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Woodward's Building, Vancouver, Canada
Dominion Building (left) and Woodward's Building (right) in Vancouver, Canada
Woodwards Building plaque - 111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 0K2, Canada "Woodward's Charles Woodward opened his store at Main and E. Georgia in 1892. Seeing potential on Hastings Street, he moved there in 1902-1903, and by 1908 enlarged the W.T. Whiteway and George Wenyon designed building from four to six floors. A full range of goods – including a pharmacy and its famous food floor – proved highly successful. By 1946 it expanded eight times, four in the 1920s alone. Charles’ sons William and Percival led the growth into B.C. and Alberta: the first mall store was at Park Royal, West Vancouver, in 1950. Sales declined in the early 1980s, and in 1993 the flagship store on Hastings closed. This devastated what was at one time the city’s retail hub. In 2009 a revitalized Woodward’s complex opened with social and market housing, new shops and a campus of Simon Fraser University. The red “W”, a landmark since 1929, was set on the 1908 building."
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Woodwards

British Columbia, Canada · North America

About Woodwards

Woodwards works well as a base: 59km from Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99).

Woodwards is in British Columbia, Canada, with about 8,100 people. You drive on the right here.

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What is there to see near Woodwards?

Within an hour or so of Woodwards: Stanley Park Totem Poles (17 km), Vancouver Aquarium (17 km), Lions Gate Bridge (19 km), Capilano Suspension Bridge (22 km).

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

Where is Woodwards?

Woodwards is in British Columbia, Canada.

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Population
8,055
Continent
North America
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Timezone
America/Vancouver
Coordinates
49.1467, -123.1549

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911
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911
Fire
911
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CAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Winter tyres mandatory in Quebec December–March.

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Worth the detour from Woodwards

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.

17 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Vancouver Aquarium

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

17 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.

19 km · about 20 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.

22 km · about 25 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sea-to-Sky Highway

Stunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler

51 km · about 60 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.

58 km · about 65 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.

59 km · about 70 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.

59 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Woodwards

  • 19 kmLions 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.
  • 22 kmCapilano 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.
  • 51 kmSea-to-Sky HighwayStunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler
  • 59 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.
  • 59 kmSea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99)From Vancouver's Howe Sound to Whistler, rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics, with fjord views the whole way.
  • 73 kmChuckanut Drive (WA-11)Washington's first scenic byway clings to sandstone cliffs between Bellingham and the Skagit flats, with oyster bars and Samish Bay sunsets over the San Juan Islands.

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