Kitsilano, Vancouver B.C.
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This colourful house caught my attention with the cedar/canvas canoe hanging above the front porch.
Closeup ~ Arbutus Coffee-Shop
These two homes have recently been restored to their original glory. Vibrant colors, picket fences and windows in the gable ends of the upper floors reflect a style made popular just before and after WW 1 when these homes were built.
Awarded a "Places that Matter" plaque. August 19, 2012 by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation. Arbutus Coffee is located at 7th Ave, and Arbutus Street.
Corner Store - Yew St & West 6th Ave
Every Vancouver neighbourhood once had a privately owned "corner store" with the owners living on-site. Today, few remain as franchise brand-name stores have pushed these quaint old businesses into oblivion.
Grand old post WW1 home typical of so many that have been demolished to make way for ugly apartment blocks. House-by-house, the old homes north of Broadway are slowly being removed, utterly changing the character of this once beautiful Vancouver neighbourhood.
Sophie’s is a Vancouver gathering and eating institution serving a wide range of breakfast and lunch menu items. Established 1988, located at West 4th Ave and Arbutus St.