George Wainborn Park
George Wainborn Park is a 2.5-hectare park along False Creek, located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 2004 and named after George Wainborn, who served as Vancouver's Parks Commissioner for 33 years.Photo: Chanilim714, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include BC Place and False Creek Yacht Club.
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 1¼ km east of George Wainborn Park.
False Creek Yacht Club
Marina
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
False Creek Yacht Club is a marina, which is situated 230 metres west of George Wainborn Park.
Rogers Arena
Stadium
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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 1½ km east of George Wainborn Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granville Island and Yaletown.
Granville Island
Neighborhood
Photo: Zhatt, Public domain.
Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, across False Creek from Downtown Vancouver, under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge.
Yaletown
Neighborhood
Yaletown is an area of Downtown Vancouver, Canada, bordered by False Creek and Robson and Homer Streets. Formerly a heavy industrial area dominated by warehouses and rail yards, since the 1986 World's Fair it has been transformed into one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the city.
Yaletown-False Creek
Photo: Thom Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Yaletown-False Creek encompasses the established neighbourhood of Yaletown and the still-developing area of Southeast False Creek. Reclaimed industrial areas, both neighbourhoods are a mix of modern condo architecture and restored industrial warehouses.
George Wainborn Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.27251° or 49° 16′ 21″ northLongitude
-123.12935° or 123° 7′ 46″ westOpen location code
84XR7VFC+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 37055593OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5545799
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In Other Languages
“George Wainborn Park” goes by many names.
- French: “George Wainborn Park”
- French: “parc George Wainborn”
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