Davie Art Shop owner Philip Tran is one of many small business owners in Vancouver who are battling a range of challenges to keep businesses afloat.
For Tran, customer parking has increasingly become an issue.
Two nearby restaurant patios have taken over what used to be street parking near the store that Tran has owned since 1987, he told BIV.
The business was founded in 1930, and was originally a few blocks east of his current Davie Street location west of Bute Street, he said.
Tran has one designated parking spot at the back of his 800-square-foot shop, but he said that it can sometimes be a challenge for customers who buy
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