Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Beyond Capilano 5’s limits, 21 historic places within 5 km
The closest top-tier heritage to Capilano 5 is in Coal Harbour, 3.8 km away. The newest homes, 2016 to 2021, are 3% of the total, the typical town 4.1%.
Leave Capilano 5 and the first historic place is Lions Gate Bridge, 900 m away
By age, Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church leads, from 1884, at 3.5 km. 21 places lie within 5 km. Between them, 6 towns share them, mainly Granville Entertainment District, Yaletown and North Vancouver.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Lions Gate BridgeNational Historic Site · 1937–1939 · 900 m away, in West Vancouver |
| Stanley ParkNational Historic Site · 1888–1989 · 2.6 km away, in West End |
| Saint Paul's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 1884–1885 · 3.5 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Coastal ChurchHeritage designation · 1919 · 4.1 km away, in West End |
| Burrard Dry DockHeritage designation · 4.3 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Former Main Post OfficeClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1911 · 4.4 km away, in Coal Harbour |
| Victoria ParkListed in a community heritage register · 1905 · 4.4 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Hotel GeorgiaHeritage designation · 4.5 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Former Vancouver Law CourtsNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 4.6 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Gastown Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1886–1915 · 4.6 km away, in Coal Harbour |
| First Church of Christ, ScientistListed in a community heritage register · 1925 · 4.7 km away, in North Vancouver |
| Electra BuildingListed in a community heritage register · 1957 · 4.7 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
The 5 km around Capilano 5 keep buildings from as early as 1884
Each historic place within 5 km of Capilano 5, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church, in North Vancouver, is the oldest (1884). The chart rests on 18 dated places within 5 km.
Only 13% of Capilano 5’s homes go back before 1961 (18% is typical)
Few of Capilano 5’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 11%, the norm 15%. Capilano 5 has an unusual share of homes built from 1961 to 1980: 51%, where most towns have 27%. Half of the homes standing in Capilano 5 today were built before 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Capilano 5 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capilano 5 | 3,376 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 2 | 2 | 1886 |
| West End | 30,785 | 2 | 1 | 1888 |
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 2 | 2 | 1912 |
| North Vancouver | 66,624 | 2 | 0 | 1905 |
| Davie Village | 16,833 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 6 | 3 | 1907 |
Capilano 5 in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 13%, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Capilano 5’s history
How many historic places does Capilano 5 have on the registers?
None inside Capilano 5 yet. The nearest, Lions Gate Bridge, carries the highest designation, 900 m away in West Vancouver.
How old are the homes in Capilano 5?
Before 1961: 13% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).