History of the West End neighbourhood in Vancouver, B.C.

This video was produced by the City of Vancouver as part of the West End community plan, to give residents a sense of the planning and development historic milestones that shaped their community today. For more info check out: vancouver.ca/westendplan

[@motherearth7820]

I will forever be grateful that I had the opportunity to live on the 12th floor, facing Robson St. & North Shore mountains, of Paul Plaza on Haro St. It was my home all throughout my 20’s. Epic memories!! The West End is phenomenal. As is all of Vancouver. I’m bias of course being born at St. Paul’s Hospital. ❤️

[@spencers5664]

I live in Paul Plaza currently, and I’m certainly not tired of the view yet.

[@motherearth7820]

@@spencers5664 Ohhhh wow! Good for you! I hope you’re loving living in the West End! ☺️

[@je55777]

that sounds so amazing

[@Ziebenator63-jj9ej]

Living in the West End in the early 80's was fantastic! I had a bachelor suite on the corner of Pacific and Bute and paid $295- per month in 1983. Those were the days!

[@funeralgiggle3771]

Ziebenator63 I’m curious; Did $295 seem expensive for a bachelor suite at the time? Did people were like, “you crazy to pay that much”?

[@cybermorph]

I paid $450 for my own 1BR on Comox in 1985 and first year of university. Those were the days indeed.

[@tylawson6654]

@@funeralgiggle3771 for reference... that's equivalent to 690$ in 2020

[@IanForsythWestCoast]

I had a good sized studio, with a very defined sleeping area, on the corner so had windows in the bathroom and kitchen, west of Denman, 1900 block Nelson in 1978, and paid $198. Lived in the Manhattan Co-op on Robson and Thurlow in a large 2 bedroom in 1984 for $500. Moved back to Nelson and Jervis in 2017 into a one bedroom for $1740, now $2020. If I were to move out, my suite would be renovated and would be rented at $3000.

[@ant-1382]

My Aunt lived in a second floor apartment on Davie street in the 80's, I grew up in the then very small town of Comox on Vancouver Island. I moved to the lower mainland after high school, and would go to visit Auntie/ We would sit on her balcony and people watch. Coming from a small back water town, I had never before witnessed (or even new existed) the unbelievable variety of people walking by.

[@perinestor2717]

I miss you Vancouver,broadway and macdonald granville street kitsilano,english bay,stanley park,robson street,and many more, from cruel Toronto.

[@larryjohnstone6260]

I can't wait to move back to beautiful bc from onterible. Vancouver makes Toronto look like a parking lot !

[@imannonymous7707]

Wasnt always that awesome....it was a cesspool of vice in the 1980s . Sure they got rid of them and now aperantly the immigrants have pushed those who did the pushing out. It's a beautiful place and neighborhood structurally tho. Karma's a bitch people

[@ellydyck7022]

The West End is the best neighbourhood in Vancouver. It's great to get this info on the history. Great video, thanks for posting

[@Americanasobrerodas]

I lived in Vancouver in 2006 for two months, i loved that moment in my life. Even i lived in The Other side (collinghood) i Went a lot to west and, english bay, and stanley. I misses Vancouver. Maybe i come back some day by tourism. I from 🇧🇷. Thanks Vancouver.

[@niomidelain6526]

I grew up in Vancouver and enjoy watching these picture and I love the city, thankyou

[@reecehector4012]

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[@SparkleBC]

Not a good area to raise children as it turned out during the early 80s, I had been forced to sell East Van (1984), as a recently divorcé (mother with 4 children), I lost my 3bed home at Sojourn Housing Coop. Perhaps the move was justifiable, now as I see this video. [I was a single young woman when I rented a 1bed apt at 1393 Robson Street The Greenbrier (1966)].....Granville and Robson was amazing with Sweet 16 and many other shops...not a family community anymore. Thank you for an amazing and educational video! History is so important, planning and the City of Vancouver.

[@DrChanAi]

Beautiful city

[@gregmerner3632]

Love the West End! Everything you could ever need is all right there, walking distance.

[@VacantCard]

This is almost unwatchable. The information is fantastic but having four videos playing simultaneously in the same frame and cutting between shots every 4 seconds is dizzying. I'd love to see this remade because it could be so great.

[@chocomanger6873]

I grew up in the suburbs, and dreamed of living in the West End after graduating high school. A couple of years after high school I looked around and realized I couldn't afford to live there, so found a place in New West. A few months of that, and it was off to living in a basement suite in Toronto, and the rest is history.

[@mightyfraserriver977]

Why Toronto please share why you left and did you ever come back

[@chocomanger6873]

@@mightyfraserriver977 Wow. A year later I get a response. LOL. Well, I'm not going to tell my personal story here, but I moved to Toronto because I always wanted to experience living in a different city. I also wanted to go to university. I thought of going to Montreal and learning French, but I had little money, so I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find a job until I spoke French relatively well, and that would take a lot of time. Toronto made sense being the largest city in Canada, and Montreal and New York weren't too far away, so I could visit those places sometimes. Toronto had the schools, the jobs (not really because it was a recession when I moved), etc. I didn't like it at first, but it started to really grow on me. So, there you go!

[@mightyfraserriver977]

@@chocomanger6873 my cuzin grew up in Vancouver suburbs and moved to Toronto aswell she bought nice apartment got married had a kid and loves it there I'm looking forward to driving across Canada to see Atlantic coast and swim in ocean on the other side of Canada. Corona crap really bummed me out tho I love west coast mountains and valleys there in my heart forever but I'm single no kids have two amazing properties I can easy live off rental income I'm 31 and trying my best to travel 6 months of the year and come back to Canada for summer weather only that's my dream

[@GreatBoneStructure]

Great stuff!

[@rosssmith8481]

No planning. Just build.

[@1971bdott]

West end is a great place. Unfortunately it’s being pulled down for much higher aptments that are for people that can pay $3000 for a one bedroom. The 1990s were great but everything must change. It’s still beautiful their.

[@alexting827]

That intro is giving me Bill Wurtz flashbacks

[@shazrilhaiqal9041]

ahhh i see you as a man of culture as well

[@nikonxxx]

I could live the rest of my life here, if it maintains its community spirit and strong harmony with nature. I hope the capitalists don't devour this place for sheer profit.

[@michelleh4717]

yeah... that comment aged nicely

[@nikonxxx]

Yeah I left 6 years ago and now I live in Thailand. Westend is now a place full junkies and sex addicts. Not to mention insane rent and regulations.

[@michelleh4717]

@@nikonxxx yeah, moved here a year and a half ago. now trying to leave

[@nikonxxx]

@@michelleh4717 I'd say Vancouver is done. When I come back to Canada I'm trying to live either on the island or deeper into greater van

[@AlKemos]

@@nikonxxx wow dude I can't believe that I see a 7 year old comment and this reply from 2 days ago! I've been here for 7 years now or so. Dude this place is shit... full of Junkies everywhere! Dirty af. Looking forward to move out within the next 2-3 years hopefully. I am tired of this depressing city and this cold country. How is Thailand??

[@el_chino778]

Bring back the English Bay Pier!

[@classicrockcafe]

That picture on the lower right hand corner. 1:31 Where is that? UBC?

[@niomidelain6526]

Do you have any more pictures of the area Cedar Cottage, the streetcar turn around at 18th & Commercial to 22nd and Commercial dr?

[@classicrockcafe]

I never heard of West End School. 1:48 I want to know more.

[@johnnydunstan2808]

I think it was called Aberdeen.

[@classicrockcafe]

1:31 bottom right corner. Those buildings on that green hill. Is that now Stanley Park? Where EXACTLY is that? I want to know more.

[@1971bdott]

classicrockcafe I agree I wonder where that is. Seems only stably park would have that height buy the ocean. They did say the city but up all the cabins and houses running along the shores to make Stanley Park and extend it all the way down through to Burrard st bridge.

[@Orangecat0608]

Pretty sure that would be Prospect Point. It's the only spot that high in the West End area.

[@xxxxxx966]

SunShine days in Vancouver - Very Very Very seldome (((

[@funeralgiggle3771]

Duduka Barbidokskaya . But, when the sun shines Vancouver is so beautiful, it’s worth every day of rain.

[@larryjohnstone6260]

Not buried in snow!nice summers without sickening humidity!

[@deonal]

Davie Village needs an upgrade, looking so run down and poorly maintained...

[@infinitecashmoneyglitch]

Used to be hookers down the hill on Davie forgot the cross street back in the 80's they'd be standing out there at nights from my friends uncles apartment.

[@MrTingabug]

@@infinitecashmoneyglitch I think it was all along Davie west of Seymour.

[@focusedeye]

@@infinitecashmoneyglitch"Used to be hookers down the hill on Davie forgot the cross street back in the 80's they'd be standing out there at nights from my friends uncles apartment." Having lived in the Westend from November 1983 until 1988 that would have been Davie & Broughton. I got to know some of those folks. They would usually congregate (until sunrise) at the 24 hour Binos next to Shoppers Drugmart on Davie. Hookers, Hustlers, Druggies and Johns looking for companionship.

[@tamanassman]

named after the West End School? Uh, no, the name "West End" was in use long before then; like "East End" a natural part of English language usage.....

[@lcg5790]

Good planning certainly didn't happen in The West End as today it is unrecognizable and just another high rise city. So very sad.

[@DrChanAi]

Vancove

[@roder51]

Been there. It's okay but nothing great.

[@DrChanAi]

Vancouver is mose

[@danielmarsala849]

English!

[@ericwang604]

Come on . When u mention the Hogan’s Alley , u didn’t mention Jimmy Hendrix? ? Where are those musicians ?真是太没有逻辑了. I so pissed that I have to say something in Chinese to educated you .

[@blizzy6392]

Wrong “Hogan’s Alley”. You’re confusing it with the old East End Hogan’s Alley. The subject of this video is about the West End. I hope this educates you better on the early history of Vancouver.

[@zico739]

The palm trees are so out of place.

[@ontheedge33371]

Be about a billion times better place if all the big trees and diverse life was there instead of concrete ,steal ,plastic and a bunch of people :(

[@YVO007]

When will you actually speak plainly and tell everyone who the best spots on Vancouver's coast where constantly fighting over before so color by you high biasing by omitting such facts as these and in doing so intentionally weaponizing our own children in unwarranted guilt and now everlasting debit all because we joined in on the already existing fight for the best lands and fishing grounds. No! they were not an emasculate conception people they were then as they are now and ever will be just like us as we like them only at that time better at skirmishing the best spots... This is the only truth unconditionally full color and full stop...! Dignity is deserved on all sides so stop the hate demanding of every one you can program to hate someone and poison their very own generations for your entertainment... No! "Ha", "Ha" here; it is criminal in syndicate...! To date... only a few Indians have benefited through this misrepresentation and that this force feeding of highly bias history has by way of design hurt my brother and sister who's family's come from here ever more than will ever help them and the loudest oracles who propagate vainly know this but enjoy watching them pass the hate like a new small pox designer small pox not by all white man but by some and mostly lobby gangs who count on the emotional blackmail in town hall. YVO

[@funeralgiggle3771]

Christopher Klymson this is the worst google translate ever. Nothing makes sense in this gibberish.

[@johnandrews3434]

BS move in Hong Kong

[@marneeklintworth9300]

We too can/are the minority, sorry but true. I'm working over by Vancouver House and so thankful for the few times a day that I actually hear English being spoken - or on the bus! The constant yammering into phones as if we never learned to use one properly - who are you so actively - and loudly talking to at 5:30 am, could you not talk to them while you're at home instead of a 30 minute bus ride?