8. THE VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN
EAST SIDE IS ONE OF THE
OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN
VANCOUVER, AND WAS KNOWN
AS”CANADA’S POOREST POSTAL
CODE”.
9. THE VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN
EAST SIDE IS ONE OF THE
OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN
VANCOUVER, AND WAS KNOWN
AS”CANADA’S POOREST POSTAL
CODE”.
THE AREA IS NOTED FOR A
HIGH INCIDENCE OF
POVERTY, DRUG USE, SEX
TRADE, CRIME, VIOLENCE, AS
WELL AS A HISTORY OF
COMMUNITY ACTIVISM.
10. THE VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN
EAST SIDE IS ONE OF THE
OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN
VANCOUVER, AND WAS KNOWN
AS”CANADA’S POOREST POSTAL
CODE”.
THE AREA IS NOTED FOR A
HIGH INCIDENCE OF
POVERTY, DRUG USE, SEX
TRADE, CRIME, VIOLENCE, AS
WELL AS A HISTORY OF
COMMUNITY ACTIVISM.
IT CAN GENERALLY BE
VIEWED AS BEING BORDERED
BY HASTINGS STREET
RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
11. THE VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN
EAST SIDE IS ONE OF THE
OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN
VANCOUVER, AND WAS KNOWN
AS”CANADA’S POOREST POSTAL
CODE”.
THE AREA IS NOTED FOR A
HIGH INCIDENCE OF
POVERTY, DRUG USE, SEX
TRADE, CRIME, VIOLENCE, AS
WELL AS A HISTORY OF
COMMUNITY ACTIVISM.
IT CAN GENERALLY BE
VIEWED AS BEING BORDERED
BY HASTINGS STREET
RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
15. THE HISTORY
This Area Was The Centre Of The City At The Turn Of The 20th Century,
With The City Hall , The Courthouse All Together.
16. THE HISTORY
This Area Was The Centre Of The City At The Turn Of The 20th Century,
With The City Hall , The Courthouse All Together.
The Surrounding Stretch Of Hastings Street Was A Major Cultural And
Entertainment District.
17. THE HISTORY
This Area Was The Centre Of The City At The Turn Of The 20th Century,
With The City Hall , The Courthouse All Together.
The Surrounding Stretch Of Hastings Street Was A Major Cultural And
Entertainment District.
As The City Centre Shifted To The West, And Suburban Shoppers Took
Advantage Of New Local Mall, The DTES Began To Decline.
20. URBAN DECAY
In The Late 1980s And Early 1990s, Crack Cocaine Was Becoming A
Serious Problem In The City And Businesses Began Leaving The
Neighbourhood.
21. URBAN DECAY
In The Late 1980s And Early 1990s, Crack Cocaine Was Becoming A
Serious Problem In The City And Businesses Began Leaving The
Neighbourhood.
In The 1980s, Many Of The Street Prostitutes In Other Parts Of Vancouver
Were Kicked Out Of The Neighbourhood After A Community Campaign
And Ended Up In The DTES-now Known To Sex Trade Workers As The “low
Track”.
22. URBAN DECAY
In The Late 1980s And Early 1990s, Crack Cocaine Was Becoming A
Serious Problem In The City And Businesses Began Leaving The
Neighbourhood.
In The 1980s, Many Of The Street Prostitutes In Other Parts Of Vancouver
Were Kicked Out Of The Neighbourhood After A Community Campaign
And Ended Up In The DTES-now Known To Sex Trade Workers As The “low
Track”.
Dozens Of Women Associated With The DTES Low Track Have Gone
Missing Since The Early 1980s Through 2002.
23. URBAN DECAY
In The Late 1980s And Early 1990s, Crack Cocaine Was Becoming A
Serious Problem In The City And Businesses Began Leaving The
Neighbourhood.
In The 1980s, Many Of The Street Prostitutes In Other Parts Of Vancouver
Were Kicked Out Of The Neighbourhood After A Community Campaign
And Ended Up In The DTES-now Known To Sex Trade Workers As The “low
Track”.
Dozens Of Women Associated With The DTES Low Track Have Gone
Missing Since The Early 1980s Through 2002.
