As housing costs throughout Vancouver have risen--it takes over $1 million to buy a single-family home even east of Main--these stereotypes are changing, and nowhere is that change more obvious than in Mount Pleasant. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. Today's Mount Pleasant--especially the SoMa district (see below)--is one of Vancouver's hottest neighborhoods. Mount Pleasant was the birthplace of one of the city's most colourful mayors, Gerry McGeer, who made sure the new city hall was built there in 1936. more, Recommended experiences in and around Vancouver. Mount Pleasant is named after the Irish birthplace of the wife of H.V. What is the Canadian government. Robson Park, at 15th Avenue and Kingsway, is named in honour of B.C. Stay connected with us 24/7, City Hall Cats and dogs are allowed, making it a pet-friendly building. Edmonds, clerk of the municipal council in New Westminster, was the original owner of much of Mount Pleasant. The neighbourhood, once characterized as working-class, has undergone a process of gentrification since the early 1990s, including the area around the Main Street and Broadway intersection. Pleasant residents speak English as a first language, 7.7% speak a Chinese language, and 3.0% speak Tagalog. Points of Interest & Landmarks in Vancouver, Surfing, Windsurfing & Kitesurfing in Vancouver, Observatories & Planetariums in Vancouver, Game & Entertainment Centres in Vancouver, Conference & Convention Centres in Vancouver. View information on grants and funding for arts and culture, strong communities, and sustainability. South Mainstreet has nice little Cafés, Record stores, comic stores, secondhand- shops, little boutiques and all kind of restaurants. A group of volunteers are setting up a safe walk program in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood after a series of suspicious incidents targeting women in the area were reported to police.. Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Const. Try signing in with CONNECTED_THIRD_PARTY_NAMES or use another email address. Industrial expansion north of Broadway between Main and Cambie Streets resulted in the demolition of many homes. It's located between Cambie Street to the west and Clark Drive to the east, 2nd Avenue to the north and 16th Avenue and Kingsway to the south. Pleasant. Take a tour By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Mount Pleasant owes much of its origins to a former stream and, because of it, developed much of its unique and rich character. Mount Pleasant is a neighbourhood in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, stretching from Cambie Street to Clark Drive and from Great Northern Way and 2nd, to 16th and Kingsway.The neighbourhood, once characterized as working-class, has undergone a process of gentrification since the early 1990s, including the area around the Main Street and Broadway intersection. The neighborhood is brimming with a multitude of independently owned shops, tons of restaurants (Chinese, Korean, Canadian/Québécois, Japanese, Indian. About this Property Habitat by Porte Homes + Hudson Morris + Fabric Living in Mount Pleasant Vancouver. VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A pair of concerning incidents involving men following women in the Mount Pleasant area has the Vancouver Police investigating. This area  has a community plan that has been recently completed: The proximity to the business district of Vancouver and the availability of a quality water supply (Brewery Creek) made the area an ideal place for early industry and settlement. Visitor Guide to Main Street in Vancouver, BC, Top Things to Do in Downtown Vancouver, Canada, Visitor's & Newcomer's Guide to East Vancouver, Your Trip to Vancouver: The Complete Guide, Best Gay and LGBTQ Nightlife in Vancouver, The Top 10 Neighborhoods to Visit in Vancouver, Where to Drink, Dance & Party in Vancouver, BC. One arrested for arson after large fire destroys restaurant in Vancouver, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Brewery Creek, in conjunction with the connecting routes of Main and Kingsway, became the centre of industry and commercialism for the district of Mt. 69.9% of Mt. A.E. The unemployment rate is 4.7%. One Mount Pleasant park has found Instagram fame through an irreverent art installation: a portion of Guelph Park was renamed "Dude Chilling Park" by local artist Viktor Briestensky, complete with a perfectly-mimicked Vancouver Park Board sign (which people love to pose in front of). Mount Pleasant is situated southeast of downtown Vancouver. It was built in the huge ravine created by China Creek where it crossed Broadway, and was torn down for the construction of Vancouver Community College's King Edward Campus. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you selected. Frenchie’s poutine restaurant up in flames on Main near Broadway. Find out more Opens in new tab or window Dismiss close travel advisory. Mix up your regular way of doing—and seeing—things while visiting Vancouver, and experience the city from up in the air on this seaplane tour. Learn more about the history and heritage of City Hall. Pleasant neighborhood of Vancouver. Mount Pleasant Fitness Centre — located at 1 Kingsway — is a naturally-lit green building with cardio and strength training machines, free weights, exercise props, and a stretching area. The architects, Parr and Fee, used a Tudor Revival half timber-and-stone combination more commonly found in private homes. Vancouver City Sightseeing Tour: Granville... Victoria and Butchart Gardens Tour from... Vancouver City Sightseeing Tour: Capilano... George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, International Buddhist Society (Buddhist Temple), Garden Suite - Character House on East 10th, View all hotels near Mount Pleasant on Tripadvisor, View all restaurants near Mount Pleasant on Tripadvisor. Mount Pleasant is a relatively new neighborhood in Vancouver. Mount Pleasant was home to an unusual bicycle-racing oval surfaced with yellow cedar that was constructed for the British Empire Games in 1954. One person has been arrested for arson after a large fire destroyed a building in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood on Thursday, the blaze leaving at least one family out of a home and several businesses damaged. Located in the heart of old Mount Pleasant, this 1909 building originally housed the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines.