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Title: The Great north side, or, Borough of the Bronx, New York
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors:  Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC North Side Board of Trade (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)
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Publisher:  New York : Knickerbocker Press
Contributing Library:  Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor:  The Durst Organization

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it is a vast land-locked basin larger in extent than any other body of waterso well adapted to a similar purpose. The great advantagesthat are presented along this water-front for manufacturingestablishments on a large scale are already being understoodand plans are on foot looking to an early occupation of favor-able sites for this purpose. The active competition in all in-dustrial pursuits has made it a matter of absolute necessity,that every advantage of natural and artificial facilities shouldbe availed of in the interest of economy, as everything bywhich time and labor can be saved must be carefully consid-ered in order to meet the sharp lines that exist in all thedepartments of industry. Here are the freight terminals of two great trunk lines thatembrace with their connections the entire continent. Fromtheir very doors the manufacturers may ship their productsthat will be conveyed in unbroken bulk by rail or steamer toevery part of the United States, Mexico, Canada, and to every
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The Great North Side. 71 seaport in the world, and in return secure the raw material atthe lowest rates from any available source. A line of steamersis now negotiating for piers, and other trunk lines of railroadsare seeking terminals at this point. The coming year will seea commercial revolution in this part of the City if the plansnow being prepared are carried out. RAILWAY FACILITIES.

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Seymour Heights

British Columbia, Canada · North America

About Seymour Heights

Seymour Heights works well as a base: 41km from Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99).

Seymour Heights is in British Columbia, Canada, with about 2,300 people. You drive on the right here.

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What is there to see near Seymour Heights?

Within an hour or so of Seymour Heights: Stanley Park Totem Poles (9 km), Capilano Suspension Bridge (9 km), Vancouver Aquarium (10 km), Lions Gate Bridge (10 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99), Chuckanut Drive (WA-11) and Whistler.

Where is Seymour Heights?

Seymour Heights is in British Columbia, Canada.

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Population
2,340
Continent
North America
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Timezone
America/Vancouver
Coordinates
49.3250, -123.0000

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Worth the detour from Seymour Heights

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Stanley Park Totem Poles

Collection of First Nations totem poles in Vancouver's Stanley Park, one of the most visited attractions in British Columbia.

9 km · about 15 min drive

bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge

A 137 m footbridge swaying 70 m above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, with treetop walkways and a granite cliffwalk: one of BC's most visited attractions since 1889.

9 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

Vancouver Aquarium

Canada's largest aquarium in Stanley Park dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life in the Pacific Northwest.

10 km · about 20 min drive

bridge

Lions Gate Bridge

Vancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.

10 km · about 20 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sea-to-Sky Highway

Stunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler

33 km · about 40 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sea to Sky Gondola

Gondola beside the Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, rising 885 m above Howe Sound to a summit lodge, suspension bridge and sweeping viewpoints over fjord, forest and the Stawamus Chief.

40 km · about 45 min drive

waterfall

Shannon Falls

British Columbia's third-highest waterfall, immediately beside the Sea to Sky Highway near Squamish with a roadside car park.

40 km · about 45 min drive

famous road

Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99)

From Vancouver's Howe Sound to Whistler, rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics, with fjord views the whole way.

41 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Seymour Heights

  • Right hereCapilano Suspension BridgeA 137 m footbridge swaying 70 m above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, with treetop walkways and a granite cliffwalk: one of BC's most visited attractions since 1889.
  • Right hereLions Gate BridgeVancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.
  • 33 kmSea-to-Sky HighwayStunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler
  • 40 kmSea to Sky GondolaGondola beside the Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, rising 885 m above Howe Sound to a summit lodge, suspension bridge and sweeping viewpoints over fjord, forest and the Stawamus Chief.
  • 41 kmSea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99)From Vancouver's Howe Sound to Whistler, rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics, with fjord views the whole way.

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