I used to live there (West 1st and Vine), but I have (sadly) moved to Toronto. I gaze fondly at the webcam pointed at Kits beach (
http://members.shaw.ca/kitsbeachwebcam/ ) or the Burrard Street Bridgeg & English bay: (
http://www.katkam.ca/ ) or jericho beach: (
http://www.jericho.bc.ca/webcam/webcam.html )
enjoy your new neighbourhood.