Gastown

Located just west of Downtown Vancouver, Gastown was the city’s first neighbourhood and was named after “Gassy” John Deighton, a Yorkshire seaman and steamboat captain. Also a barkeep, Deighton settled in the area in 1867 and opened its first saloon at what is now Maple Tree Square.

The early Gastown settlement became the nucleus for Vancouver’s establishment, and the neighbourhood has been declared a National Historic Site. The neighbourhood takes pride in its collection of 19th-century buildings and early 20th-century warehouses, which have become the peg for the Gastown Architectural Walk popular amongst tourists.

This interesting tour mainly covers the streets of Cambie and Cordova where the points of interest revolve around the two-to-six-storey of buildings with stone and brick construction along the way. The neighbourhood’s setting adjacent to the 19th-century Canadian Pacific Railways railyard further bolstesr the historic ambiance.

Besides vintage Victorian buildings, the walking tour’s attractions also include Gastown’s whistling steam clock. The clock was installed in 1977 to cover a steam grate to prevent street vagrants from sleeping on the spot during cold weather.

The historic street tour likewise opens access to many of Gastown’s souvenir shops, décor stores, and indie art galleries. The walk, particularly the corridor of Water Street, offers places to go for those looking for trendy food and drink destinations with nightclubs and restaurants in the mix.

Touring Gastown on foot will likewise preview the upscale housing, professional offices for the likes of architects and lawyers, acting and film schools, as well as high-tech businesses that the neighbourhood has drawn. Among the new media that Gastown has attracted included Zaui Software, SEOinVancouver, BootUp Labs Entrepreneurial Society, and Idea Rebel.

The charming cobblestone streets of Gastown notably host many popular events, such as the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix international bicycle race.

For outdoor lovers, the western periphery of Gastown unlocks access to Vancouver’s Crab Park at Portside. Located atop a grassy knoll jutting into Burrard Inlet, this park offers a good vantage point for a close look at the city’s working port and its rows of SeaBuses, container ships, cruise liners, and heliport.

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