Gastown
Gastown is a neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia and has about 10,200 residents. Gastown is situated nearby to the neighborhood Downtown Eastside, as well as near Chinatown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rogers Arena and BC Place.
Rogers Arena
Stadium
Photo: Hucul002, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications.
BC Place
Stadium
Photo: Yvrphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gastown-Chinatown and Downtown Eastside.
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.
Downtown Eastside
Neighborhood
Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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.
Japantown
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Japantown, Little Tokyo or Paueru-gai is an old neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located east of Gastown and north of Chinatown, that once had a concentration of Japanese immigrants.
Gastown
- Type: Neighborhood with 10,200 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.28366° or 49° 17′ 1″ northLongitude
-123.10624° or 123° 6′ 22″ westPopulation
10,200Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
84XR7VMV+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 704270667OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
13513181
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