The Downtown Eastside and Strathcona are some of the first places in Vancouver settled by European, African, and Asian people. Many Indigenous people also live in this neighbourhood. Gastown, Chinatown, Japantown, Hogan's Alley and Victory Square are all …

Take a walk on the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver’s historic district in the heart of the city. Once known simply as the East End, today’s Downtown Eastside is made up of several districts: Victory Square, the Hastings corridor, Chinatown, Strathcona, Japantown (aka Oppenheimer), North Hastings, Gastown and the port of Vancouver—Canada’s ...

Apr 10, 2019 · The Downtown Eastside was originally the central hub for everything cultural and political – the sawmills that were in Gastown helped build a commercial sector. There were banks, theatres, head offices, and hotels, and more.

The Woodward's Building is a historic building in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The original portion of the building was constructed in 1903 for the Woodward's Department Store when that area of Cordova Street was the heart of Vancouver's retail shopping district.

Originally part of the Lower East Side, New York’s East Village, through its multi-cultural influences and being considered as the birthplace of punk, developed into its own exciting personal identity in the 1960s, thus forming its own neighborhood in the so …

Mar 26, 2024 · Lower East Side Attractions You Don’t Want to Miss. The Lower East Side of Manhattan sits between Bowery and the East River, from Canal Street up to Houston Street. And it’s framed by the neighborhoods of Little Italy, Chinatown, the Bowery, and the East Village.

Oct 16, 2023 · Established in 1869, the Eastside is one of the city’s oldest urban neighborhoods and currently home to Downtown’s Sports and Entertainment District. Here’s a photographic journey into the history of various sites in Jacksonville’s Eastside community.

Eastside Art & History uses six key sites in the current Mayfair and Arbuckle neighborhoods to provide an introduction to the Eastside history, culture and its important legacy.

Providence Walks: THE EAST SIDE Historic Tour This walking tour is self-guided. Click here to view a virtual version of the walking tour. Printed maps are available at our Visitor Information Center at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Click here to view a full-size PDF of the map.

Step into the Balkan world of the Lower East Side, the kafenions and dance halls, the lilting bouzouki music and the aromas of Mediterranean cooking. Learn about the Sephardic and Romaniote synagogues and the local Greek Orthodox Church.