Port of Vancouver
The July field Trip will be Port of Vancouver – Self-directed or Group Meet
Group Meet - Wall Street Area
| Date: |
Sunday July 18th |
| Time: |
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
| Location: |
Wall Street Community Garden, directly north across the street from 2080 Wall Street. Wall Street Community Garden is the first pocket park on the left side of Wall Street after you turn on to it from Dundas. |
Other Vancouver Working Ports for Self Exploration
MAP KEY by David Beaver
ZONE 1 - STANLEY PARK AND LION’S GATE BRIDGE
Views from Lion’s Gate Bridge of harbour panorama, North Vancouver loading docks, freighters, tugs and sometimes cruise ships
ZONE 2 - COAL HARBOUR TO PAN PACIFIC HOTEL
Views of Harbour Air wharf with float planes, North Shore docks, ocean going freighters, fueling station, Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre (reflections and geometric patterns), Pan Pacific Hotel (beautiful roof, interesting architectural elements), cruise ship dock.
ZONE 3 - SEABUS TERMINAL TO CRAB PARK
Views of Seabus Terminal, Fishermen’s wharf, Ballantyne pier, Helicopter pad, Crab Park, Railway tracks, original CPR train station, old Water St. and Alexander St. warehouses with signs and graffiti
ZONE 4 - HEATLEY STREET OVERPASS TO COMMERCIAL DRIVE
Views of the old Rogers Sugar Building (now obscured by overpass construction), many other loading facilities and docks such as the Viterra grain-loading facility (peekaboo lookouts from side streets and parking lots)
ZONE 5 - WALL STREET FROM POWELL STREET TO SLOCAN STREET
Views from the many pocket parks on Wall Street, especially from Park #1 a forest of cranes, Park #2 large conveyor belt with views of snow capped mountains, and Park #4 container dock, also North Van terminals across the harbor
ZONE 6 - NEW BRIGHTON PARK
Views of grain carrying cargo ships loaded and unloaded at second Viterra facility, North Van terminals across the harbor, Iron Workers Memorial Bridge, container dock on west side of park
ZONE 7 - IRON WORKERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE (only east side walkway is open)
Views of railway bridge, tug boat wharfs, garbage handling facility, oil refinery in Burnaby to the east
ZONE 8 - NORTH VANCOUVER HARBOUR – EAST SIDE - FROM LYNNTERM TO CARGILL
Views of l,arge curving train yard, many giant exotic loading machines, cranes, bridges, conveyor belts Lynnterm Cargo Handling Facility, Cargill Grain Elevators – largest grain facility in the harbour
ZONE 9 - NORTH VANCOUVER HARBOUR – WEST SIDE - FROM LONSDALE QUAY to CAPILANO ROAD
Views of nearby freighters, storage facilities (geometric shapes), colours and shapes of sulphur dock, ship yard facilities, best panorama of downtown Vancouver harbour