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LOCATION:
Once a former warehouse district, Yaletown is now an eclectic mix of
new
apartment towers and renovated heritage loft spaces. Yaletown, one of
the
Vancouver’s trendiest places to live, rests at the southern edge
of the downtown
core, stretching along the False
Creek shore between the Cambie and Granville
Street Bridges.
CHARACTER:
Home to young single professionals, and urban families, the neighborhood
has
been compared to New York’s Soho, and is often touted as the place
to see or
be seen.
From fashionistas shopping in Yaletown’s chic retail stores, to
offices filled with
high-tech companies, movie-production studios, cutting edge salons and
interior
-design studios, the neighborhood epitomizes urban cool. Style is everywhere
in Yaletown, as are some of the best restaurants in Vancouver.
The neighborhood has a rich railway history -- the Roundhouse Community
Centre, a neighborhood landmark, was once the area’s original
rail yard. The
first train ever to arrive in Vancouver is on permanent display in the
Roundhouse.
WHAT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD:
With some of the best restaurants and bistros in town, nail bars and
luxury spas,
designer clothing boutiques featuring trendy, one-of-a-kind fashions,
galleries
and high-end home furnishing stores, Yaletown is one of Vancouver’s
best
places to shop and relax.
The neighborhood has all the amenities as well – pharmacies, organic
grocery
stores and deli’s, wine and liquor stores, yoga studios, a community
center,
abundant park space, and of course, Vancouver’s famous seawall.
The
neighborhood accommodates the urbanite that wants to walk everywhere
and
do almost anything. |
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