12 - North Shore News - ‘Tourism Guide 88”

Gateway
to West
Vancouver

THE LIONS Gate Bridge is
the pateway to West Van-
couver and the Park Royal:
- area, The pyramids of the
. Park Royal shopping mall:
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Known as the British Properties, wealthiest part of West Vancouver, During development, no logical sold .:prior. to the Second: World.
-the area is-home to spacious resi-.° Driving up Taylor Way, just off progression was followed, .accoun- War.”
-dences and some ‘of Vancouver's, the West Vancouver exit from the. ting for the Properties’ winding, ee pd rors
“top, business and ‘entertainment Lions Gate Bridge — motorists.’, rambling and often confusing cons | | Post-war. sales..were slow, but
; personalities. . s >. will find themselves in the Proper- figurations. ; > escalated quickly with the opening
West Vancouver” is’) Canada’s “ties, where they can drive past “At the time this was an.am-.. of Canada’s first shopping mall.— °
wealthiest municipality, and the - immaculate gardens and’ expensive bitious undertaking, with an Park Royal, Shopping Centre _ - in
British Properties | =) _ Above the homes, occasionally taking in the uncertain market for the develop- late 1950. , n

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