Bay Building (Vancouver) Explained

Bay Building
Alternate Names:Hudson's Bay Vancouver Downtown
Architectural Style:Edwardian
Current Tenants:Hudson's Bay
Address:674 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Start Date:1913
Opened Date:March 14, 1914
Floor Count:6
Main Contractor:Rourke, MacDonald & Moncreiff [1]
Architect:Burke, Horwood & White [2]
Architecture Firm:Burke, Horwood & White [3]

The Bay Building[4] is a six-storey building on the corner of Granville Street and Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is a flagship store of the Hudson's Bay department store chain. The cream terra cotta building with Corinthian columns was built in 1914, 1926, and 1927. The current store was built on the site of another HBC store from 1893. The last additions were made in 1949.

The original HBC store in Vancouver was a small storefront on Cordova between Carrall and Abbott.

On October 30, 2017, HBC announced plans to sell the building, although the store would continue operating in the location as it is under a long-term lease.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hudson's Bay Company.
  2. Web site: Hudson's Bay Company.
  3. Web site: Hudson's Bay Company.
  4. Web site: Flagship Hudson's Bay Store In Downtown Vancouver To Be Transformed Into Reimagined Office, Retail And Transportation Hub. Hudson's Bay Company. April 23, 2022.
  5. News: Hudson's Bay looks into selling flagship downtown Vancouver store. Global News. 2017-10-31. en.