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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­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 - Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then
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2596 Granville St, as seen in 1930 and 2020.John Bentley/Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­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.

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2596 Granville St, as seen in 1930 and 2020. John Bentley/Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

John Bentley is an architectural photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver. Using images from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site .