its pretty nice - sort of away from the hustle and bustle though traffic is pretty heavy along the main streets, parts remind me of Vancouver's West End
anyway all pics taken by me August 9 - random order - the streets were quite busy but a rainfall made all the people scurry away
If I recall correctly thuis used to be where an old grocery store used to be situated - replaced with condos and retail much better use of the space
this tree is pretty big
don't let the trompe l'oeil fool ya
this has been empty for years
newer condos
this house is for sale - probably over $1,000,000 - most houses are well over $1,000,000
a nice park
something new
looks like an outdoor fireplace
this was considered or planned that the Vancouver - Richmond LRT/Skytrain connection was to run along an existing Train line which runs north to south along the "Arbutus" corridor but it just sits emptydue to the wealthy residents not wanting such a thing in their area - a court ruling has said it can only be used for transit purposes so that condos etc cannot be built on it - perhaps one day a streetcar/LRT whatevere will run along it
For those who dont know, the 1st Starbucks in the pic is "one of THE" starbucks in van (some people care some dont)
Overall a nice departure from "van van" but i still find kerry very mick-a-muck and somewhat overated.
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its nice but quite the hodge podge - its gotten a lot better the last few years - i've always thought of it as an "old" people kind of place
once the new Canada Line starts up it might develop more as it will only be a 10-15 minute bus ride to the Line - the last few years have seen some more chain type stores moving in but it still retains its local shops which is nice - compared to west 4th which is being overrun now with chain stores - not that its bad the mix works but it does lose some interest when you find the same shops everywhere
^^west 4th overrun hardly...look again. I far prefer west 4th for shopping/eating but the feel of kerrisdale is better.
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
yes - me and my friend were saying you know if you took a new arrival and they were drunk and dropped them off here - we were by some typical apartments and told them they were in the west end they might believe you - lol
Nice pics. This is a distinct area within Vancouver whose pleasant urban feel suprises me because it is so far from the city centre. Kerrisdale was originally part of the Point Grey municipality.
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Kerrisdale was a major residential/commercial area back when Vancouver still had the street car. It was a neighbourhood created from elite classes (primarily wealthy British citizens) and they would have their elaborate sprawling mansions built in the area as it was as far as the street car could take them away from downtown (which was then full of railyards, slaughterhouses on False Creek and such - not as pretty as it is today). So as far as Vancouver history goes, Kerrisdale is actually an old Vancouver neighbourhood... which is why it feels more urban than you might expect.
The neighbourhood is historically very white (British) and upper class, and a lot of its residents have been there for generations.
Of course, then the late 80's and early 90's came around and Hong Kong immigrants started to flee the future communist reign of their city and started to move to Vancouver by the tens of thousands. During this time lot of older character homes with mature gardens/shrubs were demolished to create even larger houses that were designed for the Hong Kong market... aka: the pink stucco-clad boxy "monster house" (complete with a paved front yard). And of course, Kerrisdale residents were very upset about this sudden change to "their" neighbourhood, and it's well-documented:
Nowadays Kerrisdale still has very beautiful homes along the side streets, and a lot of what were independent restaurants and shops (catering to the upper class British demographics) have since been replaced by sushi joints, Baby Gap, Nike, and the like. Lots of gentrification in the past 5-10 years. Of course, there are still a few local institutions, like Hills of Kerrisdale, and Thomas Hobbs Florist, which most people think of when they think of Kerrisdale.