| Commercial Drive is a Street in Vancouver BC that goes
North- South in the East end of Vancouver. Commercial Drive is about 5 minutes east of the
Downtown Vancouver.
The Commercial Drive neighborhood from Broadway to
Hastings Street is dominated by the
businesses, cultural facilities, and residents along Commercial Drive the area
is far better known as "The Drive".
Commercial Drive has a large
number of local ethnic stores and community groups, Edwardian-style heritage
buildings, European-style cafes, bars, and alternative shops and entertainment
venues. There are close to 100 restaurants on Commercial Drive between Hastings
and Broadway, of which around 20 are coffee bars.
The district is served by many different bus routes, as well as both the
Skytrain's Expo Line and Millennium
Line, at the Broadway Station and Commercial Drive Stations, respectively. |
