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English Bay Beach
Two blocks farther northwest you find yourself at Denman Street: turn left to make your
way to English Bay Beach after passing through another restaurant-filled section of the
West End; turn right to find bike-rental outlets catering to Stanley Park-bound cyclists.
Barclay Heritage Square
Most of the West End's early-1900s buildings are long gone, but a precinct of nine homes
built between 1890 and 1908 has been saved and is preserved as Barclay Heritage Square,
which looks much as it would have when the homes were first built around the turn of the
20th century, right down to the style of the surrounding gardens.
The only one of the nine open to the public is Roedde House (1415 Barclay St., 604/
684-7040, tours 10am-4pm Mon.-Sat. June-Aug. and 2pm-4pm Wed.-Fri. Sept. and May,
adult $5, senior $4, child $3). Built in 1893, this Queen Anne Revival-style home is a
classic example of Vancouver's early residential architecture. Francis Rattenbury, architect
of Victoria's Empress Hotel, designed the two-story residence for Gustav Roedde, Van-
couver's first bookbinder. Typical of the era, it features a wide veranda, upstairs porch, and
bay windows. It was restored using historical records to ensure accuracy—right down to
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