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Vancouver Now & Then: We all (used to) live in a Yellow Submarine

One city block, as seen in 1975 and 2020
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At one time, the Yellow Submarine record store operated at 319 E Broadway in Vancouver. The block is seen here in 1975 and 2020.

A record store, and one of the last private homes on this block, as seen in 1975 and 2020. 

That's the Yellow Submarine record store at 319 E Broadway. While the building that housed the shop still stands, neither building on either side of it does.

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At one time, the Yellow Submarine record store operated at 319 E Broadway in Vancouver. The block is seen here in 1975 and 2020. Photos: John Bentley/Vancouver Now & Then and City of Vancouver

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