False Creek between Granville Street Bridge and Burrard Street Bridge

False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. Admiral Sir George Henry Richards, ( bap 27 February 1819 &ndash 14 November 1896) was Hydrographer to the British Science World is located at its eastern end and the Burrard Street Bridge crosses its western end. The Burrard Street Bridge is a six lane 1932 Art Deco style steel truss bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. False Creek is also spanned by the Granville Street and Cambie Street bridges. The Granville Street Bridge is an eight lane bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Cambie Street Bridge is a six-lane road bridge spanning False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia.

History

During World War I, the easternmost part of False Creek, which formerly ran to Clark Drive, was filled in by the Great Northern Railway and Canadian Northern Pacific Railway to create new land for their yards and terminals. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Great Northern Railway, running from St Paul Minnesota to Seattle Washington &mdash more than 1700 miles (2736 km &mdash was the creation of The Canadian Northern Pacific Railway (CNoPR was an historic Canadian Railway with a main line running between the Alberta-British Columbia Provincial border and ^[1] Talk of draining and filling the inlet to Granville Street continued into the 1950s, but that never occurred. Granville Southbound Aug 21 2005jpg|thumb|250px|right|A southbound view of Granville Street Downtown]] Granville Street is a major street in Vancouver, British Columbia

False Creek was the industrial heartland of Vancouver through to the 1950s. It was home to many sawmills and small port operations, as well as the western terminus of the major Canadian railways. Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which acts as the western terminus of VIA Rail

As industry shifted to other areas, the vicinity around False Creek started to deteriorate. However, the area began to experience rejuvenation starting in the 1970s, with the first changes taking place on Granville Island. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Granville Island is a small island and shopping district in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Large areas of mixed-income housing, including co-op housing, on the south shore have also been developed. A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a Corporation —that owns Real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings

False Creek was further transformed in the 1980s, as it took centre stage during Expo 86. The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication or simply Expo '86 was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Since then, most of the north shore has become a new neighbourhood of very dense housing, adding about 50,000 new residents to Vancouver's downtown peninsula.

Sports

False Creek is home to the major sporting venues in Vancouver, including GM Place (home to the Vancouver Canucks) and BC Place (home to the BC Lions). General Motors Place (nicknamed The Garage and GM Place) sponsored by General Motors Canada, is an indoor arena at 800 Griffiths Way in The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was also the location of the Molson Indy Vancouver Champ Car race. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis That event, however, was discontinued following the 2004 season, as the series scheduled a race in Edmonton for the 2005 season. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Also, the southeastern portion of the False Creek area is currently being renovated in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Every June, the Dragon Boat Festival is held on False Creek. The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival or Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival takes place every June at False Creek in Vancouver. Also, False Creek is where the Vancouver College Rowing Team holds most of its practices.

Panorama of False Creek, showing BC Place, Plaza of Nations, and Science World with downtown in the background.

HDR Night Panorama of False Creek, as viewed from Charleson Park. In Image processing, Computer graphics, and Photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic

Notes

1. ^ Catherine Gourley, False Creek

See also

• Bodies of water in Vancouver

External links

• Tide predictions for False Creek
• False Creek reclaimed by forces of nature