IN THIS CHAPTER
- Canada Place
- Harbour Centre
- Granville Square
- Downtown Freeway Proposal
- Sinclair Centre
- New Trade & Convention Centre
Formerly part of the city’s industrial landscape, the Waterfront area is now a place primarily for visitors and office workers. The graceful sails of Canada Place capture attention, as does the flying saucer-shaped top of Harbour Centre. These are the two most recognizable landmarks of Vancouver’s waterfront, and in this small area a flurry of activity takes place.Canada Place is many things: cruise ship terminal, hotel, convention centre, IMAX theatre, restaurants. Built by the federal government as the Canada Pavilion for Expo 86, it has become a very visible landmark, often compared to the Sydney Opera House.
Near Canada Place is Waterfront Station, housed in the Canadian Pacific Railway station of 1912. Here, the major modes of city transit converge: buses, SeaBus, SkyTrain and the West Coast Express commuter train.
With the construction of the new trade and convention centre at the foot of Burrard Street, the look of this area is changing. The centre is designed as a low-profile building that extends into Burrard Inlet. It is being built to the highest environmental standards and will serve as the media centre for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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