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The Bowell McLean (BowMac) car dealership on West Broadway in Vancouver erected the sign above the business in 1958. The orange sign was covered with hundreds of bulbs and neon lights. It was the largest illuminated structure in Vancouver other than the BC Electric Building downtown and recognized as North America's largest freestanding sign.
The 99 B-Line is an express bus line with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.It travels along Broadway, a major east–west thoroughfare, and connects the University of British Columbia (UBC) to Commercial–Broadway station on the SkyTrain system.
The station is located at the intersection of West Broadway and Cambie Street in Vancouver, British Columbia and is within walking distance of Vancouver City Hall, City Square Shopping Centre, Vancouver General Hospital and related facilities, as well as the surrounding Fairview and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods.
Broadway was created at the turn of the 20th century, along with other gridded roads south of False Creek, to meet the needs of an expanding population in Vancouver.The name of the route was changed from 9th Avenue to Broadway in 1909, [3] at the behest of merchants around Main Street (at that time the hub of Vancouver commerce), who felt that it bestowed a more cosmopolitan air.
The Westcoast Building is a 15-storey former office building in Vancouver, British Columbia It was constructed in 1969 as the headquarters of Westcoast Transmission Company . In 2005 it was converted to residential and is now called the Qube .
Commercial–Broadway (formerly two separate stations, Broadway and Commercial Drive) is a rapid transit station complex in Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves an elevated portion of the Expo Line and a below-grade portion of the Millennium Line .
Kingsgate Mall is a shopping mall in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Construction on the mall began in 1972 with the grand opening being held on March 28, 1974. The land the mall stands on is owned by the Vancouver School Board.
South Granville is a planned underground station for the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. [1] [2] It will be located at the northeast corner of the intersection of West Broadway and Granville Street in the South Granville area on the border of the Fairview and Kitsilano neighbourhoods in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.