In North Vancouver, the new Lonsdale slowly emerges

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In North Vancouver, the new Lonsdale slowly emerges

Archiseek / Canada / News / 2007 / November 23

North Vancouver's Lonsdale may be Metro's most under-achieving major street. First West Broadway, then West 4th and now West 10th have seen retail renewal and rows of new flats above shops. Vancouver's Commercial Drive and Main Street, plus Marine Drive in West Vancouver have joined this surge towards more interesting, re-jigged, pedestrian-friendly arterials. South Fraser and Victoria Streets are miracles of a different sort — alive with the immigrant communities that surround them, home to some of the best value grocers and restaurants in our entire metropolis. Just don't tell anyone about these gems, lest these Eastside streets be Starbuck-ed and sushi-ed into conformity.

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