Good Question, Mike!
Tsawwassen is typical suburbia. Lots of homes, trees, kids, parks...
and commercial areas along the main drag - 56th Street.
Of course, this is the route to Point Roberts. But is it "strip mall
hell"? Not really. There are much worse areas
in Vancouver or any North American city.
Tsawwassen is actually very nice and peaceful. Definitely more built
up than Point Bob. Point Bob feels like
cottage country - narrow roads with little traffic. Lots of trees,
lots of cottages hidden on big lots, and of course,
lots of water. It is a wonderful place to cycle... and there is a
nice golf course there too.
The main street in PR (Tyee Drive) is actually a wee bit more unsightly
than anything in Tsawwassen. Gas stations, empty fields and a big
market.
So, I really don't know why anyone would disparage Tsawwassen. Or
Point Roberts! They're both nice places.
Now... the South Delta thing... I believe the whole area down there is
part of the Corporation of Delta... and Tsawwassen
is a community within that. There is also an Indian reserve on the
west side of Tsawassen (hence the name!). A major
ferry terminal is also nearby.
A PDF map of Delta (and Tsawassen) is here:
http://tinyurl.com/3zyfv (click on Route Map)
Also from that site, is this brief description of Tsawassen:
Tsawwassen: (pop 21,090*), handsome single family dwellings
predominate in prestigious Tsawwassen.
Higher density housing is limited to low-rise townhouses and
apartments. Most newer homes attract high income residents, and
waterfront homes are $425,000 and up. Other homes prices range from
$230,000 +for starter homes to $1,000,000 plus for palatial homes.
Doesn't sound like Strip Mall Hell ;) And it sounds out of my range !!!
Should anyone wish to visit, I'd be please to offer tours! And you can
stay at my home in Deep Cove...
(
http://homepage.mac.com/dougmurray/PhotoAlbum54.html )
Cheers!!
Doug
On Saturday, September 4, 2004, at 08:44 PM, Michael Kaufman wrote:
> Ok, I'm guessing you've most probably been here more
> than any one else given how close it is to you. Thus
> I ask: what is Tsawwassen like in reality??? It
> certainly seems more built up at the border than Point
> Roberts (
> http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0408/feature7/zoom1.html
> ) but that looks to be residential and not any kind of
> "strip mall hell." So what's the real scoop?
> And - what is the community of South Delta (a
> neighborhood within Tsawwassen or is it the other way
> around?) mentioned in the newspaper article?
> If this was written in 5/2001, it seems the
> photographer visited about 5 months later (
> http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0408/feature7/zoom4.html
> )
> Mike
>
> --- Doug Murray <doug@...>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Canadians living next to Point Bob have their
> > collective knickers in a
> > knot regarding the National Geographic article on
> > 98201. And, it seems,
> > Point Bob residents are all that happy with the
> > article either.
> >
> > The details:
> >
> > Tsawwassen is no "strip mall hell"
> >
> http://www.delta-optimist.com/issues04/084104/news/084104nn2.html
> >
> > Doug
> > PS: Personally I would have hired me to write it...
> > :)
> >
> >
> > ---
> > A bad day in television is still better than a good
> > day in a cubicle.
>
>
>
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