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8. Wallace Crescent: Special Streetscapes
Like many early- to mid- 20th century homes in our city, the cluster of 1930s-1940s houses on this street (2540, 2548, 2554 and 2562 Wallace Crescent) are smaller is size and building footprint than is allowed in single family zones. As a result, the Wallace Crescent...
9. Powell Street Area (Nihonmachi)
North Strathcona, including Powell Street Area (Nihonmachi, or ‘Japantown’), is the site of Vancouver’s earliest beginnings and a place that was an ancient indigenous seasonal camp. As a settlement and waterfront industries grew up around Hastings Mill, Japanese...
10. Lawn Bowling Clubs
Vancouver retains a surprising number of early lawn bowling clubs, some of which have been existence for a century. Lawn bowling has long been a genteel tradition in Vancouver’s recreational sport and social makeup. Many of these clubs were established in the early...