| Located alongside the False Creek water's edge, | | | | the late 1970s and 1980s when the onset of Expo86 |
| Yaletown is one of downtown Vancouver's most | | | | and a handful of young urban entrepreneurs saw |
| stylish districts. Known as a popular spot for those | | | | potential in the old warehouses and cobblestone |
| seeking hip and unique shopping options or a classy | | | | streets. They found the area as a convenient, cheap |
| evening away, Yaletown is definitely the hotspot in the | | | | and attractive location for offices, restaurants, trendy |
| heart of the city. Find out here about the history of this | | | | nightclubs and lounges and stylish residences. This was |
| blooming downtown quarter, what it is like today and | | | | the starting point of the transformation of the |
| prospects for its future. | | | | warehouse district of Yaletown to what it is today. |
| Yaletown Yesterday | | | | Yaletown Today |
| Similar to many other regions of Vancouver, | | | | Today Yaletown is not only a booming commercial |
| Yaletown's beginning was formed by the arrival of the | | | | district with a mix of offices, high-end restaurants, cozy |
| Canadian Pacific Railway in 1887. In fact, the area | | | | cafes and stylish boutiques; it is also home to a large |
| acquired its name when the railway shifted its | | | | urban community containing an elementary school |
| construction equipment and restoration shops from | | | | (Elsie Roy Elementary School) and community centre |
| Yale in the Fraser Canyon to the CPR's western | | | | (Roundhouse Community Centre). The region is a |
| finishing point in Vancouver. Over the following twenty | | | | mixture of old and new; it has developed immensely |
| years, Yaletown saw a surge of sawmills and shingle | | | | with an array of glassy high rise apartments and |
| mills situated on the north side of False Creek. | | | | fashionable town homes, yet it still stays true to its |
| In the early 1900s, the area transformed into a | | | | heritage with the red-brick warehouses still in place. |
| majoring industrial zone, a region that was a | | | | The Roundhouse Community Centre was in fact once |
| convenient and inexpensive spot for the processing, | | | | the location of the western terminus of the Canadian |
| repackaging and warehousing of goods. | | | | Pacific Railway, today it still houses Engine 374, the |
| When Vancouver constructed its first city plan in the | | | | first passenger train to come into Vancouver in 1887. |
| 1920s, Yaletown was zoned for business and minor | | | | The area is constantly full of activity, many residents |
| industrial use. However, many of the warehouses that | | | | and visitors relax and take ease at Cooper's or |
| employed the region moved closer to the highways | | | | Helmcken Park or grocery shop at Urban Fare. |
| where truck trailer transportation was much more | | | | Yaletown's seawall attracts a mixture of walkers, |
| convenient. In the 1950s, a majority of homeowners | | | | joggers, roller-bladders, cyclists and canine companions. |
| sold their properties to factories and shops thereby | | | | Residents of Yaletown generally include young |
| closing down the Central School at Dunsmuir and | | | | professionals between 20 and 40, affluent penthouse |
| Cambie. | | | | settlers and families. |
| Yaletown was nothing more than barren space until | | | | |