Sally's Cake House

This is another older shot taken back in 2012. Empty storefronts are an ever increasing problem in Vancouver's Chinatown these days. A look with Google Street View reveals Sally's was probably closed as far back as 2009. Changing demographics, skyrocketing real estate prices, and zoning changes from City Hall all seem to threaten the fabric of Chinatown. Before Christmas the National Post had an excellent article which had an in depth look at Vancouver's Chinatown. Today we're seeing an influx of new businesses which is a good thing but at the same time the charm of the area is slowly disappearing.





























The space at Sally's was vacant for many years but in the summer of 2016 it was taken over by Klaus's Kaffee Haus. If you read the National Post article Klaus took great strides to try and fit into the neighbourhood. Unfortunately much of the new construction the City has recently allowed doesn't really fit in with the rest of the neighbourhood. Parts of Main Street now look more like Yaletown than Chinatown. Only time will tell what the future holds for this historic part of the city.