Yaletown
Yaletown is an area of Downtown Vancouver, Canada, bordered by False Creek and Robson and Homer Streets. Formerly a heavy industrial area dominated by warehouses and rail yards, since the 1986 World's Fair it has been transformed into one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the city.Notable Places in the Area
BC Place
Photo: Yvrphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rogers Arena
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Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Contemporary Art Gallery
The Contemporary Art Gallery is a non-profit public contemporary art gallery in downtown Vancouver.Localities in the Area
City Centre
Photo: magnusl3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Centre, also known as the Central Business District, is the heart of Vancouver's downtown and contains the city's Financial District, the Granville Entertainment district, and many of its hotels, clubs and historical buildings.
Yaletown-False Creek
Photo: Thom Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Yaletown-False Creek encompasses the established neighbourhood of Yaletown and the still-developing area of Southeast False Creek.
Granville Island
Photo: Zhatt, Public domain.
Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, across False Creek from Downtown Vancouver, under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge.
Yaletown
- Type: Neighbourhood
- Description: human settlement in Canada
- Category: locality
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27632° or 49° 16' 35" northLongitude
-123.12096° or 123° 7' 15" westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open Location Code
84XR7VGH+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 704270660OpenStreetMap Feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
12022713Wikidata ID
Q8047455Yaletown Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 耶魯鎮
- Dutch: Yaletown
- Japanese: イエールタウン
- Persian: ییل تاون
- Portuguese: Yaletown
In the Area
Localities
- West End
- The Village ShopsNeighbourhood
- Gastown-Chinatown
- GastownNeighbourhood
- FairviewSuburb
- ChinatownNeighbourhood
Landmarks
- The Space Art GalleryArt gallery
- Jennifer Kostuik GalleryArt gallery
- Barre Fitness
- Shrink WrapSauna
- YVR CycleHealth club
- Sculpt StudioHealth club
Popular Destinations in British Columbia
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