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Kitsilano areaKitsilano is a residential area
close to the downtown core of Vancouver.
Kitsilano (Kits) is bounded on the
north by the waters of English Bay, on the South by 16th Ave, and by Alma and
Burrard Streets on the west and east. In the 60's, Kitsilano's Fourth Avenue
was the equivalent of San Francisco's famous Haight-Ashbury district. Kits
remains vitally unique today, both as a residential as well as desirable
shopping and dining area that is close to the downtown core. The neighbourhood
is a cross blend of apartment complexes, older heritage homes and quiet
residential streets. The neighbourhoods surrounding Kitsilano are
West Point Grey to the west,
Dunbar-Southlands to the south-west,
Arbutus Ridge & Shaughnessy to the south and Fairview to the east.
Popular shopping areas:
The
4th Avenue area stretching from the
Granville Street Bridge (East) 9 blocks to Larch Street (West)
Fir Street, at the eastern end, is
also one of the entrances to the Granville
Island area.
Yew Street,
opposite Kitsilano Beach.
The South Granville area stretching from the
Granville Bridge south to 16th Avenue.
Broadway, which is also a main
cross-city driving route, has shops all along its length.
View a map of the Kitsilano
neighbourhood.
Many popular attractions are located in this
neighbourhood including:
Kitsilano Beach and Kitsilano Pool, open May 24th
to September.
The
Maritime Museum
Vancouver Museum
Vancouver Archives
Pacific Space
Centre
H.R. MacMillan Planetarium
The Bard on the Beach
in Vanier Park
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