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The Granville Entertainment District is an area in Downtown Vancouver known for its vast assortment of bars and danceclubs and nightlife. The entertainment district centred on a seven-block stretch of the Granville Mall and immediately surrounding streets.

The Vancouver city council originally came up with the concept of having most of the downtown's drinking establishments centred in one area in the late 1990s. This was in part to help the city rid its image as the "No Fun City". However, the area has become known for its high number of violent incidents, this is in part to the area clubs being able to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. Due the to this and the increase of gang activity in the city many establishments are now participants in the Barwatch program.

Prior to the establishment of the current Entertainment District, in what is now the Granville Mall was home to a number of movie theatres, which gave that stretch of Granville Street the nickname "Theatre Row" for many years. The closure of most of those theatres over the years (and the conversion of some of them into their current nightclub forms), however, has left just one cinema complex still operating in the former Theatre Row area as of July 2007.

Other Venues in the Granville Entertainment District

Buffalo Club (Now closed)
Caprice
Cellar
Commodore Ballroom
Crush
Furniture Warehouse
Ginger 62
Gorg-O-Mish (Afterhours club)
Granville Room
Plaza Club
Republic
Roxy
Sip Lounge
Space Lounge
Speak Easy
Stone Temple
The Royal
TONIC
Yale

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 The Vancouver city council originally came up with the concept of having most of the downtown's drinking establishments centred in one area in the late 1990s. This was in part to help the city rid its image as the "No Fun City". However, the area has become known for its high number of violent incidents, this is in part to the area clubs being able to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. Due the to this and the increase of gang activity in the city many establishments are now participants in the [[BarWatch|Barwatch program]].
-Prior to the establishment of the current Entertainment District, in what is now the Granville Mall was home to a number of [[movie theatre]]s, which gave that stretch of Granville Street the nickname "Theatre Row" for many years. The closure of most of those theatres over the years (and the conversion of some of them into their current nightclub forms), however, has left just one cinema complex still operating in the former Theatre Row area as of July 2007. Those theatres (with alternate names included) were:
+Prior to the establishment of the current Entertainment District, in what is now the Granville Mall was home to a number of [[movie theatre]]s, which gave that stretch of Granville Street the nickname "Theatre Row" for many years. The closure of most of those theatres over the years (and the conversion of some of them into their current nightclub forms), however, has left just one cinema complex still operating in the former Theatre Row area as of July 2007.
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+ Those theatres (with alternate names included) were:
 *'''Capitol''', 820 Granville (1920-1974, 1977-2005 as Capitol 6; demolished for the [http://www.capitolresidences.com/ Capitol Residences] condominium tower)
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 *'''Vancouver Centre''', 650 West Georgia at Granville (1977-2002; now used by [http://www.jlsvc.com/aboutjls/campus.asp JLS Business College]) (although officially addressed to West Georgia Street, technically part of Theatre Row due to its proximity with Granville. It basically sat on the site of the Strand and old Birks Building)
 *'''Vogue''', 918 Granville (1941-1987; now a live theatre)
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 ==Other Venues in the Granville Entertainment District==
 *Buffalo Club (Now closed)