Let's take a look at 315 E Broadway in 1978 and 2020, which is at the corner of Scotia Street in East Vancouver.
According to the sign on the building, you could dance to Latin-American music at the Blue Star Restaurant and Cafe.
Now, it's a Pizza Pizza franchise and a sushi restaurant.
John Bentley is an architectural photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver. Using images from the Vancouver Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site Vancouver Now & Then.