The Bay Building is a six-storey building on the corner of
Granville Street
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and
Georgia Street
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in
downtown Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, Canada. It was the flagship store of the
Hudson's Bay department store chain until the company's closure in June 2025. The cream
terra cotta
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building with Corinthian columns was built in 1914, 1926, and 1927. The last additions were made in 1949. The current store was built on the site of another HBC store from 1893.
History
The original HBC store in Vancouver was a small storefront on Cordova between Carrall and Abbott.
On October 30, 2017, HBC announced plans to sell the building, although the store would continue operating in the location as it was under a long-term lease.
On March 21, 2025, the Hudson's Bay Company announced the permanent closure of 74 HBC stores across Canada, including the Vancouver flagship store. The remaining 15 HBC stores within the province of British Columbia began their liquidation sales on March 24, 2025, with all of the chain's 96 stores closing on June 1, 2025.
See also
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Hudson's Bay Queen Street
The Hudson's Bay flagship store (originally the Simpson's flagship store) is a department store building on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by the Burke and Horwood architecture firm for Robert Simpson, and open ...
- flagship in
Toronto
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Bay Building (Montreal) - flagship in
Montreal
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{{Commons category-inline, Hudson's Bay (Downtown Vancouver)
Buildings and structures in Vancouver
Commercial buildings completed in 1927
Department store buildings in Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Tourist attractions in Vancouver