I lived in Vancouver for 25 of my 54 years and English Bay at sunset was a weekend ritual in my late teens and early 20s. Everyone I knew lived in different places around the GVRD, North Van, Richmond, New Westminster, etc. and English Bay was as good a place to meet up, better actually, than any other spot downtown, then we'd mosey up to the picnic area with covered picnic tables where the pool area is now to smoke some weed and watch the sun go down before seeing what kind of trouble we could get into on the Granville Mall. Also used to love going on bike rides around the seawall as the sun came up in the morning when I moved into Gastown, never drove a car in Vancouver, got everywhere by bike or transit.
You know that iconic tree on the top balcony of that apartment building on Beach Ave? My buddy Derrick Smith was on the crew that planted it. It was much smaller when they lifted it up there by a crane, Smith guided it into position and covered it in dirt. To this very day he'll point up and tell anyone who's with him "I planted that tree."
Thank you for bringing me back all the good memories in Vancouver, especially a slow walk along the bay. Is it possible if I use 4mins of this video for a music video of my song please? I am a singer-songwriter in Korea, lived in Vancouver about 10 years ago. If I can, it'll mean a lot to me. If not, I still thank you. Hope to hear from you soon!
Fun Fact: Prior to the 1980s Vancouver didn't include a 13th floor in high-rises and the number 666 wasn't used as an address number. In 1984 666 Park Place on Burrard Street (about an hour in to the right) was built and had a 13th floor (owned by BC Hydro), there was a group of street preachers that were normally seen on the Granville Mall who hung around outside Park Place by the waterfall thingy yelling at random passersby about the End Of Days and that Satan lived on the 13th floor. It was funny.
And now, with the huge influx of Chinese immigrants, you'll find that most newer buildings don't have 4th floors, and the suite numbers go 201, 202, 203, 20*5*.... for the same superstitious reasons. I have a white friend who lives with his Chinese husband in Richmond, which is now mostly Asian. In their low-rise building, he suggested calling the fourth floor, the *4th* floor, but encountered a huge pushback from people living on that floor, complaining that they'd never be able to sell their suites. (If you look at real-estate listings, which I do REGULARLY, you'll notice that suites with a 4 in their address are very hard to sell.)
![Vancouver downtown Summer walk (Sunset→Night) 🇨🇦 B.C., Canada, Walking Tour, Travel, [4K HDR 60fps]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5d7-bxplgr8/mqdefault.jpg)
![🇨🇦☀️🏝️ Beach Avenue & English Bay Beach. Vancouver BC, Canada. Relaxing Walk. May 2024. [4K HDR]](/img/n.gif)
so missing there
I lived in Vancouver for 25 of my 54 years and English Bay at sunset was a weekend ritual in my late teens and early 20s. Everyone I knew lived in different places around the GVRD, North Van, Richmond, New Westminster, etc. and English Bay was as good a place to meet up, better actually, than any other spot downtown, then we'd mosey up to the picnic area with covered picnic tables where the pool area is now to smoke some weed and watch the sun go down before seeing what kind of trouble we could get into on the Granville Mall. Also used to love going on bike rides around the seawall as the sun came up in the morning when I moved into Gastown, never drove a car in Vancouver, got everywhere by bike or transit.
Lovely place💯
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You know that iconic tree on the top balcony of that apartment building on Beach Ave? My buddy Derrick Smith was on the crew that planted it. It was much smaller when they lifted it up there by a crane, Smith guided it into position and covered it in dirt. To this very day he'll point up and tell anyone who's with him "I planted that tree."
Incredible man I saw that tree this year on my vacation on the 12th!
Thank you for bringing me back all the good memories in Vancouver, especially a slow walk along the bay. Is it possible if I use 4mins of this video for a music video of my song please? I am a singer-songwriter in Korea, lived in Vancouver about 10 years ago. If I can, it'll mean a lot to me. If not, I still thank you. Hope to hear from you soon!
Fun Fact: Prior to the 1980s Vancouver didn't include a 13th floor in high-rises and the number 666 wasn't used as an address number. In 1984 666 Park Place on Burrard Street (about an hour in to the right) was built and had a 13th floor (owned by BC Hydro), there was a group of street preachers that were normally seen on the Granville Mall who hung around outside Park Place by the waterfall thingy yelling at random passersby about the End Of Days and that Satan lived on the 13th floor. It was funny.
And now, with the huge influx of Chinese immigrants, you'll find that most newer buildings don't have 4th floors, and the suite numbers go 201, 202, 203, 20*5*.... for the same superstitious reasons.
I have a white friend who lives with his Chinese husband in Richmond, which is now mostly Asian. In their low-rise building, he suggested calling the fourth floor, the *4th* floor, but encountered a huge pushback from people living on that floor, complaining that they'd never be able to sell their suites. (If you look at real-estate listings, which I do REGULARLY, you'll notice that suites with a 4 in their address are very hard to sell.)
@@stevecarson4162 You must really hate Chinese people, bet you vote Conservative.
city made for cars 🥲