Ferguson Block

Ferguson Block is a building in Vancouver, British Columbia, which is located on Powell Street. Ferguson Block is situated near Abrams Block, as well as near Maple Tree Square.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: BC Place and Rogers Arena.

BC Place

Stadium

Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.

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 Ferguson Block.

Rogers Arena

Stadium

Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.

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 680 metres southwest of Ferguson Block.

Abrams Block

Photo: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gastown and Gastown-Chinatown.

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.

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.

Ferguson Block

Type: Building
Address: 6 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC
Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.28313° or 49° 16′ 59″ north

Longitude

-123.104° or 123° 6′ 14″ west

Established

1887

Levels

Open location code

84XR7VMW+79

OpenStreetMap ID

way 136571592

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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