Hastings Street History

Hastings Street is a street of diversity. Without this street, many of Vancouver's best tales would not exist. From west to east, this major transportation corridor contains Vancouver. The street developed as soon as Fort Vancouver settlement was founded, and flourished as a major trade center on the Pacific Northwest Corridor. As time goes by, the street divided; train stations, convenience stores, tailor shops, Chinese community centers, medical cannabis dispensaries and skid rows developed.

It is hard to imagine how a street became such a featured miniature of Vancouver's history and demographics. Hastings Street in the Downtown area still remains Vancouver's best, but an archway followed by Chinese-language signs quickly juxtapose Downtown's prosperity. Next, four of the six-line avenue are blocked because of a skid row's existence. People lost in their dreams found this area the best place for them to live; narcotic access is easy and sometimes free. Next, an area heavily structured with tailor and other small professional businesses appear. People living in this area found Hastings street an integral part of their lives and love it with the best of their heart. Finally, the street diverges into two highways and the miniature abruptly closes, but what appears next is another juxtaposition--ocean and mountain.
Having lived in Vancouver for five years, I embrace Hastings Street for its diversity and, most importantly,