Strathcona is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city. It is bordered by Hastings Street and Great Northern Way and Main Street and Clark Drive. Chinatown, cultural community centers and many heritage homes make up a diverse blend of history and ethnicity.
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| St. Francis Xavier School 428 Great Northern Way 604.254.2714 | Admiral Seymour Secondary 1130 Keefer Street 604.713.4641 | Lord Strathcona Elementary 2592 East Pender Street 604.713.4630 |
The Mount Pleasant community is a unique blend of homes, apartments, commercial and artist lofts. Mount Pleasant extends west to Cambie Street east to Clark Drive, and Great Northern Way (2nd Ave) and 16th Avenue borders north/south.
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| St. Francis Xavier School 428 Great Northern Way 604.254.2714 | St. Patrick's Secondary 115 East 11th Avenue 604.874.6422 | Florence Nightingale Elementary 2740 Guelph Street 604.713.5290 |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary 2300 Guelph Street 604.713.4617 | Simon Fraser Elementary 1000 West 15th Avenue 604.713.4946 | St. Patrick's Elementary 2850 Quebec Street 604.879.4411 |
| Reach for the Stars Montessori, Preschool/Kindergarten 1455 Quebec Street 604.688.7827 |
Other areas in Vancouver East include:
Champlain Heights, Collingwood, Downtown Eastside, Fraser, Fraserview, Grandview, Hastings, East Hastings, Killarney, Knight, Main, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew, Renfrew Heights, South Vancouver, Victoria Drive