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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6660 LIVINGSTONE Place in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2791238
6660 LIVINGSTONE Place Richmond V7C 5N1 
$2,698,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2791238
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,747 sq. ft.
Granville Centre Location. Spacious 2,747 sq.ft living space, sits on an 5,005 sq.ft lot (50’ x 100.1’). Featuring 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, South exposure. Quiet street. Very well-maintained .Spacious and Functional layout. Radiant heat, double garage. Updated floor, bathroom and kitchen counter top and paint around year 2015. Walking distance to Richmond Library, Richmond Centre, Minoru Aquatic Centre and Minoru Park. School Catchment: Blundell Elementary & Steveston-London Secondary. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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6160 AZURE Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2814994
6160 AZURE Road Richmond V7C 2P1
$2,698,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2814994
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,959 sq. ft.
A perfect FAMILY HOME in one of the most sought after neighbourhood in Richmond! First time on the market in over 20 years. Large 8,747 SQFT CORNER LOT. 5 bedrooms with ENSUITES, 6 bath total, offering generously sized rooms with high 16 ft height ceilings and two stairways. A spacious home with functional layouts, wok kitchen, media room, Air-conditioning, radiant floor heating. Large 3 car garage with plenty of space for storage and work space. This welcoming family home offers large beautiful front and backyard that are perfect for entertaining! Everything you need is a short distance away -Minoru Park, Richmond Centre, Skytrain, Brighouse/ Blair Elementary, Oval, and River Rd trail, brand new Minoru Community Centre - walking distance. More detailsListed by Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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6333 COMSTOCK Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2834983
6333 COMSTOCK Road Richmond V6P 6G5
$2,588,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2834983
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 3,058 sq. ft.
Central Location of Richmond. Situated in well-known, quiet beautiful Granville Comstock Area. Minutes Walking to Richmond Centre, T&T Market, & Minoru Community Centre. South facing, High- quality home featuring with 6 bedrooms & 5.5 bathrooms, Spacious Living & Dining room with 16' high ceiling, Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, High-end appliances, , open & spacious nook area, air-condition and radiant floor heating, master ensuite with steam bath, in ground sprinkler and security monitor. Showing by appointment. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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6419 BLUNDELL Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2825285
6419 BLUNDELL Road Richmond V7C 1H7
$2,390,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2825285
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 2,829 sq. ft.
Luxury living in West Richmond! South facing. One bedroom legal suite above garage with its own laundry set. Main house contains 5 bedrooms + recreation room and 4.5 bathrooms , High ceiling in living and dining room, Tile flooring, Stainless steel appliances, covered patio, another One Bedroom Self contained suite on the side. School Catchment: Blundell Elementary school and Stevenston London Secondary. Walking distance to shopping mall and supermarket. Open House SAT DEC 02 2-4:00 PM. More detailsListed by Nu Stream Realty Inc. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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7620 NO. 2 Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2786655
7620 NO. 2 Road Richmond V7C 3L9
$2,280,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2786655
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,740 sq. ft.
Location! Location! Location! This property is situated in the highly desirable Granville - West Richmond area, just steps away from Blundell Centre and with easy access to Vancouver. The lot size is huge, measuring 76 x 120', offering a generous 9,120 sqft of land. The house features 3 bedrooms on the upper level, while the main floor boasts a spacious layout with an updated, bright kitchen and a large den. Nearby amenities include the Minoru Community Centre, Richmond Hospital, Blundell Elementary, and Steveston-London Secondary. The zoning for this property allows for townhouse development, making it a great investment opportunity! More detailsListed by RE/MAX City Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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