Mount Pleasant

Welcome to Mount Pleasant, a neighborhood that physically and culturally elevates you above the downtown core. Situated on a prominent, gradual slope rising directly south from the waters of False Creek, this area commands…

We begin our detailed exploration at the intersection of West Second Avenue and Ontario Street. To the casual observer, Ontario Street might appear to be just another leafy, residential roadway. …

As we walk along the lower, northern slope of Mount Pleasant, just a few blocks up from the waters of False Creek, we are surrounded by the neighborhood's heavy industrial legacy. The buildings in this specific pocket are…

We now arrive at Main Street, the undisputed commercial and cultural spine of Mount Pleasant. This long, bustling thoroughfare stretches directly up the slope, operating as the central nervous system for the neighborhood. …

As we explore the blocks slightly off the main commercial spine, we enter an area known historically, and now commercially, as Brewery Creek. To understand this specific district, you must look beyond the pavement and imagine the…

We now arrive at a small, triangular patch of green space that perfectly encapsulates the quirky, highly subversive, and deeply communal spirit of Mount Pleasant. Officially, municipal records refer to this area as Guelph Park. …

For our final specific section in Mount Pleasant, we turn our attention to the most geographically disruptive road in the entire neighborhood. Kingsway. …

As we conclude our audio tour of Mount Pleasant, turn your gaze back down the slope toward the towering glass skyline of downtown Vancouver. From this elevated vantage point, the physical and cultural distance between this…