art & design focused walking tour
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art & design focused walking tour

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Stop At: Gastown, Waterfront between Granville and Main Sts. North of Hastings St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2K7 Canada

Stop 1 - Explore some of the old vs new architecture on 300 block of Water Street and learn how the whole area was nearly demolished for a freeway in the 1970s

Stop 2 - Explore street art

Stop 3 - Visit Victory Square to learn about its evolution as a dividing line between the ‘old town’ and newly appointed City of Vancouver in 1886.

Stop 4 - Explore the Woodward’s development, once site of the large department store and now a mixture of university campus, social housing, market value condos, social services, and a large photo mural to the notorious ‘Grasstown Riot’ of 1971

Stop 5 - Visit Gaoler’s Muse, Blood Alley, and Gassy Jack’s statue in Maple Tree Square

Stop 6 - Check out Ilya Viryachev’s ‘Vancouver 1855-1955’ for a moving depiction of major events spanning a century in the neighbourhood

Stop 7 - Work your way back down Water Street towards Herschel store, exploring some of the local shops and galleries along the way

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
80%
Sport
25%
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