Coal Harbour is the name for a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver's downtown peninsula and the Brockton Peninsula of Stanley Park. It is also in recent years the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to its southern shoreline, which was dramatically redeveloped as a high-rise condominium district in the 1990s. Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right of the photo) from Burrard Inlet, in this view from the southeast at Burnaby Mountain. ... An areal view of Stanley Park. ...

Coal Harbour from Stanley Park with downtown Vancouver in the background

The harbour is bounded by downtown Vancouver to the south and Stanley Park to the north. To the east is Deadman's Island, the site of the naval station/museum HMCS Discovery, where the harbour opens up to the Burrard Inlet. The discovery of coal in the harbour in 1862 inspired the name. Within the harbour is a floating Chevron gas station. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3061x445, 251 KB)Three image composite of Vancouver skyline from Stanley Park. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3061x445, 251 KB)Three image composite of Vancouver skyline from Stanley Park. ... An areal view of Stanley Park. ... Vancouver (pronounced ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ... For the Deadmans Island in Vancouver, see Stanley Park#Deadmans Island For the now-vanished Deadmans Island near San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, see Deadmans Island (San Pedro) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... HMCS DISCOVERY is Canadas longest serving Naval Reserve Division. ... Coal (previously referred to as pitcoal or seacoal) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is one of the worlds largest global energy companies. ... Modern gas station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel for road motor vehicles – usually petrol (US: gas/gasoline), diesel fuel and LPG. The term gas station is mostly particular to the United States of America and Canada, where petrol is known as...

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History

Deadman's Island in Coal Harbour

Notable inhabitants and developments in Coal Harbour's past include: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x800, 432 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Stanley Park Coal Harbour Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x800, 432 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Stanley Park Coal Harbour Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera...

• Squamish First Nation settlements, notably on Deadman's Island and on Brockton Point
• In 1862 minor exploration bgan of the visible coal seams on the flank of the bluff overlooking the harbour, first noted by Captain Vancouver. This bluff was approximately where most of West Hastings Street is today. The coal was low-grade, but its occurrence in clays similar to porcelain-making clays of the English Midlands led to the staking of what is known as the Brickmaker's Claim by the Three Greenhorns. The Brickmaker's Claim is now the West End. No clay was ever mined nor porcelain ever made, but one of the Greenhorns was the developer of the clay mine and brickworks at Clayburn on Sumas Mountain near Abbotsford.
• A settlement of Kanakas (Hawaiians) near today's Bayshore Inn and the eastern end of Lost Lagoon was known as the Kanaka Rancherie, or the Cherry Orchard due to its many cherry trees.
• the Vancouver Boating Club, now Vancouver Rowing Club, from 1887 (originally at the bottom of the bluff at the foot of Howe Street)
• the Pacific Lumber Mill Company in the late 1800s
• the Vancouver Yacht Club (their first clubhouse floated in Coal Harbour at the foot of Cardero street in 1903)
• Boeing Canada's Seaplane and Boat Factory beginning in the late 1920s (they purchased the Hoffar-Beeching Shipyard at 1927 West Georgia)
• the Vancouver Shipyards through the 1930s
• the CP Rail Station & CP Steamships passenger terminal/dock
• Harbour Ferries, a tour-boat and water-taxi service, continues to operate from docks in Coal Harbour
• Howard Hughes, who resided in the top two floors of the Bayshore Inn for two years or more in the 1970s
• Trader Vic's, for many years held to be Vancouver's best night-out, was launched in a tiki-style hut next to the Bayshore, and was the original restaurant by that name
• HMCS Discovery

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Neighbourhood

The neighbourhood is bounded to the southeast by Burrard Street, to the southwest by West Georgia and Hastings Streets, and to the northwest by Stanley Park. The northwestern section features parkland, private marinas, several rowing and boating clubs, but towards the central business district in the southeast, and across Georgia Street, the neighbourhood is dominated by high-rise office and apartment buildings. Burrard Street is a major thoroughfare in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ...

External links

• Coal Harbour Community Centre
• Several historical photos of Coal Harbour
• Photo gallery of seaplanes at Coal Harbour
• City of Vancouver Photo Archives (search for "coal harbour")
• VancouverHistory.ca for historical references
• Map of Coal Harbour from Google Maps
• Coal Harbour photos