In 1940, 101 East Broadway is Premier Cleaners & Dyrs, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Octave Dumont, a helper at BC Fir; Ben Hyman, an operator for Gordon Campbell; and four others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Premier Cleaners & Dyrsp. 15
- Miss F Ricesuite 1p. 15
- J W Jenkinsonsuite 2p. 15
- O Dumontsuite 3p. 15
- B Hymansuite 4p. 15
- Mrs D McDougallsuite 5p. 15
- F D Stuartsuite 6p. 15
The household
- Octave Dumonta helper at BC Fir · householder · suite 3p. 171
- Ben Hymanan operator for Gordon Campbell · householder · suite 4p. 292
- John W Jenkinsonretired · householder · suite 2p. 303
- Dora McDougalla widow · householder · suite 5p. 374
- Francis Ricea waiter · householder · suite 1p. 518
- Frank D Stuarta clerk · householder · suite 6p. 593
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
East Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST BROADWAY
- 101Premier Clnrs & Dyrsp. 15
- 1011Rice Miss Fp. 15
- 1012Jenkinson J Wp. 15
- 1013Dumont Op. 15
- 1014Hyman Bp. 15
- 1015McDougall Mrs Dp. 15
- 1016Stuart F Dp. 15
Names
- Dumont Octave hlpr BC Fir h3, 101 East Broadwayp. 171
- Hyman Ben opr Gordon Campbell h4, 101 East Broadwayp. 292
- Jenkinson John W retired h2, 101 East Broadwayp. 303
- McDougall Dora wid h5, 101 East Broadwayp. 374
- Rice Francis waiter h1, 101 East Broadwayp. 518
- Stuart Frank D clk h6, 101 East Broadwayp. 593
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 101 East Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 107 still has one from before 1946, one of four on the block.
The 100 block in 1940
East Broadway between Quebec and Main Streets, Mount Pleasant: every door the 1940 directory lists on the block, the way it prints them, and what stands at each today. This house is marked in red.
East Broadway, the 100 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
North side, odd numbers
South side, even numbers
- 102People's Bicycle Shopgone
- 108Regal Lampstands
- 124Jenner T Cstands
- 128Mary Hague Dress Shopgone
- 132Hamley Tgone
- 136Sally Ann Lending Libgone
- 138Mikado Clnrs & Dyers +1gone
- 140Kalley P Jgone
- 144Kong Wgone
- 146Bway Fish & Chips +1gone
- 148*Mt Pleasant Shoe Repair +1gone
- 180Clark's Dairy Lunchgone
- 186Shandon Meatsgone
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101 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/101-east-broadway, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
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Sources
The 1940 city directory (British Columbia and Yukon Directory), street and name sections, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories); each line above links its page. Today's buildings: City of Vancouver Open Data (property tax report 2026, property addresses, Vancouver Heritage Register; Open Government Licence – Vancouver). The City's year built is BC Assessment's figure and can be approximate for old houses. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.