What would Vancouver be if the Border wasn't at the 49th Parallel

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Originally Posted by GrahamH

I doubt it. Downtown Vancouver would probably be in the same place due to the land treaty between John Deighton and Van Horn during construction of the CP Rail. Also, Vancouver's natural port is better than anything near to White Rock.

I bet you're right in a way though. Metro Vancouver might have a much larger population, therefore a larger footprint if we weren't hemmed in by the border.

CP Rail was the late 1800s. The treaty of Oregon took place decades earlier, which decided the border location. There would be little or no reason to have a major hub where Vancouver is located now if the border was about 75 km further south.