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Vancouver Now & Then: The Arbutus Grocery in 1978 and 2020

Businesses in this historic building have been serving the neighbourhood for well over a century
John Bentley - Vancouver Now & Then
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The Arbutus Grocery, which now operates as Arbutus Coffee, is a historic building in Vancouver's Kitsilano that dates back to 1907. Here it's seen in 1978 and 2020Photos: John Bentley/Vancouver Now & Then and Vancouver Archives

The Arbutus Coffee building, known as the "Arbutus Grocery," was built in 1907 and was originally called the Eureka Grocery.

At 2200 Arbutus St in Kitsilano, the neighbourhood grocery store was conveniently located next to the interurban rail line that ran to Steveston.

Those train tracks became a popular bike path a few years ago and nowadays lots of cyclists now stop here for coconut water and homemade cranberry flax muffins.

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The Arbutus Grocery, which now operates as Arbutus Coffee, is a historic building in Vancouver's Kitsilano that dates back to 1907. Here it's seen in 1978 and 2020. Photos: John Bentley/Vancouver Now & Then and Vancouver Archives

John Bentley is an architectural photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver. Using images from the Vancouver Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site Vancouver Now & Then.