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The Dunbar community revolves around Dunbar St. Which runs from 16th Avenue to S.W. Marine Drive, and has the majority of retail shops and businesses in the area, it has the only public transit route directly linking this area to the city centre. Basically Dunbar St. is the only bit of urban life in the area and seems a bit misplaced amongst the tree lined streets and parks. The Dunbar Community centre is a beautiful and fully equipped recreational facility that is centrally located and easily accessible for the entire region. Dunbar St. has the few apartment buildings and condominiums that this area has, but single family houses dominate the Dunbar neigborhood. Courtesy Vancouver Guide.ca

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History Originally part of the Point Grey Municipality before the city was amalgamated in 1929, this park was first established in 1926 through a money bylaw. The name was decided upon through a community competition and is in commemoration of Sir James Douglas, first Governor of the Colony of British Columbia. Before being designated a park, this area was a logging camp in the 1870s and was later a grazing site for elk. In 1882 the acreage became the site for the first market garden south of False Creek. Courtesy Vancouver Parks Board

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Kits Point is considered one of the finest neighbourhoods in Vancouver. It's proximity to the Kits Beach, Granville Island and downtown make it one of the prime areas. Housing styles vary from the latest in architectural design to classic bungalows of yesteryear. It hosts the Maritime Museum, Burrard Civic Marina, Vanier Park, and the Vancouver Planitarium.

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Kitsilano is a vibrant, dynamic neighbourhood on the west side of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It's housing portfolio encompasses award winning designs for condominiums and houses. "Kits" features a great number of character homes with a few originals dating back to the 1890's. The neighbourhood maintains an eclectic selection of restaurants, shops. It's most outstanding natural features is the accessibility to fabulous beaches. These homes are located between in the neighbourhood bounded within Arbutus to Alma, Broadway to 16th Avenue

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Kerrisdale is one of 23 neighbourhoods in Vancouver.The boundaries of the area are defined by the City of Vancouver for Planning purposes, as stretching from Blenheim Street to Granville Street and Angus Drive, and from West 41st Avenue to the north arm of the Fraser River. The Kerrisdale shopping area is known to many as the “village”. Within this area are many diverse shops and services. The business district is concentrated on West 41st Avenue between Maple and Larch streets, stretching in a north-south direction along West and East Boulevards. Surrounding this area are older, gracious homes, newer additions to the neighbourhood, and both high and low-rise apartment buildings. Architecturally, the neighbourhood boasts many styles and as of June 1992, there were 50 structures in the Kerrisdale area listed in the Vancouver Heritage inventory. There are many parks in the Kerrisdale area, the closest being Kerrisdale Centennial Park, site of the Kerrisdale Community and Seniors Centre at 42nd Avenue and West Boulevard. Elm Park at West 41st and Larch Street (and home to Kerrisdale Little League); and Maple Grove Park at Marine Drive, Yew Street and West 51st Avenue. Recreational facilities in the neighbourhood include the Kerrisdale Skating Arena, Kerrisdale Community Centre and indoor pool and the Kerrisdale Lawn Bowling Club located at Elm Park. Other community facilities include the Kerrisdale Branch of the Vancouver Public Library at West 42nd Avenue and West Boulevard and the West-Main Health Unit at West 43rd Avenue and West Boulevard. *Courtesy Kerrisdale Village Association

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An attractive neighborhood offering quiet tree lined streets, and unfettered views of the north shore and downtown cityscape. Of note is Balaclava Park. Located in the center of Mackenzie Heights, it was commissioned as a practice field for the 1954 British Empire Games.

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Point Grey is one of Vancouver’s oldest and most beautiful neighbourhoods. Point Grey Village is the commercial heart and soul of the West Point Grey community. The neighborhood stretches from Discovery to Tolmie along West 10th Avenue and from the waters of Spanish Banks to 16th Ave and Pacific Spirit park.

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History & Heritage History Although the first settlers arrived in the late 1800s, Killarney remained an area of second growth forest and farms until after WWII. The first non-native settler to the area was William Rowling in 1868. A surveyor in the British military, he received the only land military grant in Vancouver for his service to the British Empire. Before long Rowling and his family owned 3.5 kilometres of land along the Fraser River shoreline, including all of Killarney's riverfront land. George Wales was the first to settle in northern Killarney, which actually developed as the outskirts of the village of Collingwood. In 1878, he bought 221 acres (90 hectares) for $1 an acre. The street on which his house stood still bears the family name today. The remaining land was auctioned off in 160-acre parcels in 1888, and by 1890, the No. 1 Road (now 45th Avenue) and the No. 2 Road (now 54th Avenue) were built along the properties' northern boundaries. Perhaps the most important transportation route was the interurban line, built in 1891. The interurban tracks followed along Vanness Avenue and crossed Kingsway at Central Park. Residential development followed along the interurban route, and eventually the street grid moved southward towards Marine Drive, bringing settlers into Killarney and the Champlain Heights area. Between 1892 and 1929 Killarney was a part of the District of South Vancouver. In 1929, it amalgamated with The City of Vancouver. In 1913 Westminster Road was paved and renamed Kingsway. Gradually the business area developed at Kingsway and Joyce. When the bog area south of No.1 Road (now 45th Avenue) was drained and developed at Killarney Street, and the new high school and community centre were built, the area became known as Killarney. In the 1970s, the southern part of the area was transformed into Champlain Heights. Champlain Heights is now fully developed, and a new comprehensive residential project, Fraser Lands, is proceeding along the area's most southerly boundary, the Fraser River. Heritage Killarney developed long after most Vancouver neighbourhoods, so the number of heritage buildings within its boundaries is few. Scattered throughout the neighbourhood are examples of early farm houses early residential development from the 1920's and some excellent examples of modern (1960's) residential developments. Some Killarney's most significant heritage assets relate to the natural environment, reminders of a time when vegetation, not urbanization, dominated the landscape. An example is the line of mature fir trees and small orchard of apple trees planted near the eastern corner of 54th Avenue and Tyne Street. This was the former property of F.W. Stewart, who transplanted the orchard in the late 1800s. Courtesy City of Vancouver

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These pictures are of eastern Canada classic homes. They are here to show the difference in home styles. Taken in Peterborough, Ontario, a city on the Otonabee River which is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. First settled circa 1820 by County Cork Irish it was named Peterborough in 1827, and was incorporated in 1905. The city developed into a lumbering and milling town. Peterborough is known as the gateway to the "cottage country" of the Kawarthas, a large recreational region of the province.

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