Closed up shops on Commercial Drive.

Closed up shops on Commercial Drive.

May 8, 2026

There are quite a few derelict and closed-up shops on Commercial Drive. While this isn’t necessarily anything new, they are very, very graffiti-ed and such, so I feel like they stand out more, maybe.

Graffiti-covered doorway with posters on the walls — Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.

Storefront covered with graffiti, stickers, and posters — Storefront covered with graffiti, stickers, and posters.
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.

White double doors covered with graffiti and posters — Storefront covered with graffiti, stickers, and posters.
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.

Black and white store entrance covered in posters and graffiti — Posters and graffiti at an old store entrance.
Camera: Leica M11-D
Lens: Voigtlander Classic 35mm f/1.4 S.C.

Boarded storefront with graffiti, bicycle, and parking meter on Commercial Drive in Vancouver — Boarded storefront with graffiti, bicycle, parking meter, and shop signs on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.
Camera: Leica M (typ 246) Monochrom
Lens: Leica M Summilux 75mm f/1.4

Bicycle Black and White boarded storefront breeze block Brick wall chain-link fence Commercial Drive concrete wall Door Graffiti metal gate Parking Meter pipe plywood rectangular opening road Shadow shop sign Sidewalk siding stain Stair sticker storefront Street texture textureCommercial Drive textured wall utility box utility meter utility pole utility wire Vancouver wet pavement Window window grid wood frame