AVE
False Creek
KITSILANO BEACH ARBUTUS STREET ARBUTUS STREET LABURNUM STREET LABURNUM STREET WALNUT STREET WALNUT STREET GREER AVE False Creek Aquabus GEORGE
KITSILANO BEACH
MARINASIDE
Ferries
Ferries
Aquabus
GEORGE
CRESCENT
CRESCENT
PARK Granville Granville Granville WAINBORN DAVID MARINASIDE
PARK
WAINBORN
DAVID
Granville
PARK
Island Public
LAM
Island Public Bridge Bridge PARK LAM
CORNWALL AVENUE
CORNWALL AVENUE DRIVE DRIVE Market BEACH AVENUE
Market
PARK
PARK
CREEKSIDE
CREEKSIDE
BEACH AVENUE
Yaletown
YORK AVENUE
YORK AVENUE Yaletown
New-Small
New-Small
Emily Carr
and Sterling
and Sterling Emily Carr
University of
Glass Studio JOHNSTON STREET University of
Glass Studio
PENNYFAR THING DRIVE
PENNYFAR THING DRIVE
Art + Design
David Lam
VINE STREET
WEST 1ST AVENUE
VINE STREET
WEST 1ST AVENUE Kids Kids Art + Design David Lam
WEST 1ST AVENUE
YEW STREET
WEST 1ST AVENUE Market CARTW RIGHT STREET
YEW STREET
BALSAM STREET
ARBUTUS STREET
Market
BALSAM STREET
ARBUTUS STREET
MAPLE STREET
GRANVILLE STREET GRANVILLE STREET BIRCH WALK BIRCH WALK
MAPLE STREET
JOHNSTON STREET
CYPRESS STREET
CYPRESS STREET
WEST 2ND AVENUE
WEST 2ND AVENUE WEST 2ND AVENUE
KITSILANO PINE STREET PINE STREET False Creek
CARTW RIGHT STREET
KITSILANO
False Creek
WEST 3RD AVENUE
WEST 3RD AVENUE BURRARD STREET BURRARD STREET WEST 3RD AVENUE FIR STREET
WEST 3RD AVENUE
WEST 2ND AVENUE FIR STREET
SHORELINE
WALK
WEST 4TH AVENUE YEW STREET YEW STREET WEST 4TH AVENUE SHORELINE WALK ALDER BAY WALK IRONWORK CHARLESON MILLBANK
WEST 4TH AVENUE
THE CASTINGS
WEST 4TH AVENUE
IRONWORK
CHARLESON
PASSAGE
PASSAGE
PARK
MILLBANK
WEST 5TH AVENUE
WEST 5TH AVENUE WEST 5TH AVENUE ALDER BAY WALK THE CASTINGS PARK
WEST 5TH AVENUE
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North Vancouver
North Vancouver Vancouver Harbour
Vancouver Harbour

Canada Canada
Place Place
BURRARD ST
Marine Marine
BURRARD ST SeaBus SeaBus
Building Building CANADA PLACE
CANADA PLACE
HORNBY STREET
HORNBY STREET WEST CORDOVA STREET Waterfr Waterfrontont WATERFRONT ROAD PORTSIDE CO MMISSIONER STREET
HOWE STREET
HOWE STREET
WATERFRONT ROAD
CO MMISSIONER STREET
GASTOWN
PORTSIDE
RAILWAY STREET
WEST CORDOVA STREET
PARK
PARK
GRANVILLE STREET WEST PENDER STREET Harbour Centr GASTOWN MAPLE TREE EAST CORDOVA STREET Museum Museum RAILWAY STREET DUNLEVY AVENUE PARK PARK HAWKS AVENUE HAWKS AVENUE ROGERS STREET STEWART STREET
GRANVILLE STREET
Harbour Centre ande and
CAMBIE STREET
CAMBIE STREET
Vancouver Lookouter Lookout
Vancouv
SEYMOUR STREET
SEYMOUR STREET
ALEXANDER STREET
ALEXANDER STREET
STEWART STREET
MAPLE TREE
WATER STREET
WATER STREET
SQUARE
SQUARE
ABBOTT STREET
ABBOTT STREET
Granville
Granville
ROGERS STREET
WEST PENDER STREET
POWELL STREET
POWELL STREET
RICHARDS STREET
DUNLEVY AVENUE
RICHARDS STREET
OPPENHEIMER
WEST HASTINGS STREET
OPPENHEIMER
WEST HASTINGS STREET
Vancouv
HOMER STREET
Vancouver Policeer Police
VICTOR
VICTORYY
EAST CORDOVA STREET
FRANKL
FRANKLIN STREET IN STREET
EAST CORDOVA STREET
SQUARE
HAMILTON STREET
EAST HASTINGS STREET
EAST HASTINGS STREET
CHINATOWNTOWN
WEST PENDER STREET
Vancouv Vancouverer HOMER STREET HAMILTON STREET SQUARE WEST PENDER STREET CARRALL STREET CARRALL STREET COLUMBIA STREET CHINA GORE AVENUE GORE AVENUE EAST CORDOVA STREET FRANKL FRANKLIN STREET IN STREET
Central Central Chinese Cultur EAST PENDER STREET VERNON DRIVE EAST PE EAST PENDER STREET NDER STREET
Chinese Cultural al
EAST PENDER STREET
Library Library Centre Museum PRINCESS AVENUE PRINCESS AVENUE HEATLEY AVENUE HEATLEY AVENUE RAYMUR AVENUE RAYMUR AVENUE GLEN DRIVE GLEN DRIVE
Centre Museum
DR. SUN YAT-SENAT-SEN
DR. SUN Y and and Archives JACKSON AVENUE JACKSON AVENUE
COLUMBIA STREET Archives
CHINESE GARDEN KEEFER STREET
CHINESE GARDEN
KEEFER STREET
Stadium– KEEFER STREET FRANCE FRANCES STREET S STREET
Stadium–
KEEFER PLACE
KEEFER PLACE
VERNON DRIVE
KEEFER STREET
LIBRAR Chinatown MAIN STREET MAIN STREET MACLEAN
LIBRARY Y
Chinatown
MACLEAN
SQUARE
SQUARE PARK PARK CAMPBELL AVENUE CAMPBELL AVENUE EAST G EAST GEORGIA ST EORGIA ST
EAST GEORGIA STREET EORGIA STREET
EAST G
ROBSON STREET
WEST GEORGIA STREET
CAMBIE ST BEATTY STREET EXPO BOULEV ARD DUNSMUIR VIADUCT UNION STREET UNION STREET ADANAC STREET
CAMBIE ST
WEST GEORGIA STREET
ROBSON STREET
BEATTY STREET
EXPO BOULEV ARD
UNION STREET
ADANAC STREET
UNION STREET
DUNSMUIR VIADUCT
GEORGIA VIADUCT
BC Sportsts
BC Spor
EXPO BOULEVARD Hall of Fame
SMITHE STREET
SMITHE STREET
EXPO BOULEVARD TERRY FOX W AY TERRY FOX W AY Hall of Fame CREEKSIDE GEORGIA VIADUCT PRIOR STREET STRA STRATHCONATHCONA STREET GEORGE STREET VENABLES STREET
VENABLES STREET
and Museum
and Museum
PRIOR STREET
BC Place
BC Place
PACIFIC BOULEVARD
CREEKSIDE
PACIFIC BOULEVARD
Stadium
Stadium
PARKER STREET STREET
PARKER
GEORGE
PARK
PARK
ATLANT
ATLANTIC ST IC ST
PARK
PARK
NAPIER
MALKIN AVENUE
NELSON STREET
NELSON STREET
VERNON DRIVE
WILLIAM STREET
Plaza of Plaza of NATION NATIONAL AVENUE AL AVENUE STATION STREET STATION STREET MALKIN AVENUE RAYMUR AVENUE RAYMUR AVENUE GLEN DRIVE GLEN DRIVE WILLIAM STREET VERNON DRIVE CLARK DRIVE NAPIER STREET STREET
Nations Nations THORNTON
THORNTON
COOPERS’ False Creek PARK PARK Pacific Central CHESS STREET CHESS STREET
COOPERS’
Pacific Central
False Creek
PARK
PARK Science Science Main Street– Station Station CHARLE CHARLES STREET S STREET CLARK DRIVE
Main Street–
World World Science World
Science World
EVANS AVENUE
NORTHE NORTHERN RN EVANS AVENUE
WESTERN ST STR WESTERN ST STREET EET CENTRAL BEGG STREET BEGG STREET
The Village TERMINAL AVENUE GRANT GRANT STREET STREET
The Village
Cambie Bridge
Cambie Bridge
TERMINAL AVENUE
CENTRAL
Spyglass Spyglass STREET STREET VERNON DRIVE VERNON DRIVE
SOUTHERN
SOUTHERN
STREET STREET
WEST 1ST AVENUE
WEST 1ST AVENUE
Stamps Stamps SPYGLASS PLACE SPYGLASS PLACE EAST EAST 1ST AVENUE 1ST AVENUE
Landing Landing COLUMBIA S
WEST 2ND AVENUE
WEST 2ND AVENUE INDUSTRIAL AVENUE
INDUSTRIAL AVENUE
COOK
WHEELHOUSE
WHEELHOUSE CAMBIE STREET STREET STREET ONTARIO STREET ONTARIO STREET QUEBEC STREET QUEBEC STREET MAIN STREET MAIN STREET COTTRELL STREET COTTRELL STREET EAST 2N EAST 2ND AVENUE D AVENUE
SQUARE SQUARE CAMBIE STREET WYLIE LORNE STREET LORNE STREET
WEST 3RD AVENUE
WEST 3RD AVENUE
COLUMBIA STREET
COOK TREET
CROWE
Olympic V STREET STREET ALBERTA ST ALBERTA ST MANITOBA STREET MANITOBA STREET E 3RD A E 3RD AVE VE
CROWE
Olympic Villageillage
WYLIE
WEST 4TH AVENUE
WEST 4TH AVENUE
STREET
STREET
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North Vancouver
North Vancouver Vancouver Harbour
Vancouver Harbour

Canada Canada
Place Place
BURRARD ST
BURRARD ST SeaBus SeaBus
Marine Marine
Building Building CANADA PLACE
CANADA PLACE
HORNBY STREET
HORNBY STREET WEST CORDOVA STREET Waterfr Waterfrontont WATERFRONT ROAD PORTSIDE CO MMISSIONER STREET
HOWE STREET
HOWE STREET
WATERFRONT ROAD
CO MMISSIONER STREET
GASTOWN
PORTSIDE
RAILWAY STREET
WEST CORDOVA STREET
PARK
PARK
GRANVILLE STREET
GRANVILLE STREET WEST PENDER STREET Harbour Centr GASTOWN MAPLE TREE EAST CORDOVA STREET Museum Museum RAILWAY STREET DUNLEVY AVENUE PARK PARK HAWKS AVENUE HAWKS AVENUE ROGERS STREET STEWART STREET
Harbour Centre ande and
CAMBIE STREET
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BRITISH C OL UMBIA  247

BRITISH

COLUMBIA


British Columbia is one of Canada’s most strikingly beautiful
provinces. Tranquil islands grace its Pacific Ocean coastline
while awe-inspiring mountain ranges on the mainland include the
world-famous Rockies. Astounding natural vistas surround lively
urban centers, from the large, modern cities of Vancouver and
Victoria to small towns with a historic past.

Thousands of years before the first many communities today. Tourism,
Europeans arrived, the 366,254-sq-mile however, is now ranked second in
(948,600-sq-km) area that is now British the province’s economy, after forestry.
Columbia was home to First Nations tribes. British Columbia offers travelers an
Today, reconstructions of their cedar impressive array of breath taking scenery
longhouses and semi-subterranean pit and experiences. Vancouver Island’s sandy
houses may be seen in museums. beaches and rugged wilderness are a
Spanish and British ships explored short drive or ferry ride from the urban
the province’s 16,800-mile (27,000-km) pleasures of Victoria and of Vancouver,
coastline from 1774 onward. In 1792, from which popular ski hills are only
Captain George Vancouver – for whom minutes away. Inland, the interior’s many
the province’s largest city was later lakes provide glistening vistas and sunny
named – was impressed, describing playgrounds for water sports of all kinds.
“innumerable pleasing landscapes.” Nestled among the BC Rocky Mountains
British Columbia joined the are historic mining towns, and provincial
confederation of Canada in 1871, and and national parks offering exciting winter
the Canadian Pacific Railway arrived skiing and summer hiking experiences.
in Vancouver in 1887, joining the new In the north, the Skeena River, the “river of
West Coast province to the already mists,” travels through ancient tribal lands,
established eastern ones and bringing sprinkled with stunning First Nations
waves of new settlers. BC was built on totem poles. Prince Rupert is the port
logging, mining, and fishing, and while of call for the ferry to the remote, misty
these industries have seen hard times archipelago of Haida Gwaii, formerly
over the years, they continue to support known as the Queen Charlotte Islands.


















The harbor in Masset on Graham Island, British Columbia
Grizzly bear by the edge of a river near Prince Rupert, British Columbia



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248  P A CIFIC NOR THWEST REGION B Y REGION

Exploring British Columbia

The exceptional beauty of British Columbia’s coast, mountain ranges,
forests, and lakes makes it a much-visited province. A wide variety of
landscapes are to be found, from the northern Rockies with their bare peaks
to the southern Okanagan Valley with its orchards and vineyards. To the
west, Vancouver Island offers ancient rainforests and the impressive coastal
scenery of the Pacific Rim National Park. Lying between the Pacific Ocean
and the Coast Mountains, Vancouver is a stunningly attractive city, with
good transportation links. The
province’s temperate climate
means that BC has more species
of plants and animals than Atlin Simpson Peak Liard
anywhere else in the country. Atlin 2173 m Coal River
Millions of visitors come here every year, Lake Good Hope Cassiar Mountains MUNCHO LAKE
Lake
PROVINCIAL PARK
drawn by a range of outdoor activities.
FORT NELSON
Meszah Peak
C
2164 m
o Mount Roosevelt
Dease Lake
a 2972 m
s Glenora Prophet River
t
Mount Lloyd George
Mount Edziza 2970 m
2787 m
Mount Ratz
Sights at a Glance 3136 m M
1 Victoria pp250–57 g Muncho Lake Provincial Park o Sikanni Chief
u
2 Butchart Gardens h The Hazeltons Stikine n Skeena Moun tains ALASKA HIGHWAY
3 Cowichan Region j Smithers t a
4 Chemainus k Prince Rupert i FORT
5 Nanaimo l Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte n Meziadin Hudson's Hope ST. JOHN
s
6 Gulf Islands Islands) pp276–7 Junction O m i n e c a M o u n t a i n s DAWSON
Williston
8 Whistler pp260–61 Lake Chetwynd Tupper CREEK
9 Kamloops Cruise and Tours Takla
THE
0 Kelowna 7 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve HAZELTONS Lake Mackenzie Tumbler Ridge
q Summerland of Canada pp258–9 CRUISE TO BRITISH COLUMBIA
e The Kootenays pp264–7 w Okanagan Valley Tour ALASKA SMITHERS
r Fort Steele Heritage Town z Cruise to Alaska pp276–9 Skeena Babine Fort St. James
Lake
t The Purcell Mountains Masset PRINCE Fraser Lake Mount Sir Alexander
3274 m
y Radium Hot Springs Graham RUPERT Kitimat Fraser
u Kootenay National Park Island PRINCE GEORGE McBride
i Glacier National Park Skidegate Eutsuk Mount Robson
3954 m
Lake
o Yoho National Park pp270–71 HAIDA GWAII Princess Nazko Valemount
Royal
p Wells Gray Provincial Park Moresby Island Anahim Columbia Mountains
Island
a Prince George Lake Fraser WELLS GRAY Mount Columbia
3741 m
s Dawson Creek Bella Bella Plateau PROVINCIAL PARK Mica YOHO
d Fort St. John Monarch Mountain Williams Clearwater Creek NATIONAL PARK
Lake
f Fort Nelson Queen 3533 m
Charlotte Mount Waddington GLACIER KOOTENAY
Sound 4016 m Fraser NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK
Clinton
Revelstoke RADIUM HOT SPRINGS
Port Hardy Lillooet KAMLOOPS Invermere
Coast Mountains
PURCELL MOUNTAINS
Campbell OKANAGAN
River WHISTLER VALLEY KELOWNA FORT STEELE
HERITAGE TOWN
Vancouver Powell SUMMERLAND Nelson Cranbrook Fernie
River
Island Castlegar
Vancouver Hope THE KOOTENAYS
NANAIMO Abbotsford
Tofino GULF ISLANDS Osoyoos
0 km 100 PACIFIC RIM CHEMAINUS
0 miles 100 NPR COWICHAN
BUTCHART VICTORIA REGION
GARDENS
Fountain at Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
For hotels and restaurants see pp290–91 and pp304–5
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