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Oakridge, Vancouver

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41: 53: 236:, which began in 2019, is currently ongoing to turn the suburban mall into a high-density, transit-oriented neighbourhood with multiple high-rises, the tallest in the city outside of the downtown peninsula, expected completion in 2027. It is deemed to become a secondary business and commercial centre to Downtown Vancouver and the Broadway corridor. 213:
It was after the war that development began to expand into the wooded areas of Oakridge. The city's Jewish community moved south along Oak Street in the post-war years (the Jewish Community Centre was built at the intersection of West 41st Avenue and Oak), and the
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As a relatively young community, Oakridge is constantly evolving and growing in terms of its features and makeup. The Oakridge Centre mall - Vancouver's first shopping centre - is perhaps the largest draw bringing people into the neighbourhood.
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on the west and the busy multicultural route of Main Street on the east. West 41st Avenue marks the north border, with West 57th Avenue as the southern edge of the neighbourhood. Oak Street and
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homes constructed in the 1950s and 1960s; however, in the last 10 years, many of these smaller houses have been torn down and have been replaced by larger multi-level residences.
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The city is conducting a "master planning" process for the Oakridge Centre area, potentially increasing retail, residential, commercial, office and community uses on the site.
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opened its lands in the area to development that erupted in the 1950s. Much of the area was built with single-family homes, and the
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shopping mall, constructed in 1959 at West 41st Avenue and Cambie Street, provided a centrepoint for the residential boom.
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Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
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The Oakridge area was one of the last parts of Vancouver to be left in its natural state, with the exception of a
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Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
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Because of its later development, Oakridge is perhaps the least historic part of Vancouver. It was dominated by
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Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
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Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
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built near West 49th and Cambie in 1926 and some institutional construction including hospitals and
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Oakridge is a rectangular section of Vancouver bordered by the major thoroughfare
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along Cambie Street, which was completed in August 2009. Two stations,
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Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses
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Oakridge has expanded even more with the construction of the
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Neighbourhood in Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
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Neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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62: 50: 38: 31: 24: 1180:Kensington–Cedar Cottage 632: 216:Canadian Pacific Railway 190:as their mother tongue. 626:, lie within Oakridge. 765:"Oakridge census data" 182:is a neighbourhood in 82:49.22500°N 123.11667°W 1021:International Village 856:opendata.vancouver.ca 831:opendata.vancouver.ca 806:opendata.vancouver.ca 170: â€¢ Density 87:49.22500; -123.11667 1215:Victoria–Fraserview 1195:Renfrew–Collingwood 265: 78: /  1170:Grandview–Woodland 1002:Financial District 942:Downtown peninsula 936:, British Columbia 260: 162: â€¢ Total 149: â€¢ Total 1305: 1304: 1260: 1259: 1231:Champlain Heights 1149: 1148: 1080:Dunbar–Southlands 1056: 1055: 992:Downtown Eastside 599: 598: 570:Total population 177: 176: 133:Regional district 1325: 1277:Granville Island 1236:Commercial Drive 1175:Hastings–Sunrise 1160: 1159: 1065: 1064: 946: 945: 923: 916: 909: 900: 899: 866: 865: 863: 862: 847: 841: 840: 838: 837: 822: 816: 815: 813: 812: 797: 791: 790: 788: 786: 780: 769: 761: 755: 754: 752: 750: 740: 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Aerial view of Oakridge in 2018
Location of Oakridge in Vancouver
49°13′30″N 123°7′0″W / 49.22500°N 123.11667°W / 49.22500; -123.11667
Canada
Province
British Columbia
Region
Lower Mainland
Regional district
Metro Vancouver
Vancouver
Chinese
golf course
boarding schools
World War II
Canadian Pacific Railway
Oakridge Centre
bungalow
Oakridge Centre
Granville Street
Cambie Street
Panethnic
Panethnic
Pop.
East Asian
European
South Asian
Southeast Asian
Middle Eastern
Latin American

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