Skip to content
Join our Newsletter
  1. Home
  2. History

Vancouver Now & Then: What's changed in 90 years at the corner of Granville and 10th

The building itself hasn't changed much in the last century, but what it's used for has
John Bentley - Vancouver Now & Then
granville-and-10th
2596 Granville St, as seen in 1930 and 2020.John Bentley/Vancouver Now & Then and Vancouver Archives

Let's take a look at the corner of Granville and 10th in Vancouver's South Granville neighbourhood, pictured her in 1930 and 2020.

The building at 2596 Granville St was originally a funeral home - and a big one at that. 

For many years, the ground floor served as a location for local clothing retailer Edward Chapman's womenswear store. The store closed in 2022.

granville-and-10th
2596 Granville St, as seen in 1930 and 2020. 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.