Filipino Plaza, Vancouver

Name: Filipino Plaza
Address: Vancouver, Canada

#205 among attractions in Vancouver

Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

Filipino Plaza is a landscaped park located in Vanness Avenue, west of SkyTrain's Nanaimo Station in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The open park, sometimes referred to as a linear park, is located underneath the SkyTrain Expo Line, and was one of the dozens of open parks built in 1986 as part of BC Transit's Parkway Program showcasing different cultural parks on the 26-kilometre path that parallels the SkyTrain. Many ethnic communities created legacies on the linear park under the Skytrain in 1986. ()

Created: 1986Elevation: 167 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 49°14'59"N, 123°3'29"W

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Kensington-Cedar CottageVancouver Canada

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Filipino Plaza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John Hendry Park, Italian Cultural Centre, Rio Theatre, VIVO Media Arts Centre.

0.5 miNW
Lake, Park
John Hendry Park, Vancouver
12 min walk • John Hendry Park is 27-hectare park in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It's operated by the Vancouver Park Board and the Grandview Community Association. Locals often refer to the park informally as Trout Lake, due to the lake itself being its largest feature. It’s a focal point of the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood.
0.6 miNE
Museum
Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver
16 min walk • The Italian Cultural Centre is located at 3075 Slocan Street, in East Vancouver, Canada, on Slocan Street at Grandview Highway. The centre is noted to host a bar, multiple classrooms and various groups.
1 miNW
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Rio Theatre, Vancouver
26 min walk • The Rio Theatre is an independent, multidisciplinary art house in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Built in 1938, the Rio served East Vancouver primarily as a movie theatre until 2008, when new owners began to add live music and multimedia and multidisciplinary art events.
0.9 miNE
Museum, Art museum
VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver
23 min walk • VIVO Media Arts Centre, run under the Satellite Video Exchange Society, is an artist-run centre and video distribution library located in Vancouver, Canada.
1.6 miNE
Park
Sunrise Park, Vancouver
40 min walk • Sunrise Park is a popular urban park in East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of 1st Ave E and north of East Broadway, between Windermere Street and Rupert Street.
1 miNW
Street
Broadway, Vancouver
26 min walk • Broadway is a major east–west thoroughfare in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Vancouver's numbered avenue grid system, it runs in place of a 9th Avenue, between 8th and 10th. The street has six lanes for most of its course. Portions of the street carry the British Columbia Highway 7 designation.
1.5 miNW
Street
Windsor Way, Vancouver
39 min walk • Windsor Way is a special community street that links four parks and three elementary schools as well as a bike path in East Vancouver, Canada, which was identified as a local Greenway in the Kensington-Cedar Cottage Visioning process.
0.4 miS
Neighbourhood
East Vancouver, Vancouver
11 min walk • East Vancouver is a region within the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Geographically, East Vancouver is bordered to the north by Burrard Inlet, to the south by the Fraser River, and to the east by the city of Burnaby.
0.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Renfrew–Collingwood, Vancouver
19 min walk • Renfrew–Collingwood is a large neighbourhood that lies on the eastern side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on its boundary with Burnaby and encompassing an area that was one of the earlier developed regions of the city.
1.3 miS
Church
First Lutheran Church, Vancouver
32 min walk • The First Lutheran Church is a Lutheran Church located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It gained local prominence in 2009 when Mikhail Lennikov, an ex-KGB officer, sought refuge within the church to avoid deportation back to his native Russia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Filipino Plaza?

Nearby attractions include East Vancouver, Vancouver (11 min walk), John Hendry Park, Vancouver (12 min walk), Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver (16 min walk), Renfrew–Collingwood, Vancouver (19 min walk).

How to get to Filipino Plaza by public transport?

The nearest stations to Filipino Plaza:

Trolleybus

Nanaimo St at East 24th Ave • Lines: 7 (2 min walk)
Victoria Dr at East 22nd Ave • Lines: 20 (9 min walk)

Bus

Nanaimo Street at East 22nd Avenue • Lines: 25 (3 min walk)
East 22nd Avenue at Nanaimo Street • Lines: 25 (3 min walk)

Metro

Nanaimo • Lines: Expo Line (4 min walk)
29th Avenue • Lines: Expo Line (17 min walk)