East Vancouver Houses, Patrick Weeks

To view real estate for sale in and around the Knight Street area, click here. A main route to navigate Vancouver, Knight Street is home to many of the things that East Vancouver so wonderful. The Knight Street neighbourhood provides exceptional access to Downtown Vancouver, while maintaining the character of an East Vancouver community.  Artists and families can both enjoy what Knight Street real estate has to offer.  

The community of Knight combines together different nationalities and cultures, and is located in the heart of East Vancouver. Residents can enjoy the outstanding city and mountain views, the large number of parks in the area, as well as the many schools that can offer eager students a wide variety of classes.

The Knight real estate zone is Windsor Street east to Argyle Street and from West 16^th south to 49^th Avenue.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES & BUSINESS

Parks: Sunnyside Park, Clark Park, John Hendry Park, Glen Park, Kingcrest Park, Brewers Park, Kensington Park, Memorial South Park, Tecumseh Park, and Gordon Park are all in the vicinity.

High Schools: Gladstone and David Thompson High Schools.

Elementary Schools: Dickens, Selkirk, McBride, Mackenzie, Tecumseh, and Fleming are all Elementary schools in or near the area.

Community Centres: Kensington Community Centre and Trout Lake Community Centre.

Business Centres: Nat Bailey Stadium, BC Children and Women’s hospital and Pacific National Exhibition.

Recycling / Garbage: There is a community dump and recycling centre just South of the intersection of Cambie and Marine drive.

KNIGHT HISTORY

The Knight area has a similar background as its neighbouring community Victoria. A man named Arthur Wilson, who bought the land and built the Cedar Cottage Nursery, settled the Knight area in 1888. Soon more people were buying land around the area for farming and when the interurban line was built in 1891, it drew more farmers and merchants who opened their own shops around the local tram stop. By 1910 this small community had a post office, 40 stores, and schools in the area. After the Second World War, the community was the beneficiary of more than 4 million dollars through the federal government’s Neighbourhood Improvement Program. The neighbourhood continued to improve and grow with the city’s first library near Kingsway and Knight, the Trout Lake Community Centre, and the beautification of Commercial Street.

Useful Links

The following is a list of services in or near the Knight area that could be of use.
If you know of any businesses / facilities that should be listed here, please let us know!

• Education

Charles Dickens Elementary School

http://dickens.vsb.bc.ca/ - 3351 Glen Drive, Vancouver, B.C., V5V 4S4 Tel: (604) 713 4978

Lord Selkirk Elementary School

http://selkirk.vsb.bc.ca/ - 1750 East 22nd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5N 2P7 Tel: (604) 713-4650

Sir Richard McBride Elementary School

http://mcbride.vsb.bc.ca/ - 1300 East 29th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5V 2T3 Telephone: (604) 713-4971

Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School

http://mackenzie.vsb.bc.ca/ - 960 East 39th Avenue, East Vancouver, B.C., V5W 1K8 Tel: (604) 713-4799

Tecumseh Elementary School

http://tecumseh.vsb.bc.ca/ - 1850 East 41st Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5P 1K9 Tel: (604) 713-5390

Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary School

http://fleming.vsb.bc.ca/ - 1401 East 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5P 1S2 Phone: 604-713-4793

Gladstone Secondary School

http://gladstone.vsb.bc.ca/ - 4105 Gladstone Street, Vancouver, BC, V5N 4Z4 Tel: (604) 713-8288

David Thompson Secondary School

http://thompson.vsb.bc.ca/ - 1755 E. 55th Avenue, East Vancouver, BC, V5P 1Z7 Tel: (604) 713-8278

Vancouver School Board

http://www.vsb.bc.ca - The Vancouver school district is a large, urban and multicultural school district providing programs to 56,000 students in Kindergarten to Grade 12, over 3,000 adults in adult education programs and over 40,000 in continuing education.

• Parks and Community Centres

Kensington Community Centre

http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/kensington/index.htm - Opened in 1980 and offers a wide variety of recreational activities for all ages. 5175 Dumfries Street, East Vancouver, BC

V5P 3A2, Tel: (604) 718-6200

Trout Lake Community Centre

http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/troutlake/index.htm - Located on beautiful John Hendry Park.

3350 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5N 4M4, Tel: (604) 257-6955

Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/index.htm - Offers information on parks and recreation in the Vancouver.

• Government

Pacific National Exhibition

http://www.pne.ca/ - Captures the spirit, history of the city, its people and its many achievements. 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V5K 5J1, Tel: 604-252-3583.

City dump and Recycling Depot

http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/solidwaste/transfer/index.htm - Vancouver city recycling depot and garbage dump. 377 West Kent Avenue North, Vancouver, BC

BC Children and Women’s Hospital

http://www.cw.bc.ca/index.asp - An agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Tel: (604) 875-2345.

Nat Bailey Stadium

http://www.canadiansbaseball.com/ - Take in a game of baseball at the Nat Bailey Stadium. 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 2H4, Tel: (604) 872-5232

East Vancouver. (2007, September 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:20, October 5, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Vancouver