Yaletown

Though the community of Yaletown technically is defined as part of Downtown by the City of Vancouver, really it is a neighborhood all to itself with unique traits and residents. Set along False Creek, this area is one of the youngest in Vancouver, mainly only an industrial area until the Expo 1986 World's Fair. At that time, Yaletown began to turn residential, with high-rise apartments and converted warehouses turning the area into one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the city.

Yaletown earned a reputation for affluence in the 1990s, when a number of Dot Com Boom companies set up shop there. Film offices, art galleries, gourmet restaurants and expensive boutiques followed, and by the end of the '90s Yaletown was known to be the ritziest area Downtown.

Despite the Dot Com Bust in the beginning of the 21^st century, Yaletown remains a very affluent neighbourhood, the area of choice for pro athletes, film stars and, young, successful couples. Because of this, locals often joke about the excessive lifestyles of residents, about sighting pilates-toned, beautiful women carrying dogs in purses, and immaculately dressed bachelors dropping small fortunes in one of the areas many bars.

Yaletown is a great place for shopping (even if it's just window shopping) and an even better place for people watching. Whether you've got tons of money to spend or just a few bucks for a coffee on a patio, there's certainly a lot to do and see in this bustling 'hood.