Firehall Number 1

Firehall Number 1 is a fire station in Vancouver, British Columbia. Firehall Number 1 is situated nearby to the arts center Firehall Arts Centre, as well as near the public building Coroner’s Court.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vancouver Police Museum and Firehall Arts Centre.

Vancouver Police Museum

Museum

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

Firehall Arts Centre

Arts center

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The Firehall Arts Centre is an arts centre in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The building also falls within the borders of Gastown.

St. James' Anglican Church is a unique church building in the Diocese of New Westminster of the Anglican Church of Canada located at the north-east corner of East Cordova Street and Gore Avenue in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Downtown Eastside district of the Strathcona neighbourhood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Eastside and Japantown.

Downtown Eastside

Neighborhood

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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

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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-Chinatown

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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.