Book-hunting route · Vancouver
Main Street run
5 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 0.9 km
The Main Street run in Vancouver opens at Thrift World and reaches Pulpfiction Books two minutes along, the first two of three stops on Main Street. It then turns onto East Broadway for Mintage Mall, also two minutes on, and East 12th Avenue six minutes after that for The Salvation Army, before returning to Main Street for Turnabout Luxury Resale five minutes later. Five stops, twelve minutes of walking.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Thrift World
Secondhand store · Main Street
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2
2 min walk
Pulpfiction BooksUsed bookstore · Main Street · V5T 3E2
Mon–Wed 10:00–20:00; Thu–Sat 10:00–21:00; Sun 11:00–19:00
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3
2 min walk
Mintage MallSecondhand store · East Broadway
Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00; Sun,Public holidays 11:00–18:00
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4
6 min walk
The Salvation ArmyThrift store · East 12th Avenue
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5
5 min walk
Turnabout Luxury ResaleSecondhand store · Main Street · V5T 3G3
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–18:00; Public holidays 12:00–17:00
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Other routes in Vancouver
- Secret Attic Vintage and 5 more 6 shops · ~14 min
- Main Street run (part 2) 3 shops · ~4 min
- Granville Street run 3 shops · ~17 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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