LIVE THE DRIVE

A culturally vibrant and authentic neighbourhood, Commercial Drive - also known as The Drive - is one of the best and most colourful shopping, dining and nightlife districts you will find in Vancouver; and boasts home to the city's own 8 block Little Italy, representing more than 60 years of Italian heritage. Day or night, The Drive offers 22 full blocks to explore with over 300 distinct merchants, including quaint boutiques, an eclectic collection of restaurants, a vibrant live music and bar scene, dinner and dancing, theatres, coffee houses, specialty food stores and bakeries. With transit on every corner, you can access the rest of the city in a heartbeat. Not that you'll ever want to leave.

 

1368 EAST 8TH AVENUE, VANCOUVER

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FOOD + DRINK

 
  • 2 blocks to Commercial Drive - with access to over 300 restaurants

 
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RECREATION

  • 3 blocks to Grandview Lanes Bowling

  • 2 blocks to the RIO Theater

  • 2 blocks to the famous East Van Cross sculpture

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SHOPPING/SERVICES

  • 2 blocks to Safeway

  • 2 blocks to Commercial drive with over a hundred boutiques and independent retailers

 
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PARKS

  • 4 parks within 3 blocks including the China Creek Parks 

 
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TRANSIT

  • 4-5 minute walk to two Skytrain stations – VCC Clark and Commercial/Broadway 

  • 1/2 block to E Broadway with bus service direct to UBC

 
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SCHOOLS

  • 2 elementary schools within 2 blocks 

  • 1 block to Vancouver Community College and not far from Emily Carr & Centre for Digital Media