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Shaughnessy, Vancouver — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Shaughnessy is an almost entirely residential neighbourhood of Vancouver, named for Canadian Pacific Railway president Thomas Shaughnessy.
About Shaughnessy
Where to stay in Shaughnessy
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Lodging sits outside these boundaries. Shaughnessy runs almost entirely to houses between 16th Avenue and 41st Avenue, so a room is taken elsewhere in Vancouver and the neighbourhood is entered by road from Oak Street or East Boulevard. First Shaughnessy is the part visitors picture.
Its older blocks between 16th Avenue and King Edward Avenue carry the largest lots and the strongest reputation, while the Bloedel Conservatory and the Van Dusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre stand near the southern boundary.
About Shaughnessy
What are the main landmarks in Shaughnessy?
Shaughnessy's landmark roster runs to four entries. The Bloedel Conservatory anchors the southern end, and two churches, St. John's Vancouver and the Redeemer Lutheran Church, serve the residential streets between Oak Street and East Boulevard. Gardens supply the fourth name.
The Van Dusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre stands beyond 41st Avenue, which leaves Shaughnessy with a short roster of set pieces for a neighbourhood covering about 447 hectares.
What is the history of Shaughnessy?
The railway supplied the name. Shaughnessy honours Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, a former president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the ground he lent his title to filled in as a residential quarter of Vancouver, British Columbia. First Shaughnessy came first.
That older section, bordered by 16th Avenue and King Edward Avenue between Oak Street and East Boulevard, is held to be the more prestigious part, and the remaining blocks reach south from it as far as 41st Avenue.
Where is Shaughnessy?
Shaughnessy spreads over about 447 hectares of central Vancouver, bounded by 16th Avenue, 41st Avenue, Oak Street and East Boulevard.
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Updated September 2026