False Creek

Separating downtown Vancouver from the rest of the city, False Creek stays still even when everything else is awake and moving at night.
Yachts and canoes floating above its surface, trains speeding through the tunnels underwater, vehicles going to and from both Granville and Cambie Bridges, people walking, running, talking, dancing, crying around the Seawall, probably bits of waves kissing the docks and banks, but its still this body of water remains pacified in the midst of all the chaos going on.

But that is the poetic side of it.

Embellished by lights from the nearby high-rises and condominiums, the Science World, BC Place, Edgewater Casino, and all the other surrounding modern day establishments, False Creek holds a richer history to it.

It is said that this area used to be Vancouver's industrial core --- it was the terminus station for major railways, a large area for ship building,  and home to warehouses, sawmills, and other port activity. Back in the olden days, the creek was so much bigger than it is today, stretching up to Clark Drive. Now it has decreased in size, as parts of it have been filled with land throughout history.

Progress came to False Creek quickly and moved away in the same manner. The industry declined and left the creek destroyed and in dirt. By the 1960's, its rebirth started to materialize. Movements were organized to clean up the area and many  have debated about its transformation into a diverse, urban community. This sparked visions of a highly urbanized future for the area, which eventually gave birth to the development of Granville Island.

Without having read the history of False Creek, I would have only seen it in an aesthetic view but given all this, I could only say that my appreciation runs deeper.

Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Creekhttp://www.samsullivan.ca/short-history-false-creek/