General Vancouver Updates - Page 549

SFUVancouver · #**10961** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 1:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

You're not down with the "KiBe"?

KiBeDi is my favourite part of SoDoSoPa!

Changing City · #**10962** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 2:21 PM**

Lucid are close to completing their makeover of 790 Terminal for their service centre. It was previously tje Open Road Mini facility - that relocated to W 5th Ave.

WarrenC12 · #**10963** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 4:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

Lucid are close to completing their makeover of 790 Terminal for their service centre. It was previously tje Open Road Mini facility - that relocated to W 5th Ave.

Who is going into the old Yaletown Mini location? Is that Rivian or no more car companies?

Changing City · #**10964** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Who is going into the old Yaletown Mini location? Is that Rivian or no more car companies?

Rivian are in the building - their software development team have their office there. I don't know if they took the retail space, or if someone else is in there.

whatnext · #**10965** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

If the River District can be a five-minute walk away from the actual river, surely the Beach District doesn't have to literally be next to the beach?

It is Kits. There's no such thing as the "Kits Beach District".

mcj · #**10966** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

It is Kits. There's no such thing as the "Kits Beach District".

I'm for renaming the section of Kits around 4th and Macdonald to KiBeDi /s

jollyburger · #**10967** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

Rivian are in the building - their software development team have their office there. I don't know if they took the retail space, or if someone else is in there.

Article is behind a paywall but "The company now has two side-by-side spaces at 1038 and 1050 Homer Street, in the former home of a Mini dealership."

https://www.vantechjournal.com/p/rivian-vancouver

GenWhy? · #**10968** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/new-development-block-kitsilano-beach-district

FYI grocery store is a Fresh Street Market

hollywoodnorth · #**10969** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 8:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by GenWhy?

FYI grocery store is a Fresh Street Market

interesting. thanks for the tip. Georgia Main Food Group originally seemed to want to put in a London Drugs..... the Fresh Street makes more sense.

Migrant_Coconut · #**10970** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 10:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

It is Kits. There's no such thing as the "Kits Beach District".

Five years ago, nobody'd ever heard of Senakw either - names can change.

Not like they're leaving the neighbourhood, it's still basically "Kitsilano, but special."

GenWhy? · #**10971** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 10:41 PM**

Doesn't matter the area is called it sold enough condos to start construction. Beach District it is!

Changing City · #**10972** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by GenWhy?

Doesn't matter the area is called it sold enough condos to start construction. Beach District it is!

Noooooooooooooooooooo!

Beach District is next to Granville Bridge - and Beach Avenue runs through it.

This is Kitsilano Beach District. (Just not that close to the actual, you know, beach).

GenWhy? · #**10973** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 11:05 PM**

The sales centre had perfume that smelled like the ocean tho...

GenWhy? · #**10974** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 11:18 PM**

Is there a Railroad District or Railtown up around Railway Street?

Migrant_Coconut · #**10975** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 11:26 PM**

Funny you should ask...

whatnext · #**10976** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 11:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by GenWhy?

The sales centre had perfume that smelled like the ocean tho...

Probably just the urine from whatever junkie passed out by the back door the night before.

svlt · #**10977** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 11:35 PM**

Kitsilano is so large I'd think if you want to leverage the beach you'd have to include "Kits Beach" in all your marketing promotions, lest someone confuses it with some rough neighborhood in Trutch and 6th.