All world class cities have a public square or gathering spot. Rome has St. Peter's Square, Venice has Piazza San Marco, and Vancouver BC has Jack Poole Plaza. What this very new public square (opened in 2010) lacks in the historic grandeur of the aforementioned gathering places, it makes up for with its natural beautiful surroundings and its architectural uniqueness. The plaza is located on the roof of Vancouver's Trade and Convention Centre.
www.vancouverconventioncentre.com Inside, the centre is completely accessible, but the grounds around and to the centre are fraught with danger.
The main culprit is the unevenness of the ground in the plaza and the adjoining sections of the seawall. But there are other hazards as well. The crosswalk accesses along Canada Place at both Burrard and Thurlow street entrances are not audible, nor is the elevator that takes you from Coal Harbour (a separate and beautiful park we will blog of in the future) to the plaza level or the elevator that takes you to the rooftop.
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| Glass panel ensures you can see the view unobstructed even from a wheelchair. |
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| The mountains provide a beautiful backdrop |
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| In the summer the rooftop made of grass is home to a bee colony |
Don't get tripped up on the negative - visit Jack Poole Plaza anyway.
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