The Downtown East side is the oldest neighbourhood in Vancouver. It is bordered by Cambie Street to the west, Clark Drive to the east, the waterfront to the north and Pender Street to the south, with Hastings Street running down the middle of the neighbourhood.

The Downtown East Side.

DTES Hotel Room

Typical room in one of the Downtown Eastside hotels.

Bedbug wound on hip

Large wound as a result of an infestation of bedbugs at his hotel.

Bedbug Wounds

A resident of the Downtown Eastside shows his wounds aftre being bitten by bedbugs that infest his hotel.

Drug Overdose in Lane

Woman Down Getting Help