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The Vancouver Community Library is a library in Vancouver, Washington, in the United States. Part of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, the 83,000-square-foot library is the second largest in the Portland metropolitan area, second to the Central Library in Portland, Oregon. [2] The library's grand opening was held on July 17, 2011. [2]
Vancouver (/ v æ n ˈ k uː v ər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County.Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, [4] making it the fourth-most populous city in Washington state.
Esther Clark Short (December 24, 1806 – June 28, 1862) was an early American settler of what would become the State of Washington. She was a founder of the City of Vancouver, Washington. [1] Part of her land bequeath became Esther Short Park, which is the oldest public square in the state of Washington. [2]
Schools in Vancouver, Washington (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Vancouver, Washington" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Library Square may refer to: Salt Lake City Public Library , with an outside plaza called Library Square, Utah, United States Vancouver Library Square , a city block, including the central library branch, in downtown Vancouver, Canada
The Clark County Historical Museum, Vancouver, Washington, is located in a 1909 Carnegie library and is operated by the Clark County Historical Society, established in 1917. It opened at the old Carnegie Library building on May 24, 1964. [2] The first museum director was Joe Pagel. [2]
Vancouver has developed zoning to encourage high-density commercial, retail, and residential development around downtown and transit centres. [34] Between 2001 and 2011, the population of Vancouver's downtown doubled; including the West End, the downtown peninsula's population increased from approximately 70,000 to over 99,000. [35]
In 1895, streetcar tracks were laid down the street, supporting a concentration of shops and restaurants. From the early to middle-late 20th century, and especially after significant immigration from postwar Germany, the northwest end of Robson Street was known as a centre of German culture and commerce in Vancouver, earning the nickname Robsonstrasse, even among non-Germans (this name lives ...