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Dunbar–Southlands

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The first major land development in Dunbar–Southlands took place in the mid-1920s with some of the homes that were built during this period still stand to this day. Due to West Point Grey's 1922 zoning by-laws ordered that these early homes be situated on the back of their lots, those that remain,
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Archaeological findings shows that native First Nations have inhabited the area was early as 400 B.C. The Fraser provided large amounts of hunting and fishing areas for Salish Indians who settled at three locations. As recently as 15,000 years ago, it was buried under a sheet of glacial ice.
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This neighbourhood consists of many commercial and residential areas that mostly consists of single-family dwellings. It also contains parts of the Mackenzie Heights enclave, and is the home territory of the
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By 1927, the area was served by three streetcar routes. Dunbar–Southlands became a part of Vancouver in 1929 when the Municipality of Point Grey merged with the City of Vancouver.
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The area also contains many golf courses including the Musqueam Golf Course, Point Grey Golf Club, Shaughnessy Golf Club, and Marine Drive Golf Club.
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Dunbar–Southlands is bordered on the north by West 16th Avenue and on the south by the Fraser River; it stretches from the
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The Dunbar Community Centre is jointly operated by the Vancouver Park Board and the Dunbar Community Centre Association.
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Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
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Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
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with the vicinity of Southlands lies south of Marine Drive in the floodplain of the Fraser River, and the
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Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
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and the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks maintains a total of 10 parks in Dunbar–Southlands, including the
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Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
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on the west to Mackenzie, Quesnel and Blenheim Streets in the east. The neighborhood is centered on
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operates the Vancouver Fire Hall No 21 which serves the Dunbar region.
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and covers most of the land between the mouth of the Fraser and
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The story of Dunbar : voices of a Vancouver neighbourhood
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also maintains a branch in the Dunbar–Southlands district.
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groups in the Dunbar–Southlands neighbourhood (2001−2016)
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Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority,
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Neighbourhood in Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
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In 1908, the land in the Dunbar area was owned by the
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Dunbar-Southlands
View from near Dunbar St at W 18th Ave
Location of Dunbar–Southlands in Vancouver
49°15′00″N 123°11′06″W / 49.25000°N 123.18500°W / 49.25000; -123.18500
Canada
Province
British Columbia
Region
Lower Mainland
Regional district
Metro Vancouver
Vancouver
Fraser River
English Bay
Musqueam Indian Band
Canadian Pacific Railway
Point Grey
University Endowment Lands
Dunbar Street
Musqueam
Panethnic
Panethnic
Pop.
European
East Asian
Indigenous
South Asian
Southeast Asian
Latin American
Middle Eastern

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