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The West End of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is on the small downtown peninsula neighbouring Stanley Park and the areas of Yaletown, Coal Harbour and the downtown business district.
Originally a forested wilderness called the City of Liverpool, The West End is now one of the most unique urban centers in North America. Bordered by one of the largest urban national parks on one side and by water on the other, the West End is home to a mixed population, old and young, of Canadians, immigrants and international transient residents.
The West End is also thought of by some as a gay ghetto, and it is home to the gay village called Davie Village, centered primarily on Davie Street between Burrard and Bute, but extending as far as Beach Avenue and along Denman Street to Robson.
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