Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Roundhouse Arts &
Recreation Centre
Located on Beach Avenue in a
former Canadian Pacific
Railway switching
building, the Round-
house includes the-
ater and gallery
spaces and a host
of community arts
and athletic pro-
grams. It also hous-
es the locomotive
that pulled the first
passenger train to
Vancouver in 1887 in a
splendid glassed-in space.
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181 Roundhouse Mews
• Map K5 • 604 713 1800
Vanier Park
Vanier Park is a calming oasis
in the midst of the city. Boats
sail by on English Bay,
kites fly overhead,
and pedestrians and
cyclists pass through
on their way to
Kitsilano Beach
or Granville Island.
Coast Salish peo-
ple once inhabited
the park area. It is
now home to the H.R.
MacMillan Space Centre,
Vancouver Museum, and
Vancouver Maritime Museum
(see p77).
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Map G4
Plaque, Roundhouse
Yaletown Warehouse
District
Warehouses have been trans-
formed into lofts and stores, café
terraces have sprung up on old
loading docks, and high-rises
have filled Yaletown's skyline.
Along with the new residents has
come a facelift. Homer, Hamil-
ton, and Mainland streets have
been spruced up, making the
most of heritage architectural
features, including red brick and
arched doorways. Numerous brew
pubs and nightclubs keep the area
hopping at night.
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Map J4-K5
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Space lore is presented in
child-friendly, hands-on displays
and multimedia shows at the
space center. A demonstration
theater, the Virtual Voyages'
full-motion simulator, and the
Cosmic Courtyard's interactive
gallery bring space to life. The
Planetarium's multimedia shows
feature space and astronomy
inside a 65-ft (20-m) dome, and
its laser shows set to music are
always popular.
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1100 Chestnut St
• Map G4
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604 738 7827
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Yaletown's Railway History
Yaletown was first settled by
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
train crews and laborers who
arrived after the CPR closed its
construction camp in Yale, BC, on
completion of the transcontinen-
tal railway to Vancouver in 1887. In
the early 1990s, Yaletown was still
the decaying heart of the city's
remaining industrial activity, when
a development plan jump-started
its transformation into a lively
urban area. In just over a decade,
Yaletown has become
Vancouver's hottest community.
Renovated warehouses, Yaletown
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