The Anchor
The Anchor is a building in Vancouver, British Columbia which is located on Columbia Street. The Anchor is situated nearby to the building Alexander Residence, as well as near the recording studio The Warehouse Studio.- Type: Commercial building
- Also known as: “Anchor Hotel” and “City Hotel”
- Address: 189 Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include BC Place and Rogers Arena.
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. BC Place is situated 1 km southwest of The Anchor.
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. Rogers Arena is situated 780 metres southwest of The Anchor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Eastside and Gastown-Chinatown.
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.
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.
Gastown
Neighborhood
Photo: Jennie Robinson, CC BY 2.0.
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.
The Anchor
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.28348° or 49° 17′ 1″ northLongitude
-123.10248° or 123° 6′ 9″ westInception
1912Levels
4Open location code
84XR7VMX+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 136251321OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercial
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