Stylish South Granville
The Business Improvement Area
Established in 1907, the South Granville Business Improvement Area is south of Vancouver’s Downtown and north of the Kitsilano, Fairview, and Shaughnessy neighbourhoods. The area runs along Granville Street from the Granville Street Bridge over False Creek south to 16th Avenue, where the grand residences of Shaughnessy replace the shops, restaurants, and art galleries of South Granville.
When Vancouver as a city was three years old, South Granville already was an exclusive location and desirable destination before the first Granville Street Bridge went up across False Creek in 1889 to connect it to Downtown. Center Street became Granville Street in 1907. In the fall of that year, plans began for development of what would be First Shaughnessy, 423 acres between West 15th and King Edward avenues from Oak Street west to the BC Electric Railway interurban line to Lulu Island. New First Shaughnessy residents shopped on South Granville, establishing standards of high quality still extant today. Galleries and the Stanley Theatre followed, and the area acquired its cultural caché.
The Stanley Theater
The Stanley opened on the street between 11th and 12th avenues in December 1930 with a Lilian Gish movie, One Romantic Night. The Stanley was the only Vancouver theatre where juveniles could see not one but two Saturday matinees for ten cents. Granville Street and the Stanley went into decline during the ’80s, and it closed in 1991. After some talk of tearing it down, it rose again in 1997 as a fully refurbished venue for live performances. Whether for films or plays, the Stanley has been a major neighbourhood attraction, proof that the lively arts contribute much to neighbourhood prosperity and prestige.
The Granville Street Bridge
The present steel and concrete Granville Street Bridge, nearly a mile long and 90 feet high over Granville Island and False Creek, was the only eight-lane bridge on the continent outside New York City when it opened in 1954. The bridge supplanted an earlier structure that in 1909 had replaced the 1886 original.
Before construction began in 1951, politicians had tried to build a new bridge since 1945. A 1948 newspaper editorial complained that of “Vancouver’s obsolete bridges” “the Granville Bridge, because of its slippery surface, its pitted and rotted roadways, its wooden construction, its wooden approaches and the dangerous curve-in at its lift-spans mended with smooth-worn planks, is by far the worst.”
Information Links:
http://southgranville.org/
http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/fairview.aspx
http://www.falsecreekcc.ca
http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/marpole-community-plan-granville.aspx
Gallery Row
In Vancouver, few would dispute that the highest concentration of art, antiques, painting, sculpture, and unique curiosities are in South Granville’s Gallery Row, the nerve centre of Vancouver’s art community for 40 years. Fourteen galleries cluster along this stretch of Granville Street between 5th Avenue and Broadway.
To list a few, Bau-Xi, the oldest contemporary gallery in Vancouver, exhibits paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings. Heffel, “Canada’s National Fine Art Auction House” in the historic Heffel Building at 7th Avenue, displays and previews inventory in an expansive 7,500-foot space. Uno Langmann Limited specializes in European and North American paintings from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. The gallery showcases a careful selection of antique furniture, silver, and objets d’art in elegant, neo-classical surroundings. Douglas Reynolds Gallery, founded in 1995 between 7th and 8th avenues, specializes in historic and contemporary Northwest Coast aboriginal art. The gallery exhibits museum-quality artifacts of aluminum, bronze, glass, and resin in bentwood boxes, masks, and totem poles.
New South Granville Live MLS Listings
Stylish South Granville
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6340 CHELMSFORD Street in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2679089
6340 CHELMSFORD Street Richmond V7C 5E1 
$3,880,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2679089
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 4,300 sq. ft.
Well-maintained over 4,000 SF beautiful home on a large 10,345 lot (66 x 156) area in a million-dollar home "Granville" area! Excellent layout of 5 bedrooms, recreation rooms, 3.5 baths, and 2 car garage. Top of the line features includes Sub Zero, Wolf & Miele appliances, paving stone driveway, granite countertops, pool deck & equipment, storage sheds plus much more...North facing front Garden, south facing sunny backyard, outdoor pool, golf putting green with BBQ patio. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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5828 LINSCOTT Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2694522
5828 LINSCOTT Road Richmond V7C 2X1
$3,880,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2694522
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 4,129 sq. ft.
A CUSTOM BUILT, ARCHITECT DESIGNED. ONE OF A KIND. LUXURY HOME ( FLOOR AREA 4686 SF INCLUDES GARAGE 557 SF) SUPER WIDE & HUGE LOT 80'X120', EUROPEAN STYLE FLOOR PLAN. HIGH DRAMATIC DESIGNED CEILING. WET BARS IN DINNING & MEDIA ROOM. HUGE GOURMET & WOK KITCHEN W/TOP OF THE LINE S/S APPLIANCES. GRANITE/MARBLE COUNTERS. AIR CON, HRV & SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM. 5 ENSUITE BDRM (2 MASTER BDRM) 5.5 BATH, STEAM BATH /SAUNA RM, HUGE 15'X6' WALK IN CLOSET. HUGE SOUTH & NORTH YARDS W/ LAWN SPRINKLER. FULLY FENCED WITH REMOTE GATE. GREAT NEIGHBOORHOOD. CONVENIENT LOCATION. SCHOOLS CLOSE BY. A GREAT FAMILY HOME TO ENJOY! More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty (Kingsway) Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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6011 CAMSELL Crescent in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2746245
6011 CAMSELL Crescent Richmond V7C 2M4
$3,488,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2746245
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,352 sq. ft.
Your search ends here! Centrally located in Richmond, this quiet luxuriously designed custom home by reputable builder with extremely attention to details has everything you are looking for. Be amazed with the spaciously designed open concept floorplan when entering the home. Lots of sunlight coming through its huge windows as the house situates on a perfect rectangular lot with South, North & East facing. Chef's dream kitchen, huge quartz island, high end Miele kitchen appliances, high ceiling on both levels, designer chosen colour scheme, sophistically designed lightings inside out & custom chandeliers, beautiful landscaping, sunny backyard, Legal Suite as mortgage helper, the list goes on and on! Walking distance to RC, Aquatic centre, transits & famous Richmond High (IB) catchment. More detailsListed by Sunrich Realty and Sutton Group - 1st West Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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7351 LOMBARD Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2744293
7351 LOMBARD Road Richmond V7C 3M9
$3,488,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2744293
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,926 sq. ft.
Spectacular like-new home in the most sought-after "Granville" area! This rare custom built home sits in 8575 sqft Huge Quiet CORNER lot, floor to ceiling windows and open concept layout providing excellent natural daylight. Excellent floorplan with 5 generous-sized ensuit bedrooms (4up/1down), spacious media room and office on main floor. Elegant design, best Combination of Greek & Roman architecture style, with immaculate quality and superb craftsmanship, including a chef’s dream kitchen, Miele & Wolf appliances, hardwood flooring, air conditioning and triple garage. Top school catchment, walking distance to McKay Elementary and Burnett Secondary, Thompson Community Center,parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and public transportation. Don't miss this amazing House that you can call it HOME! Photos will be available soon. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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7491 LEDWAY Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2726964
7491 LEDWAY Road Richmond V7C 3N5
$3,488,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2726964
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 3,601 sq. ft.
Unique and one of a kind home on a corner lot in prestige Granville area. 66 x 120 lot with 3601sqft. of living area. West-facing backyard and offers bright light from all directions as it is on a corner lot! Unique functional open floor plan with grand foyer, 10 feet ceiling over all, high ceiling living room, huge family room, gourmet Kitchen with Wok kitchen, top of the line appliances, extensive use of crown moulding and granite, 4 ensuite bedrooms, and 3 car garage. Extra parking on driveway and around the home. Book your private viewing! Open house on October 1st, Saturday from 2-4pm More detailsListed by Oakwyn Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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