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Commercial Drive Real Estate

In the early 20th century, this street was the center of Vancouver's Italian community, and soon developed a reputation for good food and street life. Nowadays, Commercial Dr still sings of cultural diversity, but of a broader sort. Portuguese, Latin American and South-East Asian restaurants and markets abound between 1st and 12th Aves. Further diversity is symbolized by rainbow flags hanging in shop windows and earnest political conversations echoing off veggie-cafe walls and coffee shops. The Vancouver East Side Cultural Centre is a church converted into an avant-garde performance space that captures perfectly the area's left-of-center politics and artistic tastes.

Areas of Interest:
Abbotsford
Burnaby
Chilliwack
Chinatown
City of Langley
City of North Vancouver
City of Richmond
City of Surrey
Commercial Drive
Gastown
Lynn Canyon Park
Maple Ridge District
Mt Seymour Provincial Park
North Shore
Port Coquitlam
Queen Elizabeth Park
Stanley Park
Steveston
University of British Columbia
Vanier Park