278 E Pender St

According to VanMap, the current building dates from 1971. The earliest city listing is for 1916, showing that 278 E Pender was occupied by a Chinese produce company. It also shows a building has been at this site since 1912 or before. In the late 1930s, it became a meat and produce shop while 278B appears as “cabins” occupied by Chinese tenants. Today the building is occupied by a Chinese herbal shop called Continental Herbal Company.

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

Vancouver Permits Database, VPL Directories Online