What is the street address of the first Vans store?

The street address of the first Vans store was 704 East Broadway in Anaheim, California.

The store opened on March 16, 1966, under the original name Van Doren Rubber Company. Brothers Paul and James Van Doren, together with Gordon C. Lee and Serge D’Elia, manufactured shoes on the premises and sold them directly to customers.

The opening was unusually modest. The shop displayed three shoe styles, but the company had not yet produced enough inventory for the shelves. Twelve customers placed orders, and the shoes were made that day for pickup later. The original deck shoe, Style 44, eventually became known as the Vans Authentic.

A common mix-up is confusing the first store with later Vans locations or with the company’s broader Southern California retail expansion. The address identifies the original factory-store in Anaheim, where Vans began its direct-to-consumer model before becoming closely associated with skateboarding culture.