Vancouver Real Estate Information: Gastown Real Estate
History buffs and dipsomaniacs wishing to raise a glass
to town founder 'Gassy' Jack Deighton should head to the heart of
Gastown, where the famed publican's statue stands. Along Water St
at the crook of the elbow of the peninsula, the once-shabby Gastown
underwent a bit of renovating in the 1970s to become a bright and
shiny neo-Victorian business district. Nineteenth-century office buildings
now house restaurants, bars, boutiques and galleries; old lamps line
the brick streets and vendors and buskers add to the holiday feel
of the area. At the western end of Water St is the world's first steam
clock; you can see its works through glass panels and hear it toot
every 15 minutes.