Renfrew–Collingwood doesn’t exactly stand out. Kitsilano has beaches and cyclists. Downtown is a forest of glass. Mount Pleasant feels where all of the city’s constituent parts bleed into each other. But Renfrew–Collingwood? Until recently, I wouldn’t have been able to think of much of anything. It’s doesn’t have any major thoroughfares like Granville or Hastings. It’s a bit too far east for Trout Lake and not west enough to be near Metrotown. Even the City of Vancouver’s own website can’t muster a more inspiring description than calling it a “primarily residential area”.
