Granville Island

Granville Island small island shopping district Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I located False Creek directly across Downtown Vancouver's peninsula, under south Granville Street Bridge. T island connected mainland technically island.

Granville Island industrial manufacturing area, major tourist destination, providing amenities public market, large marina, hotel, Emily C Institute A Design (named honour artist), various theatres including y T A C Theatre, various shopping areas clustered around industrial outpost remaining, cement plant. T island y popular tourists locals alike.

Passenger ferry service Granville Island Downtown Vancouver provided y ferry companies, False Creek Ferries Aquabus.

Since redevelopment 1970's, Granville Island maintained healthy community craft studios, including glassblowing studio, printmaking shop, luthier, master shoemaker, various jewellers, B.C. Potter's Guild. A weekly farmer's market ongoing since island's redevelopment.

Granville Island Brewing C. company which originated Granville Island 1984, whose operations moved Kelowna, British Columbia later. I continue, however, varieties original site, offers -tasting tours.

I 2004, Project Public Spaces named Granville Island "O World's Great Places".