In a previous post about photographs, I mentioned that the Drive had rarely been without a photographer and associated services. Following up, here is a list of all those artists and stores from the founding of Commercial Drive through to 1999:
- Philip Timms (1912)
- Merchants Photo Co. (1912)
- Grandview Studio (1915-1918)
- Vancouver Photo Finishing (1921-1978)
- Grandview Photo Finishing (1922-1930)
- Fox Studio (1934)
- Jay’s Photographic Studio (1938)
- Beardmore Studio (1938-1939)
- Vincent Studio Photography (1942-1954)
- Illustra Photography (1955-1956)
- McKenzie Photography (1955-1964)
- Bowman Photography (1957-1968)
- Zonta Photo Service (1960-1962)
- Western Photo Service (1961-1962)
- Philip Timm’s Workshop (1962-1968)
- Grandview Studio (1965-1968)
- Photo Monte Grappa (1965-1981)
- McKenzie’s Grandview Studio Photography (1966-1967)
- Tivoli Photo Services (1968-1971)
- Album Photo Services (1968-1973)
- Perfect Photo Finish (1976-1977)
- Creative Portraits (1977-1978)
- Winkler Photo Technology (1978-1981)
- Vancouver Photo & Hobby (1980-1999)
- Parmar Photo Finishing (1981-1989)
- Photo Salon (1987)
- Photo Shop (1987-1988)
- Golden Crown Photo (1989-1990)
- Photo Franco (1989-1991)
- Ming Photoland (1990-1999)
Data from “The Encyclopedia of Commercial Drive“.
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