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General Overview
South Cambie is one of Vancouver's smallest communities both in population and land area of all Vancouver's communities. Known for its medical facilities, this community is sandwiched between Queen Elizabeth Park and Shaughnessy Heights. Over the years, South Cambie has been part of three municipalities: South Vancouver until 1908, Point Grey until 1929, and then through amalgamation, the City of Vancouver. The area's history is closely tied to the development of its neighbouring communities, Shaughnessy to the west, Riley Park to the east and Oakridge to the south. Another strong influence has been the location of a number of medical institutions along Oak Street -- South Cambie's northern and southern portions developed separately. Like the Shaughnessy area, the area north of King Edward developed in the boom years which followed the turn of the century. The south slopes of Little Mountain (now Queen Elizabeth Park) and the adjoining lands were held by the federal government for a military reserve until after World War II and parts were later developed for housing in the 1950s. In the 1960s, the Shaughnessy Heights Golf Course was subdivided; Van Dusen Botanical Gardens were developed on the Shaughnessy portion of the site, while Eric Hamber Secondary School and housing was built on the South Cambie portion. In 1982, the newly built Children's Hospital at 28th and Oak was opened. The new facility combined and amalgamated children's medical services from a number of organizations. While children were being moved into the new hospital, mothers from the old Grace Hospital and Willow Pavilion were moving into the new Grace Hospital immediately adjacent to Children's. Grace celebrated its 65th anniversary in 1992. In 1993, Shaughnessey Hospital was closed (as part of restructuring B.C.'s medical services) and Grace was renamed B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Services. South Cambie has a mix of housing types suitable for a range of incomes and household types. About two-thirds of the land in the community is zoned for housing. The area north of 41st Avenue to King Edward is primarily single-family homes and institutional uses such as hospitals, while duplexes and converted homes are found north of King Edward to 16th Avenue. Parks Douglas Park (20th Avenue and Heather Street) Douglas Park, the site of South Cambie's community centre, was once a logging camp and later a market garden. It was purchased for park purposes in 1926 when Point Grey was still a separate municipality. Today, the park is popular for field sports such as cricket, rugby, soccer and baseball as well as the children's wading pool and playground. Braemar Park (26th Avenue and Willow Street) Braemar's lighted fields are developed for rugby and softball. Heather (18th Avenue and Heather) This busy little park has a playground for the kids, a lighted playing field for soccer and four tennis courts. People of
South Cambie There are two elementary schools (kindergarten to grade 7). The Vancouver Talmud Torah School and Eric Hamber Secondary School are also in this area. Related
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South
Cambie, a narrow strip of Central Vancouver, is one of 23
communities in Vancouver. It stretches from 16th Avenue
to 41st Avenue, and from Oak Street to Cambie Street.
These boundaries are defined by the city for planning and administrative
purposes and may not accurately reflect smaller historical neighbourhoods.
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