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Originally Posted by whatnext
LOL, I love it when people reveal that their idea of "fun" and "culture" boils down to getting drunk.
Granville Street was thriving up till the time a "socially aware" council decided to plunk down a trendy pedestrian mall and kill it off. Look at any photos up to the 1950's-60's. http://www.flickr.com/photos/entheos_fog/4073959861/
The changes in Vancouver mirror changes in almost any other Western city. Look up photos of London's docklands area or NY's meatpacking district from the same time periods. |
Another factor in killing the streetlife of Granville was the opening of the Pacific Centre Mall. Although not large by mall suburban mall standards, having two blocks comprised of Eatons and indoor shops trumped being outside windows-shopping on Granville during a rainy cold February day.
I thought the rebuilding of Granville into a bus & pedestrian mall in the 70's was the reaction to the opening of the Pacific Centre Mall - the City's attempt to get people out of Pacific Centre & back onto the street to revitalize Granville.