Photos of Vancouver (Downtown, Jericho Beach, W 4th, and Kerrisdale) - December 2006 - Part III

Here's Vancouver's version of Toronto's Union Station: Waterfront Station - a huge transportation hub of SeaBus (ferry service to North Vancouver), SkyTrain (a medium-capacity metro system), West Coast Express (commuter train service that links Downtown Vancouver to the Tri-Cities, Ridge Meadows, and Mission), and conventional and rapid bus (98 B-Line - which will be replaced by the Canada Line subway line in 2009) services.

Terminal City Club Tower, a mixed-use residential and hotel complex, on W. Hastings and Hornby (A Chanel store is located right across from here)












The addition of extra floors (and office space) at Bentall 5 on Burrard and Dunsmuir has not finished as of December last year.













The Shaw Tower (with Jean Claude Van Damme having a penthouse suite) overwatching the tireless cranes that are used to construct the convention centre extension (scheduled to be completed on time for the Olympics).








A window to the City of North Vancouver (Lonsdale, where the quay and SeaBus terminal are located).




I don't know what is the point of having the a house along the northern seawall overlooking Stanley Park, but I think it's better than nothing.


An early evening shot on the expensive apartments dotting along Coal Harbour.







An angle shot along Denman St. outside King George high school. Props to the planners who made West End a neighbourhood that is friendly to all people, not just empty nesters and seniors.

Hell has certainly frozen as this is the first Starbucks that lost out to competition.







Even the bus is getting into the festive mood by having decorations on it!







Davie west of Bute, outside of Rogers Video (for those of you who are not familiar with Vancouver, Davie is the city's answer to Church St.) on a quiet Friday evening when everyone heads home for dinner.

A glimpse of Yaletown... which becomes a ghost town except for the numerous restaurants located in the area. Should this be the model for downtown redevelopment in other areas? I don't think so.

The Granville St. Entertainment District between Robosn and Davie, a few hours before hordes of clubbers flood the scene on a beautiful Friday evening.

One more glance at the intersection of Robson and Thurlow (infamous for having two Starbucks at the NE and SW corners) before heading home.