Neighbourhoods

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Let us help you get to the heart of the city by exploring Vancouver neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Our articles break down the best way to visit, top restaurants, epic bars, how to get there, history, and all sorts of tips.

Gastown is named after “Gassy Jack” Deighton, a talkative English bar owner now immortalized in statue form keeping watch over the hustle and bustle of Maple Tree Square. There is much controversy surrounding the statue as the man married the twelve year old niece of his first wife - prompting some to call for its removal.
Working class roots with an artist’s soul - Gastown Vancouver.
Hotel Europe was commissioned by hotelier Angelo Calori in 1908 and was the first fireproof hotel in Western Canada - the fireproof “expertise” had to be brought in by contractors from Cincinnati Ohio. Needless to say we’ve come a long way in 110 years 😁
If one sign could ever lure me into a backstreet called “Bloody Alley” it would have to be an illuminated neon one promising tacos 🌮
Coup Salon in Chinatown has one of those facades that’ll have you stop and stare 🧐😊
At Abbott and Cordova you’ll find this 50x30 piece commemorating the 1971 Gastown Riots - a marijuana smoke-in against police brutality made up of hippy newcomers who wanted to transform the area into a cultural hub from its soulless retail function. 71 were arrested that day and each one of them in some small part deserves credit for what the neighborhood has come to be 💪🏼 Notice the reflection of the iconic Harbour Centre Tower 🤩
Out for a Sunday stroll along the Seawall at Coal Harbour 🤩
Vancouver House from across False Creek 😯
Balconies at Vancouver House 👆🏼