History of the West End Like all of Vancouver, the West End was originally a forested wilderness. The area was purchased in 1862 by John Morton, Samuel Brighouse, and William Hailstone, three men known as the "Three Greenhorn Englishmen. Originally they had plans of establishing a brickworks in Coal Harbour with the hopeful intent of…
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Welcome to Fairview Fairview is the area just over the Granville bridge spanning from Burrard Street to Cambie Street between False Creek and 16th Ave and offering breathtaking city and mountain views. The Fairview are was originally a primeval rain forest until the opening of the Moodyville and Hastings Mills on Burrard Inlet…
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Continuing our series on Vancouver’s neighbourhoods this week we look into the history of Coal Harbour. Nestled on the edge of Vancouver overlooking Burrard Inlet and surrounded by the Sea wall, Stanley Park and downtown’s shopping and entertainment districts, Coal Harbour real estate offers some of the best (and most expensive) views in all of…
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