2008 Vancouver Official Visitors Guide - (Page 11) VancouVEr nEigHbourHooDS Kitsilano In the 1960s, Kitsilano was Vancouver’s hippy hangout, drawing comparisons to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury. Today, Kitsilano still has plenty of culture, but its apartments and houses are now occupied by young urban professionals who enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Most of the action is centered on West Fourth Avenue and West Broadway, with bookstores, ethnic restaurants, cafes and specialty retailers offering plenty of places to explore. kitsilano4thavenue.com punjabi Market As the cultural focal point of Vancouver’s Indo-Canadian population, Punjabi Market is home to a unique collection of jewellery stores and fabric shops. Located around Main and East 49th, these five blocks make up one of the largest and most prosperous areas of the city’s commercial sections. Inexpensive silks, groceries and 22-karat gold jewellery also draw visitors. Photography (This page, clockwise from top): Punjabi Market; shopping on South Granville Street; Kitsilano Beach. ©TVan, ©Denise Chambers/Weaver, ©TVan/John Sinal South Main (SoMa) An up-and-coming neighbourhood located on — you guessed it — South Main Street, this area is full of art galleries, vintage clothing and furniture stores, boutique clothing shops and plenty of restaurants. Combining Yaletown’s upscale offerings with Commercial Drive’s eclectic businesses, SoMa (as the locals call it) is packed with artist lofts and places to purchase and peruse local art. Most of the activity can be found on Main Street between Broadway and 33rd Avenue, but like all neighbourhoods, visitors will find lots of goodies off the beaten path as well. Steveston South granville Park the car and head out on foot for a tour of South Granville’s shops, art galleries and theatres. Located just south of downtown on the main road to the airport, this is a thriving shopping and entertainment district where an eclectic mix of coffee shops, antique stores, boutique clothing stores and interior design shops give visitors a chance to soak in the atmosphere while looking for the perfect souvenir from their Vancouver visit. southgranvillerise.com Like so many of Greater Vancouver’s best neighbourhoods, the theme of transformation is a big part of this former fishing village’s bold history. Once one of the largest fishing ports in the world, the canneries and shipyards have become museums and historic sites where visitors can explore the depth of fishing’s influence on the area. Even with all this change, visitors will still find fishing boats in the marinas where fresh seafood can be purchased. Steveston is located just south of Richmond near the South Arm of the Fraser River. 11
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