Posts Tagged ‘dtes’

Vancouver: Where Ovaltine Is More Than A Drink!

Posted on November 29th, 2008, by zameericle

Located on the main strip of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side (DTES) where dealers keep on dealin’ and junkies keep on scorin’ the Ovaltine Cafe offers a respite from the chaotic world outside. It’s a cafe that is slowly being forgotten despite its appearance in a number of Hollywood North productions (the “X-Files” and “I [...]

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Save-On-Meats Come-On!

Posted on July 12th, 2008, by zameericle

Save-On-Meats is a throw back to Vancouver’s past. Located at 43 West Hastings, it comes from a time long before the crack trade arrived to the Downtown East Side. Inside you will find a butcher, a convenience shop selling most basic items and a diner. Today it was our breakfast destination.

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