Overview
Address
236 E Pender St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Chinatown
type
Commercial
Protection & Recognition
- M: Municipal Protection
Description
Built in 1932, the building’s main retail space was used in the early years by Yuen Fat Wah Jung Ltd and Kwong Man Sing Co. Chinese grocery. In 2013, non-profit artist organizations 221A and UNIT/PITT Projects took operation of the property, intending it to be a gallery and artists’ studio. 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
VPL Directories, John Atkin, Helen Pitt Gallery
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