Downtown Eastside
The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and sex work.Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Vancouver Police Museum
Museum
Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
The Vancouver Police Museum & Archives opened to commemorate the centennial of the Vancouver Police Department and the City of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986.
Firehall Arts Centre
Theatre building
The Firehall Arts Centre is an arts centre in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rogers Arena
Stadium
Photo: Hucul002, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Localities in the Area
Japantown
Neighbourhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
49°16′59″N 123°05′43″W / 49.28312°N 123.09530°W Kids at play in 1927Vancouver Japanese Language…
Gastown-Chinatown
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown Vancouver between downtown and East Van.
Gastown
Neighbourhood
Photo: Jennie Robinson, CC BY 2.0.
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia…
Downtown Eastside
- Type: Neighbourhood
- Description: neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Category: locality
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.2824° or 49° 16' 57" northLongitude
-123.09946° or 123° 5' 58" westOpen Location Code
84XR7WJ2+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1098517123OpenStreetMap Feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q1068356Downtown Eastside Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 温哥华市中心东端
- Chinese: 溫哥華市中心東端
- Chinese: 溫哥華市中心東部
- Dutch: Downtown Eastside
- English: DTES
- French: Downtown Eastside
- Igbo: Downtown Eastside
- Italian: Downtown Eastside
- Japanese: ダウンタウンイーストサイド
- Persian: قسمت شرقی مرکز شهر (ونکوور)
- Slovak: Downtown Eastside
Localities in the Area
- ChinatownNeighbourhood
- StrathconaSuburb
- DowntownSuburb
- The Village ShopsNeighbourhood
- City Centre
Landmarks in the Area
- La Boussole Community CenterCommunity centre
- Provincial Court of BC - Vancouver Criminal CourtCourthouse
- Vancouver Police AnnexPolice station
- Downtown Community CourtCourthouse
- Firehall No. 2Fire station
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Downtown Eastside. Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.