Gastown
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jennie Robinson, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harbour Centre and Waterfront station.
Harbour Centre
Shopping center
Harbour Centre is a skyscraper in the central business district of Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada which opened in 1977. The "Lookout" tower atop the office building makes it one of the tallest structures in Vancouver and a prominent landmark on the city's skyline.
Waterfront station
Railway station
Photo: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0.
Waterfront station is a major intermodal public transportation facility and the main transit terminus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is on West Cordova Street in Downtown Vancouver, between Granville and Seymour Street. Waterfront station is situated 130 metres northwest of Gastown.
Vancouver Lookout
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vancouver Lookout is a scenic viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gastown-Chinatown and City Centre.
Gastown-Chinatown
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown Vancouver between downtown and East Van. The area is one of the oldest parts of the city and much of the early architecture and character remains, giving it a different look and feel to the glass and concrete of the rest of downtown.
City Centre
Photo: magnusl3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Centre, also known as the Central Business District, is the heart of Vancouver's downtown and contains the city's Financial District, the Granville Entertainment district, and many of its hotels, clubs and historical buildings.
Gastown
- Type: Historical site
- Description: neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Categories: neighborhood, historical settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Gastown from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Gastown” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gastown”
- Chinese: “煤氣鎮”
- Chinese: “盖斯镇”
- Czech: “Gastown”
- Dutch: “Gastown”
- French: “Gastown”
- German: “Gastown”
- Hebrew: “גאסטאון”
- Indonesian: “Gastown”
- Italian: “Gastown”
- Japanese: “ガスタウン”
- Japanese: “ギャスタウン”
- Persian: “گستاون”
- Slovak: “Gastown (Vancouver)”
- Slovak: “Gastown”
- Slovenian: “Gastown”
- Spanish: “Gastown”
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