Chinook Optical

Chinook Optical Purveyors of Fine Eyewear since 1916. Located in the Britannia Shopping Plaza, Calgary, Alberta, Can Our business was founded by Dr. E.S. His son, B.J.S.

Tharp as Consolidated Optical, located in the Leeson & Lineham Block building (209 -8th Avenue SW) in 1916 in Calgary, Alberta. Tharp, became a doctor of Optometry after serving in the navy in WWII. He founded Chinook Optical in 1960 and now the next two generations are continuing the business. Chinook Optical is proud to be a small and independent business in Calgary, Alberta. The store was one o

f the original tenants in Chinook Center when the mall opened, yet for almost a decade now we have enjoyed our current location in the Britannia Shopping Plaza. We are proud of our history serving the Calgary community for more than 100 years and look forward to the next century of eyecare in our city. Our exceptional team of licensed opticians, students of opticianry and licensed doctors of optometry are continuing our tradition of excellence in health service.

THE COLLECTION / 007Good taste, in practice.Vasuma Eyewear available at Chinook Optical.
09/04/2026

THE COLLECTION / 007

Good taste, in practice.

Vasuma Eyewear available at Chinook Optical.

ANNA’S PERSPECTIVE / 003My mother, sometime in the 1990s.Third generation steward of Chinook Optical.A different decade....
09/02/2026

ANNA’S PERSPECTIVE / 003

My mother, sometime in the 1990s.
Third generation steward of Chinook Optical.

A different decade.
The same responsibility.

What she carried forward, I carry today.

PATIENT COLLECTIONS / 001One pair becomes another.And, over time, a collection.A record of changing tastes, different ch...
08/31/2026

PATIENT COLLECTIONS / 001

One pair becomes another.
And, over time, a collection.

A record of changing tastes, different chapters, and a way of seeing that is entirely your own.

{Always honoured to be a part of your stories}

THE COLLECTION / 006For those with a point of view. VADA EYEWEAR INDUSTRY ACCT available at Chinook Optical.
08/28/2026

THE COLLECTION / 006

For those with a point of view.

VADA EYEWEAR INDUSTRY ACCT available at Chinook Optical.

Calgary has always had its own sense of style.Quietly confident. Individual. Entirely its own.Honoured to be recognized ...
08/25/2026

Calgary has always had its own sense of style.

Quietly confident. Individual. Entirely its own.

Honoured to be recognized among the people who make this city such a stylish place to call home.

📷 Jared
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Thanks to ✨Cynthia Christison✨ Carl Abad Jade Davis Kelly Streit Kathe Lemon Avenue Calgary Magazine for including me with such fine company.

Long before perspective became our language, it was our profession.My grandfather, graduating from optometry school.A li...
08/24/2026

Long before perspective became our language, it was our profession.

My grandfather, graduating from optometry school.

A life devoted to seeing well—and the beginning of something that would be carried forward for generations.

THE COLLECTION / 005A study in line, proportion + perspectiveVeronika Wildgruber available in store
08/21/2026

THE COLLECTION / 005

A study in line, proportion + perspective

Veronika Wildgruber available in store

What is stitched into a house endures.Legacy.Style.Vision.Some things are printed.Others become the fabric of a place.
08/19/2026

What is stitched into a house endures.

Legacy.
Style.
Vision.

Some things are printed.

Others become the fabric of a place.

CALGARY / 001Where we began still shapes the way we see.
08/17/2026

CALGARY / 001

Where we began
still shapes the way we see.

Address

813 49th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB
T2S1G8

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+14032521961

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