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May 25, 2018 · Gastown is unlike anywhere else in the city. Steeped in history and spilling over with culture, the neighbourhood is a rare microcosm within an ever growing and changing Vancouver. It can be challenging to root out the best places to eat, shop and hangout when visiting unexplored territory.
Count us in. We’ve previously written all about the Best Happy Hours in Downtown Vancouver, but if you’re looking for Gastown picks specifically, here are a few popular ones: Di Beppe | Daily from 3-6pm. Steamworks | Daily from 3-6pm. Pourhouse | Daily 3-6pm, 10pm – close. Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar | Mon – Sat: 2-6pm, 9pm – close; Sunday ...
Gastown Neighbourhood Guide, Most Instagrammable places in Gastown. Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, Gastown, with the steamclock and cobblestone streets is a great spot for Instagram photos.
Gastown Architectural Tour. Take an architectural walking tour around Gastown, Vancouver’s oldest commercial district. It was largely destroyed by the great fire in 1886 which created an opportunity to rebuild the City anew. Many of the current Gastown structures were built in the 1890s and are preserved as heritage buildings.
Gastown Historic District was designated as a national historic site of Canada in 2009 because: it is an intact urban area of business and commercial buildings dating for the most part from 1886 to 1914, representing, through the visual qualities of the buildings, an early Western Canadian city core and the economic flowering of the Western Canadian economy in the late 19th and early 20th ...
Aug 16, 2022 · Gastown is hands down one of the best neighbourhoods in Vancouver for food and drink. Global cuisine shines in Gastown. Eat your way around the world within blocks, enjoying Ukrainian ( Kozak ), Korean ( Zoomak ), Italian ( Robba da Matti ), or French ( Jules ), and Lebanese ( Nuba) to name a few. Tacos and casual Mexican eats are in steady ...
In 1867 John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, a steamboat captain and barkeep, arrived to the area where Gastown now stands and established the Globe Saloon. He enlisted in the help of the local sawmill workers, paying them in whiskey, to build the saloon for him. Eventually, Gassy’s Town formed around the saloon and it soon became known Gastown ...
