Capilano

Wish You Were Here (in Capilano, North Vancouver)

  Wish You Were Here                         (in Capilano,   North Vancouver)

Take a trip through time all the way up Capilano Road -from Marine Drive to Grouse Mountain- on a postcard tour of some of the area’s tourist destinations and amenities. Tourism around the Capilano River area began in 1889, with the first suspension bridge being stretched over the Canyon. Shortly after, people began visiting this area of North Vancouver and the stream of visitors has been steady for the last 130 years, with hotels, motels, restaurants, hiking trails, viewpoints and skiing among the many destinations that popped up to provide for tourists. Learn a little about each place’s history and whether or not it’s still somewhere people can visit, or if it only remains in people’s memories, photographs and postcards.