Robson Street is a major southeast-northwest thoroughfare in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Robson Street starts at B.C. Place Stadium near the north shore of False Creek, then runs northwest past the main, Coliseum-like branch of the Vancouver Library Square, Robson Square , and the Vancouver Art Gallery, ending near Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park.

The street is named after John Robson, Premier of British Columbia from 1889 to 1892. In 1895, train tracks were laid down the street, supporting a concentration of shops and restaurants and its role as a consumer district continues to the present day. Robson Street is particularly famous for the fashion shops and dining that is centred on the two blocks between Burrard and Bute Streets, but which extends from Granville Street in the southeast to Denman Street in the northwest.

See also

• West End, Vancouver (Robson Street passes through the northeast edge of the West End)

External link

• Robson Street Business Association