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31-568: Harbour Centre is located at 555 West Hastings Street in Downtown Vancouver . It is steps away from Waterfront Station , a major multi-modal transit hub which serves as the Downtown Vancouver terminal for various TransLink operations including SeaBus , West Coast Express , SkyTrain , Canada Line and buses. Simon Fraser University operates its downtown Harbour Centre campus in the adjoining Spencer building and houses

62-501: Is 146 m (479 ft). It also lists the buildings pinnacle height to the tip of the antenna as being 177.1 m (581 ft). The building was British Columbia's tallest measured by pinnacle height until the construction of Living Shangri-La in 2009. The Vancouver Lookout tourist attraction, located atop the Harbour Centre business building, was officially opened on August 13, 1977 by Neil Armstrong , whose footprint

93-873: Is planning to extend the downtown streetcar from its current route of Granville Island to the Main Street SkyTrain station, with future plans extending it to Chinatown and then to Stanley Park . City centre A city centre is the commercial , cultural and often the historical, political , and geographic heart of a city . The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English , and closely equivalent terms that exist in other languages, such as " centre-ville " in French, Stadtzentrum in German, or shìzhōngxīn ( 市中心 ) in Chinese. In

124-832: Is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver , Canada, on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia . It occupies most of the north shore of the False Creek inlet, which cuts into the Burrard Peninsula creating the Downtown Peninsula , where the West End neighbourhood and Stanley Park are also located. Along with West End, Stanley Park and

155-453: Is the historical city centre and the cultural and commercial centre. Historically, the CBD often occupied one portion of the city centre. In recent years, larger cities have often developed CBDs or financial districts that occupy a part of the city centre or are outside the historical city centre completely. For example, Beijing's historical city centre is defined by the former city walls and remains

186-569: Is widely used to refer to the city centre, but usage of the term "City Centre" is increasing, especially in Melbourne . In South Africa , "CBD" is used in formal contexts, but in informal contexts, the city centre is referred to as "town", and despite the growth of decentralised CBDs such as Sandton and uMhlanga "town" continues to refer to the original CBDs of cities. In many cities, the Central Business District (CBD)

217-402: Is within the city centre, but the concept "city centre" differs from the CBD. The concept of the "CBD" revolves solely around economic and financial power, but the "city centre" also includes historical, political, and cultural factors. A clear example is Paris : La Défense is the central business district of Paris , but it is not the city centre. In most larger and/or older cities, the CBD and

248-561: The Burrard Street Bridge , Cambie Street Bridge , and Granville Street Bridge , which provide access to the commercial and residential areas south of False Creek. The historic Waterfront station is the principal transit hub for the downtown core. There are six subway stations located in downtown Vancouver running on two SkyTrain lines: the Expo Line and Canada Line . The Expo Line travels from Waterfront station at

279-764: The CFL 's BC Lions and the MLS 's Vancouver Whitecaps FC use the neighbouring BC Place Stadium. SkyTrain Stadium-Chinatown station provides easy rapid transit access to the district. The presence of water on three sides limits access to downtown Vancouver. There are four major bridges: the Lions Gate Bridge , connecting to the North Shore municipalities and the Trans Canada Highway , and

310-526: The United States , the term " downtown " is commonly used to denote a city centre, and in Canada the terms "city centre" and "downtown" are used interchangeably, most notable in the modern, purpose-built cores of former boroughs or newer suburban cities that had no traditional urban core (i.e. North York City Centre and Mississauga City Centre ). In Australia , the term " Central Business District "

341-424: The United States , the term " downtown " is generally used, though a few cities, like Philadelphia , use the term "Center City" or "City Center". The city centre is the (often historical) area of a city where commerce, entertainment, shopping, and political power are concentrated. The term is commonly used in many English-speaking countries and has direct equivalents in many other languages. However, noticeably, in

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372-529: The Center for Dialogue and Canadas World. Vancouver Coast Guard Radio operated until 2015 from Harbour Centre, providing distress watch and vessel traffic services to the North Arm Fraser River, Burrard Inlet, Indian Arm, English Bay and Howe Sound. The downtown Simpsons-Sears department store was located here before it closed in 1987. During the dot-com boom of the 1990s, it served as

403-815: The North Shore and Burnaby . The bus rapid transit line 98 B-Line had eight stops in the downtown core, primarily along Seymour Street and Burrard Street . This service was replaced on August 17, 2009, by SkyTrain's Canada Line. The 95 B-Line started service in December 2016 in conjunction with the opening of the Evergreen Extension , connecting downtown to Simon Fraser University along Hastings Street . There are two private passenger water taxi operators ( False Creek Ferries and The Aquabus ), providing service between several downtown neighbourhoods, False Creek , and Granville Island . The city

434-588: The TV series Danger Bay . There were also some shots from the Schwarzenegger film The 6th Day and the film Blade: Trinity . In The NeverEnding Story , the building is seen in the closing scene, when Bastian is flying with Falkor , to get some revenge over the kids. 49°17′05″N 123°06′44″W  /  49.2846°N 123.1123°W  / 49.2846; -123.1123  ( Harbour Centre ) Downtown Vancouver Downtown Vancouver

465-417: The city centre and the CBD are geographically separately identified. The term "CBD" is not often used in the capital Canberra , where the primary activity is government; its "city centre" is usually identified as the district called " City " or "Civic". In Chinese , the urban centre of a city is called the "city centre" or "urban core" ( Chinese : 市中心 ; pinyin : shì zhōngxīn ). In many cities, it

496-483: The city centre will only partially overlap, if at all. A city centre is often the first settled part of a city, which can make it the most historical part of a city. In most Australian cities, the city centre to some extent coincides with the central business district , with the result that "the City", "city centre", and "central business district" or "CBD" are regarded as near-synonyms. However, in some Australian cities,

527-426: The city centre. Amsterdam is a clear example of the city centre and the central business district not being the same area. The city centre of Amsterdam is Centrum , the historical heart of the city, but the CBD areas of Amsterdam are Omval in the southeast and Zuidas , in the south. Additionally, Westpoort serves as the city's industrial park . Because of the bombardment of Rotterdam during World War II, with

558-410: The eastern suburbs and exurbs. The West Coast Express travels from Waterfront to Moody Centre, Coquitlam Central, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Meadows Station, Port Haney and Mission City as its terminus station Terminals are also available near Waterfront station for float planes and helicopters. Most north-south Vancouver bus routes serve Downtown Vancouver, in addition to suburban routes from

589-541: The elevator breaks down. (S04E13 - "Above the Clouds"). Harbour Centre can also be seen in the Arrow episode "Dark Waters". The Harbour Centre is visible in the background along with the rest of the downtown Vancouver skyline at the beginning of The X-Files episode " 2Shy ". This building was also filmed in some episodes from the original MacGyver TV series in and around Vancouver. This building also had some shots from

620-453: The foot of the central harbor and through Dunsmuir Tunnel to the east. The Canada Line travels from Waterfront station and tunnels south under Granville Street and Davie Street , linking downtown to central Richmond and Vancouver International Airport . SeaBus is a passenger-only ferry that connects from Waterfront station to the North Shore in 10–12 minutes. The West Coast Express commuter rail system travels from Waterfront station to

651-484: The headquarters for several tech firms, including Stormix Technologies, NetNation and others. Designed by WZMH Architects , the building is listed as being 28 stories tall, though the tower/observation deck/ revolving restaurant extends above the 28 office floors (claimed to be on the 33rd and 35th floors). There is some disagreement as to the building's height. According to the Vancouver Lookout's website

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682-525: The loss of its historical core, the city centre and the CBD are the same area in Rotterdam . City centre and central business district are used interchangeably in New Zealand for any urban area that had city status prior to the 1989 local government reorganisation which saw many city councils amalgamate with surrounding boroughs, counties and towns to form larger districts. Prior to 1989, city status

713-427: The nearby Downtown Eastside , Downtown makes up Central Vancouver , one of the city's three main areas (the others being East Side and West Side). With a disproportionately high amount of residential towers for a central business district in a geographically constrained area, Downtown Vancouver is one of the densest areas in the country. The Downtown area is generally considered to be bounded by Burrard Inlet to

744-401: The north, West End to the west, Granville Island / Fairview and Mount Pleasant across the False Creek to the south, and Downtown Eastside and Strathcona to the east and southeast. Most unofficial sources also include West End and Stanley Park into Downtown (the so-called "Downtown Peninsula"), but the City of Vancouver officially defines them as separate neighbourhoods . Besides

775-475: The observation deck is 168 m (551 ft) above the 'street level'. The CTBUH however lists the buildings architectural height as actually being 147 m (482 ft). Furthermore, Skyscraperpage lists the buildings height to the roof as being only 139.6 m (458 ft). This is stated to be the height from the Hastings Street entrance while the height from the back entrance on Cordova Street

806-740: The political and cultural centre of the city, but Beijing's CBD sits in Chaoyang District , to the east of the historical city; Shanghai 's city centre was defined by the Old Chinese City , the International Settlement and the French Concession and sat on the west bank of the Huangpu River , whereas the modern financial district is concentrated on Lujiazui , a newly developed area across

837-546: The readily identifiable office towers of the financial and central business districts , Downtown Vancouver also includes residential neighbourhoods in the form of high-rise apartments and condominiums in Yaletown and Coal Harbour , and other Downtown neighbourhoods include the Granville Mall and Entertainment District , Downtown South, Gastown , Chinatown and Japantown . The downtown area includes most of

868-432: The remaining historic buildings and many of the larger notable buildings in the region. All but one of Vancouver's tallest buildings are located within Downtown Vancouver, the one being Marine Gateway North located next to Marine Drive station . There are two major sporting facilities in the downtown core, Rogers Arena (formerly GM Place) and BC Place Stadium . The NHL 's Vancouver Canucks play at Rogers Arena, while

899-456: The river from the traditional city centre (although parts of the traditional city centre remain key financial and business centres). The Hebrew term for "city centre" is a direct translation: "מרכז העיר" (merkaz ha'ir); however it is used inconsistently in different cities throughout Israel due to their extremely varied topographies and urban designs. In Dutch, the terms binnenstad , centrum , stadscentrum , or stadskern are used to describe

930-631: Was granted to a town or borough with a population greater than 20,000. In everyday language, New Zealanders often refer to city centres as going to "town". Wellington metropolitan area has 4 respective city centres in Wellington , Lower Hutt , Porirua and Upper Hutt whereas Auckland metropolitan area has 2 city centres in Auckland and Manukau . Timaru has a "city centre" whereas towns larger than it such as Blenheim or Pukekohe have "town centres" as they did not achieve city status prior to

961-474: Was imprinted onto cement and was on display on the viewing/observation deck until disappearing during renovations. Glass elevators whisk visitors 168 meters (553 feet) skyward from street level to the Observation Deck in 40 seconds. In Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? , a group of young teenage girls ride the famous glass elevator to the top to dine at the fictional "Above the Clouds" restaurant and

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