Gastown (Vancouver)

Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver
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Vancouver's original downtown core, named after "Gassy" Jack Deighton, a British seaman, steamboat captain and barkeep who arrived in 1867 to open the area's first saloon.
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Coordinates:   49°16'59"N   123°6'19"W
This article was last modified 17 years ago