New Chinatown and Cedar Cove

*Small Group Walk - Registration required, limit of 25 participants

Walk Description: In the early 1900s Vancouver's Chinatown was under threat from a number of factors and a group created the New Chinatown Co. to purchase property near Commercial Drive and Hastings street for a new Chinatown. We'll explore the area, look at a few surviving structures and meander into the Cedar Cove area to look at its multi-cultural history.

Walk Leader: John Atkin is a civic historian, he conducts unique neighbourhood walks and he's a heritage consultant

Starting place: Woodland St at Franklin Street

How to recognize your walk leader(s): Black baseball cap red notebook in hand

Accessibility Info: Uneven terrain, Family-friendly, Wheelchair user-friendly, There are sidewalks with curb cuts, some uneven pavement in spots and one decent incline.

Travel Tips: Lots of buses on Powell and Hastings as well as Commercial Drive. Bringing a bike? John suggests walking with it on the tour. Parking isn't too bad in the area.

Walk will end in the brewery district around Victoria Drive

This event is taking place as part of the Jane’s Walk Vancouver Festival (May 2-5, 2024). Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs. Check out other Jane’s Walks happening this year in Vancouver here.

We respectfully acknowledge that Jane's Walk takes place on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Host or Publisher Jane's Walk Vancouver (May 2-5, 2024)