Book-hunting route · Vancouver
Main Street run (part 2)
3 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.3 km
This second Main Street run in Vancouver stays on the one street for all three stops. It starts at Houndstooth, reaches Still Fabulous Thrift Store three minutes on, then Carson Books and Records a minute after that. Four minutes of walking end to end.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Houndstooth
Secondhand store · Main Street
11:00–18:00
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2
3 min walk
Still Fabulous Thrift StoreSecondhand store · Main Street
10:00–17:00
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3
1 min walk
Carson Books and RecordsUsed bookstore · Main Street
Take Spines with you
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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
- 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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