Overview
Address
149 E Pender St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Chinatown
type
Commercial
Protection & Recognition
- M: Municipal Protection
Description
Previous Tenants: Hong Kong Importing Company (as early as 1919), Hong Kong Cafe (1952), Zen Boutique – Chinese costumes, gifts. This site is part of the Chinatown Historic Area, HA-1 in the City of Vancouver’s zoning bylaw. It is included in the Vancouver Heritage Register as a recognized part of the historic neighbourhood. Other similar municipally protected sites within a Historic Area are marked on the map with an O instead of the usual Heritage Register categories of A, B, or C. Some of these sites may be newer construction but are nonetheless still protected. For more information on the bylaw that governs the Chinatown Historic Area see: https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/zoning/zoning-by-law-district-schedule-ha-1-1a.pdf
Source
Neon Eulogy: Vancouver Cafe and Street by Keith McKellar
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