This trendy Kitsilano neighbourhood is bordered by Burrard Street and Alma St, and from English Bay to 16th Avenue.  Kitsilano has mainly multi-unit dwellings with many of its houses divided into suites or apartments. Once popular with the hippie culture in the 60s, Kits has become a more pricey area to live. It boasts fantastic beaches, great views, gourmet restaurants and is a shoppers destination .

Schools  
Bayview Elementary School 
2251 Collingwood Street
604.713.5433
Henry Hudson Elementary School 
1551 Cypress Street
604.713.5441
Lord Tennyson Secondary School
1936 West 10th Avenue
604.713.5426
General Gordon Elementary School 
2896 West 6th Avenue
604.713.5403
Kitsilano Secondary School
2550 West 10th Avenue
604.713.8961
 

Others areas in the Vancouver Westside include:

Arbutus, Coal Harbour, Downtown, Dunbar, Fairview Slopes, False Creek, False Creek North, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, MacKenzie Heights, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge, Point Grey, Quilchena, S.W. Marine, Shaughnessy, South Cambie, South Granville, Southlands, University, West End, Yaletown