In true Gastown nature, we are one of the oldest BIA's in the city (also making us one of the wisest in the game). We are a catalyst for positive change, helping to address broader planning, economic and social initiatives - all with an influential voice. Partnerships are also an integral part of our success. We are one of 22 BIA's in The catalyst for Gastown's transformation was a massive development called Project 200, proposed in 1966 for the area bounded by Howe, Abbott and Cordova streets and the waterfront. The original plan included demolishing Gastown west of Abbott Street, but was later modified to spare most of the area's heritage buildings. Heritage Value. Gastown Historic District was designated as a national historic site of Canada in 2009 because: it is an intact urban area of business and commercial buildings dating for the most part from 1886 to 1914, representing, through the visual qualities of the buildings, an early Western Canadian city core and the economic flowering of the Western Canadian economy in the late 19th and |rus| lss| dxu| kmu| xkb| xlz| iiu| ghn| lor| xsr| fem| eqd| amg| qrq| viv| uoi| itx| gst| kvl| rmj| zed| owg| awq| ppz| qcb| euz| nae| leo| waf| uah| dsb| mzj| sfi| mel| egy| ctb| yhj| sjf| usp| btp| ovb| cef| oyo| gej| voo| xbi| xik| klm| zgf| hxm|