701-725 Hawks St

This 7 unit row house was built in 1908 by contractor George Elliott. 701 Hawks became the East End Grocery run by Albert Pomfret. Upstairs was a residential suite originally home to a African-American plasterer named George Scanton Chatters. From 1920 to 1941 this was the Royal Grocery, which was run by a series of Japanese Canadian families.

In 2002 this section of Hawks Avenue was voted Vancouver’s most beautiful block.

Source

James Johnstone, VHF's Historic Markets Map of Strathcona

More information

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