Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Granville Street

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The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 01:33, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Granville Street
I can understand why villages, towns, cities and countries have pages... but streets? I just don't think it's notable enough to need its own page. Halo 18:37, 27 August 2005 (UTC) Keep. Note: Cambie Street, Robson Street, and Burrard Street. If this article is deleted, some of thoes should go too. Zhatt 19:13, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Do you mean street articles such as those in Category:Streets in New York City, Category:Streets in Boston, Category:Chicago streets, Category:Atlanta roads, &c, &c. ? :) &mdash; RJH 18:49, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. I have voted against all other roads but I can sort of understand this one. The other roads put up for deletion have been either minor roads that could be summarized in a more appropriate article (ie. the town's article) or just plain old not-notable/not-expandable road articles. Granville, though, has a long history behind it and has been very important to Vancouver's growth. This article can be significantly expanded, as such it is worthy of its own article. --maclean25 18:52, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Based on above comments, change vote to Weak Keep. I think it's silly that Wikipedia has articles on streets, but if the street itself is notable and there are other similar articles, I'm happy for it to stay -Halo 18:56, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. Think, people.  We have articles on people like Churchill, but not his next door neighbor, Sam Doe, also a person.  Paul Klenk 19:17, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Granville Street is not only a major thoroughfare in Vancouver and a pedestrian street in its northern end, but was notable for being the Haight-Ashbury of Canada in the seventies.Luigizanasi 19:39, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep per luigizanas -- road of cultural notability. Sdedeo 20:16, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I don't know the road in question so can't form an opinion on this specific case, but if it's as significant to Vancouver as, say, Regent Street is to London, then it should be kept, but expanded as soon as possible to make its significance clear. If it's just "the busiest road in Vancouver" or something, then there's no need to keep it. Loganberry (Talk) 20:25, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. If Luigizanasi is correct that Granville St was "the Haight-Ashbury of Canada in the seventies", shouldn't there be some mention of this in the article? Currently the article merely describes where this road is in Vancouver & makes no attempt to explain why it is important. (Even to explain why it was named "Granville Street" would be a positive step.) -- llywrch 21:47, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unless its significance is explained. Zoe 22:07, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, a notable and famous downtown thoroughfare in a major city. Christopher Parham (talk) 22:50, 2005 August 27 (UTC)
 * Needs expansion, but it is a notable street with cultural significance that extends far beyond Vancouver's city limits. (The significance, I mean.) I know so little about Vancouver that if you asked me to name just five streets in the city, I'd be stuck after three. But one of the three I could name is Granville. Expand, but keep. Bearcat 23:04, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Are the two other ones Hastings and Main? :) Pburka 03:46, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * lol...Robson and Commercial, for what it's worth. Didn't expect that anybody actually wanted to know. Bearcat 04:44, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand as notable street in notable city given that a Google search for "Granville Street" Vancouver obtained 111,000 English returns see
 * Keep Granville was indeed Vancouver's Haight-Ashbury, and the one place where you could always score a dime bag. Too bad it's become just another snotty collection of upscale boutiques and pseudotrendy restaurants. Denni &#9775; 02:18, 2005 August 28 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand this article about one of the most important streets in Canada's second largest city. Pburka 03:46, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * (Third largest...) Bearcat 04:41, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Our article on Vancouver shows that it's third largest, but that is has a larger population than Montreal, the second largest. What's going on? Pburka 17:30, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Difference between the population of the City of Montreal (1,812,800) and Montreal metropolitan area (3,426,350), City of Vancouver (583,296, actually #8 in Canada) and Vancouver metro area (1,986,965). See List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada and List of the 100 largest cities in Canada by population. Luigizanasi 18:40, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Don't confuse "city" with "census metropolitan area". They're two different things. Bearcat 19:38, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * For a street article done right, look at Hastings Street's...oops I mean East Hastings Street in Vancouver. Notice the lack of infrastructure details and a lack of irrelevant association to things existing near the street and the street itself, though it doesn't ever really mention the street. But it still has an appropriate title and good description about why the area/street is so infamous.  The lesson: Robson Street should be moved to Shopping in Vancouver (I know, it's not a noun, but is there a rule against verbs), and Cambie Street to Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Line.  Burrard Street is historically significant and can justify its own article.  --maclean25 20:34, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * You're absolutely right. Zhatt  00:48, August 29, 2005 (UTC)


 * delete as per Zoe. --TimPope 19:16, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but it should be expanded to identify its cultural and historical significance to Vancouver. Mindmatrix 21:07, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and allow to grow. This is a significant street in Vancouver, and the VfD was posted the day the article was created. Articles like this need a little time to be able to grow. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know. (Although Yaletown looks like it was.) Ground Zero | t 14:30, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep roadcruft. --SPUI (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep, I'm usually not for city street articles but this street is the primary street in Vancouver akin to Broadway in New York in addition to being a section of Highway 99.Gateman1997 18:29, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, significant street. JYolkowski // talk 01:44, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand, as per Ground Zero and Gateman1997. - Hinto 00:43, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Very famous street, notable for its shockingly expensive homes at one end and its street youth at the other, long a must-see destination for residents and visitors alike, home to the newish entertainment district and several notable spots like the Commodore Ballroom, the Orpheum Theatre, and the Vogue Theatre, plus the uniqueness of its semi-pedestrian only area.... one could go on.  Exploding Boy 22:01, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
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