Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Metrotown
Metropolis at Metrotown is
BC's largest mall. The atmos-
phere is charged with the energy
of thousands of daily shoppers.
Department stores The Bay and
Sears (
see p112)
anchor the mall,
with chains and independents
well represented by 470 stores.
The 17 movie theaters and three
games centers ensure that there's
entertainment for all, even if shop-
ping's not their thing.
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4720
Kingsway, Burnaby
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604
438 4700
Pacific Centre
More than 150 stores and
services stretch beneath Granville
Street in the heart of downtown
Vancouver. After checking out The
Bay and Sears
(see p112)
, two
major department stores among
the many street-level shops, des-
cend to the boutiques and special-
ty stores below, selling clothing,
jewelry, sportswear, gadgets,
and more. High-end retailers
include Holt Renfrew
(see p70).
Clothing store, Commercial Drive
Commercial Drive
The Drive, as it's known local-
ly, is funky and fun, the epitome
of hip and casual. Once Vancou-
ver's Little Italy, the area is now
an easy-going, multi-ethnic mix of
clothing shops, book and maga-
zine stores, vintage-wear bou-
tiques, and second-hand outlets.
Start at East Broadway Avenue
and Commercial Drive and walk
north to Venables Street, admiring
the distant Coast Mountains
along the way.
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Broadway Avenue
Originally designed to be the
city's major thoroughfare, Broad-
way Avenue's shopping hotspots
are located between Main and
Alma streets. Moun-
tain Equipment
Co-op, at the eastern
end, requires a small
membership fee, but
the sportswear is
superb. Going west,
the street is dotted
with clothing stores,
bookshops, and
health food stores,
particularly at Gran-
ville, Arbutus, and
Macdonald streets,
the latter home to
the city's Greektown.
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West End
5
Waterfront
Station
Portside
Park
1
Burrard
Gastown
3
Downtown
8
ROBSON
SQUARE
VICTORY
SQUARE
Granville
6
Stadium
LIBRARY
SQUARE
Chinatown
0
Yaletown
Creekside
Park
Pacific
Central
S
tation
Main St/
Science World
Coopers'
Park
David Lam
Park
2
7
Granville
Island
False Creek
Charleson
Park
4
9
800
yards
0
meters
800
Metropolis at Metrotown has over 4,000 spaces in its free parking lot,
or access the mall via SkyTrain, alighting at Metrotown station
55
