Century House

Century-old East Vancouver convenience store set for rebirth as neighbourhood café

by Carlito Pablo on June 15th, 2016 at 11:50 AM

(A painting of the B&K Grocery building by author Michael Kluckner in his book Vanishing Vancouver.)

Like a faithful sentinel, the brick building has stood fast through time. For almost a hundred years, the two-storey house with a convenience store on the ground endured at the corner of East 34^th Avenue and Nanaimo Street.

A surviving relic of an earlier era in Vancouver, it may yet live another century or more.

Richard Wittstock of Domus Homes, a developer with a passion for heritage preservation, wants this to happen. For the property at 2308 East 34th Avenue, Wittstock is proposing to fully restore the building containing the retail space and a home upstairs, and upgrade it to modern standards.

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Neighbours can get to know each other and socialize, and it becomes a real focal point for the community

R. Wittstock