Book-hunting route · Vancouver
Granville Street run
3 shops · about 17 minutes on foot · 1.3 km
The Granville Street run in Vancouver starts at Value Village and heads onto Homer Street six minutes later for Sheer Room. From there it is eleven minutes back to Granville Street for Wildlife Thrift Store. Three stops in seventeen minutes, with Granville Street carrying two of them.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Value Village
Secondhand store · Granville Street · V6Z 1L5
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2
6 min walk
Sheer RoomSecondhand store · Homer Street
Mon–Sun 11:00–19:00
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3
11 min walk
Wildlife Thrift StoreSecondhand store · Granville Street
10:00–22:00
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Other routes in Vancouver
- Secret Attic Vintage and 5 more 6 shops · ~14 min
- Main Street run 5 shops · ~12 min
- Main Street run (part 2) 3 shops · ~4 min
How the route is built
Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Vancouver, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Surrey· Thrift stores in Nanaimo· Thrift stores in Abbotsford· Thrift stores in Victoria
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