Georgia Street is an east–west street in the cities of Vancouver and 
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Its section in Downtown Vancouver, 
designated West Georgia Street, serves as one of the primary streets for
 the financial and central business districts, and is the major
 transportation corridor connecting downtown Vancouver with the North 
Shore (and eventually Whistler) by way of the Lions Gate Bridge. The 
remainder of the street, known as East Georgia Street between Main 
Street and Boundary Road and simply Georgia Street within Burnaby, is 
more residential in character, and is discontinuous at several points.
West
 of Seymour Street, the thoroughfare is part of Highway 99. The entire 
section west of Main Street was previously designated part of Highway 
1A, and markers for the '1A' designation can still be seen at certain 
points.
Starting from its western terminus at Chilco Street by 
the edge of Stanley Park, Georgia Street runs southeast, separating the 
West End from the Coal Harbour neighbourhood. It then runs through the 
Financial District; landmarks and major skyscrapers along the way 
include Living Shangri-La (the city's tallest building), Trump 
International Hotel and Tower, Royal Centre, 666 Burrard tower, Hotel 
Vancouver and upscale shops, the HSBC Canada Building, the Vancouver Art
 Gallery, Georgia Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, Pacific Centre, the 
Granville Entertainment District, Scotia Tower, and the Canada Post 
headquarters. The eastern portion of West Georgia features the Theatre 
District (including Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Centre in Vancouver 
for the Performing Arts), Library Square (the central branch of the 
Vancouver Public Library), Rogers Arena, and BC Place. West Georgia's 
centre lane between Pender Street and Stanley Park is used as a 
counterflow lane.
East of Cambie Street, Georgia Street becomes a
 one-way street for eastbound traffic, and connects to the Georgia 
Viaduct for eastbound travellers only; westbound traffic is handled by 
Dunsmuir Street and the Dunsmuir Viaduct, located one block to the 
north.
East Georgia Street begins at the intersection with Main 
Street in Vancouver's Chinatown, then runs eastwards through Strathcona,
 Grandview–Woodland and Hastings–Sunrise to Boundary Road. East of the 
municipal boundary, Georgia Street continues eastwards through Burnaby 
until its terminus at Grove Avenue in the Lochdale neighbourhood. This 
portion of Georgia Street is interrupted at several locations, such as 
Templeton Secondary School, Highway 1 and Kensington Park.
Georgia
 Street was named in 1886 after the Strait of Georgia, and ran between 
Chilco and Beatty Streets. After the first Georgia Viaduct opened in 
1915, the street's eastern end was connected to Harris Street, and 
Harris Street was subsequently renamed East Georgia Street.
The 
second Georgia Viaduct, opened in 1972, connects to Prior Street at its 
eastern end instead. As a result, East Georgia Street has been 
disconnected from West Georgia ever since.
On June 15, 2011 Georgia Street became the focal point of the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
On Georgia Street in Downtown Vancouver. Summer of 2018.
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