Commercial Drive, or "The Drive" as it is affectionately known to its residents, is a mixed residential-commercial neighborhood in the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is home to Vancouver's Italian and Latin communities, and various Latin American or European style cafes, restaurants, and bars can be found in the area. As such, Commercial Drive often stays up later than its Anglo-Canadian neighbours.
In 2002, many restaurant owners were upset with the infamous "dancing police", who ticketed establishments hosting any dancing to live music. In a city labelled as "no fun" by Eastern Canada, Commercial Drive offers a breath of fresh air to party-starved Vancouverites wanting a taste of 'la bella vita'.
In late 2004, Commercial Drive gained national notoriety when the media revealed that several cafes there were openly selling marijuana. The issue has publicised the city's lack of enforcement of Canadian drug laws, and posed a challenge to its stated "Four Pillars" drug strategy.
CommercialDrive is a roadway in the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada that goes through the neighborhood of Grandview-Woodland.
CommercialDrive is a mixed residential-commercial area with a high proportion of ethnic restaurants, businesses, and public housing.
CommercialDrive was the center of a prosperous suburb during the 1920s, but declined during the Great Depression and never significantly recovered until World War II.
CommercialDrive Station is a light rail station in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The CommercialDrive Station is located deep within the Grandview Cut, near the corner of CommercialDrive and Grandview Hwy North, in Vancouver.
The CommercialDrive Station was built in 2002 as the temporary terminus of the first segment of the Millennium Line, with connections to Broadway of the Expo Line.
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