Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Granville Island

June 14th, 2011 admin

Granville Island, a 20-acre landfill site in False Creek created in 1915 for industrial purposes, is now a vibrant meeting place, which has admirably fulfilled the Granville Island Trust’s aim of making it a place of “randomness, curiosity, delight and surprise.” The remains of industry coexist happily with a whole array of other activities, including shops, studios, restaurants, galleries, theaters, a marina, brewery, and large indoor Public Market.

On fine weekends, everyone who’s not on the beach seems to head here, and the island becomes almost impossibly crowded, but no one complains. Hardly heritage material, the old industrial buildings have been brightly re clad and repainted to house their new uses; the market, with its array of tempting comestibles and other articles, still has pulleys and derricks hanging from the ceiling.

There are no sidewalks, but people and cars mingle in friendly proximity in the spaces between the buildings, where railroad tracks still run. In the middle of it all and setting the tone is the Emily Carr College of Art and Design.

Granville Island is located within the confines of False Creek across from Vancouver’s downtown peninsula. It is situated under the southern part of the Granville bridge and is not really an island anymore because it is now basically connected to the Vancouver mainland.

There are many unique things to see and do while in Granville Island. For instance, passenger ferries can be used from downtown Vancouver to gain access to Granville Island. In the past, Granville Island has been named “one of the world’s greatest places”.




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