Hudson's Bay Vancouver, Heritage department store building at Granville and Georgia Street, Vancouver, Canada.
The Bay Building is a six-storey structure of cream terra cotta with Corinthian columns at Granville and Georgia Streets in downtown Vancouver. It was built in stages in 1914, 1926, 1927 and 1949, and served as the Hudson's Bay flagship store until June 2025.
The Hudson's Bay Company's first Vancouver store was a small storefront on Cordova Street between Carrall and Abbott. The present building was constructed in stages in 1914, 1926 and 1927, with final additions in 1949, on the site of an 1893 HBC store. HBC announced its sale in 2017, and the flagship closed in June 2025.
The store served as a shopping destination for multiple generations of Vancouverites seeking everything from apparel to home furnishings in one location. Its street-level entrances made it a natural gathering point for people passing through the downtown core.
The building occupies the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in downtown Vancouver, a short walk from Granville Street's entertainment district and nearby transit stops. The store closed in June 2025, so entrances are no longer open for retail; the Hudson's Bay signage stayed on the storefront until January 2026.
The store closed in June 2025, yet the Hudson's Bay signage stayed on the Granville and Georgia storefront until January 2026. The original HBC shop in Vancouver was a small storefront on Cordova Street between Carrall and Abbott before the company moved to this corner.
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