Downtown Eastside

The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in , , Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and sex work.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 18,500 residents
  • Description: neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “DTES”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vancouver Police Museum and Firehall Arts Centre.

Museum
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The & Archives opened to commemorate the centennial of the Vancouver Police Department and the City of , in 1986.

Arts center
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The is an arts centre in the Downtown Eastside of , , Canada. The building also falls within the borders of .

Community center
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is located at 401 Main Street at the corner of Hastings Street, in the old Carnegie Public Library building in the Downtown Eastside of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Japantown and Gastown-Chinatown.

Neighborhood
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, Little Tokyo or Paueru-gai is an old neighbourhood in , British Columbia, Canada, located east of and north of , that once had a concentration of Japanese immigrants.

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Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown between and . 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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jennie Robinson, CC BY 2.0.
is the original settlement that became the core of the city of , , , and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to .

Downtown Eastside

Latitude
49.2824° or 49° 16′ 57″ north
Longitude
-123.09946° or 123° 5′ 58″ west
Population
18,500
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Abbreviation
“DTES”
Open location code
84XR7WJ2+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1098517123
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
13512546
Wiki­data ID
Q1068356
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovak—“Downtown Eastside” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “温哥华市中心东端”
  • Chinese: “溫哥華市中心東端”
  • Chinese: “溫哥華市中心東部”
  • Dutch: “Downtown Eastside”
  • French: “Downtown Eastside”
  • Igbo: “Downtown Eastside”
  • Italian: “Downtown Eastside”
  • Japanese: “ダウンタウンイーストサイド”
  • Persian: “قسمت شرقی مرکز شهر (ونکوور)”
  • Persian: “قسمت شرقی مرکز شهر”
  • Slovak: “Downtown Eastside”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chinatown and Strathcona.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Boussole Community Center and Vancouver Criminal Court.

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