West End

West End is an upscale Vancouver neighbourhood and one of the city’s oldest residential communities. It is tucked in the peninsula northwest of the Vancouver’s downtown districts, with the sprawling Stanley Park bordering the neighbourhood to the north and English Bay to the west.

The neighbourhood is known for its heritage mansions built during the late 1890s. West End is also noted for its luxury rental apartment buildings, as well as a haven for the LGBTQ community particularly the area around Davie Village.

A glance at the neighbourhood’s history can be quickly enjoyed with a visit to the Roedde House Museum on Barclay Street. This museum is housed in a restored Queen Anne revival-style home filled with antiques showcasing the 19th-century lifestyle of its former residents.

The home’s next-door neighbour, the Barclay Manor heritage home turned into a community centre, is another point of interest worth a visit in West End. Other community centres in the neighbourhood include the Vancouver Aquatic Centre and West End Community Centre featuring a wide selection of amenities.

West End’s commercial district orbits around Robson Street and its surrounding corridors that collectively earned the reputation as “Vancouver Luxury Zone,” as this area hosts the city’s most expensive, upscale brand-name chain stores and high-end restaurants.

The neighbourhood’s superb parks and beaches have also contributed much to West End’s lofty reputation. The 406-hectare Stanley Park adjacent to West End banners an astonishing range of attractions including historic artifacts, monuments, artworks, and gardens. A Canadian National Historic Site, this park also features a seawall with a scenic promenade extending to the added attractions of Ceperly Park.

English Bay Beach, which stretches over 18 kilometres on West End’s seaward border, provides yet another natural attraction for the neighbourhood. The park on this beach is a popular jump-off point for kayakers and paddle boarders on the waters of English Bay.

The beach is also home to one of Vancouver’s famed art installations, the inukshuk rock monument. This striking artwork is a rendition of the symbol associated with the Inuit people of northern Canada. It eventually became the inspiration for the logo for the 2010 Winter Games hosted by Canada.

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