Overview
Address
304 Dunlevy Ave, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Strathcona
type
Mixed Use
Description
The Art Deco style Armstrong Funeral Chapel opened in 1911/2 and was operated for three generations by the Armstrong family.
The chapel and funeral home reflects the diversity of businesses that existed in the area and catered to a primarily Asian clientele with Japantown a block to the north and Chinatown a block to the south.
The addition of the chapel in 1938 included an automobile drive-through for hearses (perhaps one of the first drive-thrus in the city) and a gas station kitty-corner.
It ceased operating as a funeral home in 2005, and was converted a few years later into a multi-use venue called Chapel Arts.
Source
VHF Japantown Map Guide, 2014 Vancouver Courier Article
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