October 2006

Kitsilano Streets Named after Trees – Arbutus Street

by Maggie Chandler October 15, 2006 Kitsilano

 Arbutus is a quintessential West Coast tree, and is a most fitting tree name for a street in the Kitsilano neighbourhood. On Arbutus street, just north of Broadway, is the small converted corner store: Arbutus Market. Now a coffee shop, it exemplifies the feeling Vancouverites have come to associate with Kitsilano.

Arbutus Street in Vancouver …

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