HASTINGS-SUNRISE
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Hastings-Sunrise is a strong family-oriented community stretching from
Boundary Road to Nanaimo Street, and from Broadway to Burrard Inlet. The
neighbourhood is probably best known as the historic home of the Pacific
National Exhibition. The
site will become the city's second largest park - Hastings Park. Did You Know?The named Sunrise wasn't associated with the Hastings-Sunrise area until the 1940s, when a new subdivision called Sunrise Ridge was developed and a nearby park was named Sunrise Park. In 1911, the citizens of Hastings Townsite voted 1,200 to 1 in favour of joining the City of Vancouver. During the British Empire Games of 1954, held at Hastings Park, runners Roger Bannister and John Landy both completed the mile in under four minutes - a world first. A bronze statue at the corner of Hastings and Renfrew commemorates their achievement. The place where New Brighton Pool sits today was once the site of the New Brighton Resort. Established in 1865 at the foot of Windermere Street, the resort was a popular watering hole and summer place for residents of Moodyville, Hastings, Gastown and New Westminster. The resort was a popular place to swim and boat, with amenities that included a hotel, bar, and dining room. New Brighton pool opened in 1936.
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