Well, looks like Coast Mountain on 4th/Yew will be leaving in September and has recently acquired the former home of Canadian Tire on 1st and Burrard. When I asked at the store recently, the manager mentioned their 15 year lease having expired and the rent going up 300%! It was definitely time to find new digs, and the new location will be a Vancouver flagship store for Coast. Only question remains, what will fill the space at the prime location of 4th and Yew?
I haven't blogged too much lately on this space; as you can imagine, Facebook has all but sucked any free time I have these days! It is quite an addictive little pastime, one of the few online activities that I allow myself. Weather is too gorgeous and there are too many things pulling me away from my iMac these days. Oh yeah, I just won an electric scooter, I'll post my experiences with that one soon! Summer just keeps getting better!
Showing posts with label West 4th Avenue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West 4th Avenue. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Video Store comes to West Kits!
Finally, the indy video store we've been waiting for in this neck of Kits, on the 2900 block of West 4th. Last week (on Valentine's Day to be precise), Grindhouse Video opened its doors in the same building that the ill-fated East-coast based automated video chain used to occupy.
They're in a at great time, what with Starbuck's about to open at the corner of 4th and Bayswater, and the spankin' new Kits apartments above it (Black Swan) nearing completion. Kind of like a baby brother to Videomatica, they've got the cult/foreign/horror/x/new releases sections pretty well-covered, given their boutique-size dwelling. Owners are very friendly and keen on getting to know their local customers. As well, just a stone's throw from the 84 express bus stop headed towards UBC. Hopefully these guys will stick around much longer and add to their ever-expanding titles. We've had too many video store misfits over the last little while here (Luna Video, next door to Jolly's Bistro, is now closed, and will not be reopening as another video store).
Anyway, props to a new shop that's not baby/nail salon/raw pet food-related, but good old-fashioned escapism!
They're in a at great time, what with Starbuck's about to open at the corner of 4th and Bayswater, and the spankin' new Kits apartments above it (Black Swan) nearing completion. Kind of like a baby brother to Videomatica, they've got the cult/foreign/horror/x/new releases sections pretty well-covered, given their boutique-size dwelling. Owners are very friendly and keen on getting to know their local customers. As well, just a stone's throw from the 84 express bus stop headed towards UBC. Hopefully these guys will stick around much longer and add to their ever-expanding titles. We've had too many video store misfits over the last little while here (Luna Video, next door to Jolly's Bistro, is now closed, and will not be reopening as another video store).
Anyway, props to a new shop that's not baby/nail salon/raw pet food-related, but good old-fashioned escapism!
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