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Japantown, Vancouver

Japantown, Little Yokohama, or Little Tokyo is an old neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, north of Chinatown, that once had a concentration of Japanese immigrants. It was attacked on 7 September 1907 by the Asiatic Exclusion League, which smashed many windows in parts of Chinatown, and then moved on to Japantown. Japantown received warning of the attacks, and though residents resisted the Asiatic Exclusion League members, considerable damage was done.

Located at 49.2831, -123.097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Asian-Canadian culture in British Columbia, Ethnic enclaves in Canada, Japanese-Canadian culture, Japantowns, Neighbourhoods in Vancouver

Pacific Central Station

Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which acts as the western terminus of Via Rail's cross-country The Canadian to Toronto and the northern terminus of Amtrak’s Cascades to Seattle. Pacific Central Station is adjacent to the Vancouver SkyTrain Main Street – Science World Station. Westbound trains go into downtown near hotels, businesses and other attractions.

Located at 49.2737, -123.098 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Via Rail stations in British Columbia, Buildings and structures in Vancouver, Transport in Greater Vancouver, Amtrak stations in Canada, Railway stations opened in 1917, Neoclassical architecture, Designated Heritage Railway Stations of Canada, Bus stations in British Columbia, Canadian National Railway stations in British Columbia

Spartacus Books

Since 1973, Spartacus Books is a non-profit, volunteer and collectively run bookstore and resource centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and only one of its kind in the city. Located right on the edge of Vancouver's Eastside, Spartacus sells new and used books, zines, comics, magazines, CDs, videos, T-shirts, patches, pins, posters and cards. Spartacus books is one of the longest running collectively run bookstores in North America.

Located at 49.2816, -123.09 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Shops in Vancouver, Non-profit organizations based in Canada, Independent bookstores of Canada, Social centres, Infoshops, Organizations based in Vancouver, LGBT bookstores

Port of Vancouver (1964-2008)

The Port of Vancouver was the name of the largest port in Canada, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, and the largest port on the West Coast of North America by metric tons of total cargo, with 76.5 million metric tons. The port amalgamated with the Fraser River Port Authority and the North Fraser Port Authority in 2008 to form Port Metro Vancouver. Vancouver is the 50th largest port in the world.

Located at 49.2854, -123.08 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Transport in Greater Vancouver, Ports and harbours of British Columbia, Economy of Vancouver

Grandview–Woodland

Grandview-Woodland, also commonly known as Grandview-Woodlands, is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to the east of the downtown area, stretching south from the shores of Burrard Inlet and encompassing portions of the popular Commercial Drive area. It is a mature neighbourhood in Vancouver that is a vibrant mixture of commercial, industrial, single-family and multi-family residential with a rich ethnic history and features.

Located at 49.275, -123.067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Vancouver, Italian Canadian settlements

Britannia Secondary School

Britannia Community Secondary School is a public community secondary school located in the Grandview–Woodland neighbourhood on the east-side of Vancouver, British Columbia. The school educates its students using a district-wide block schedule program that alternates four blocks every two days. Students are subject to eight different blocks in total. As of 2010, enrolment was 748 with 25.4% of their students having special needs.

Located at 49.2762, -123.071 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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International Baccalaureate schools in British Columbia, High schools in Vancouver, Educational institutions established in 1908

Oppenheimer Park (Vancouver)

Oppenheimer Park is located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1902 as the Powell Street Grounds by Vancouver's second mayor, David Oppenheimer; it was later renamed in honour of the mayor. The park is bounded by Jackson Street, Dunlevy Street, Powell Street, and East Cordova.

Located at 49.2827, -123.094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Parks in Vancouver

Carnegie Community Centre

Carnegie Community Centre is located at 401 Main Street at the corner of Hastings Street, in the old Carnegie Public Library building in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1901 Vancouver requested $50,000 from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the purpose of building a library. Carnegie agreed, provided the City of Vancouver supplied the site and contributed $5000 a year. The original public library was completed in 1903.

Located at 49.281, -123.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Library buildings completed in 1903, Buildings and structures in Vancouver, Community centres in Canada, Carnegie libraries in Canada, Education in Vancouver

Hastings Mill

Hastings Mill was a sawmill on the south shore of Burrard Inlet and was the first commercial operation around which the settlement that would become Vancouver developed in British Columbia, Canada. In 1867, Captain Edward Stamp began producing lumber in Stamp's Mill at the foot of what is now Dunlevy Avenue after a planned site at Brockton Point proved unsuitable due to difficult currents and a shoal.

Located at 49.286, -123.095 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Vancouver, History museums in British Columbia, Companies based in Vancouver, Companies established in 1867, History of British Columbia, Defunct companies of Canada, History of Vancouver

Vancouver Police Museum

The Vancouver Police Museum (formerly Vancouver Police Centennial Museum) opened to commemorate the centennial of the Vancouver Police Department and the City of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986. Located at 240 E. Cordova Street in Vancouver's Gastown, the museum is housed in a building that was once both the Coroner’s Court and autopsy facilities (until 1980) and the City Analyst’s laboratory (until 1996).

Located at 49.2819, -123.099 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Vancouver, Law enforcement museums and memorials in Canada

Frances Street Squats

A set of six squatted houses, including one women-only squat, that existed between February and November 27, 1990 in Vancouver on Coast Salish Territory in one of the most successful public squats in Canada.

Located at 49.2794, -123.068 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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DIY culture, Squats

Rocky Mountaineer Station

Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which acts as the western terminus of the Rocky Mountaineer train service to Jasper, Banff and Calgary. Prior to 2005, the Vancouver terminus for the Rocky Mountaineer was the Pacific Central Station. The station was originally built for Canadian National Railway as a locomotive repair shed.

Located at 49.2686, -123.086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Vancouver, Transport in Greater Vancouver, Railway stations opened in 2005, Rocky Mountaineer stations in British Columbia, Transport infrastructure completed in 1954, Transport infrastructure completed in 2005