In 1940, 1043 Granville Street is L J Speight Ltd.
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- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1914
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- L J Speight Ltdp. 66
Granville Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
1043 Granville Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 1046 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1914 as its year built.
Since 1940
- 2008–2016Licensed as a shop.
- 2018–2019Licensed as a food shop.
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
The 1000 block in 1940
Granville Street between Nelson and Helmcken Streets, Downtown: 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.
Granville Street, the 1000 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)
West side, odd numbers
- 1003Jermaine's Ltdgone
- 1007Switzer's Music Shopgone
- 1009Health Clinicgone
- 1011Gus' Market Lunchgone
- 1015Murray's Ltd +2gone
- 1017Granville Smokesgone
- 1019Sansan Floor Cogone
- 1023Stearman W Cgone
- 1025*Royal Hotelstands
- 1029Plaza Hotelgone
- 1033Maple Leaf Cafestands
- 1035Risteen Apts +8stands
- 1037Coast Cap Mfggone
- 1039Oxford Book Store +1gone
- 1043Speight L J Ltdstands
- 1047Viking Fur Costands
- 1049Reid W Wgone
- 1051Dom Elec Co +1gone
- 1053Pioneer Heating Expertsgone
- 1061B C Elec Repairgone
- 1063Sunrise Bakerygone
- 1067Fiddes Piano Hserebuilt
- 1069vacantgone
- 1071Nelson H Pgone
- 1075Health Supply Centregone
- 1077Russell & Cogone
- 1081Flapper Shopstands
- 1083Chee C W tailor &gone
- 1089Sutherland's Ltd +1gone
- 1097Togo Conf +1gone
East side, even numbers
- 1006Belmont Hotelgone
- 1012Belmont Grillgone
- 1016Dominion Oil Burnergone
- 1018Glenaird (The) +1stands
- 1020Alberta Furnstands
- 1026Heather G G & Corebuilt
- 1034Love & Cogone
- 1036Dover Rooms +1gone
- 1044Lewis Piano Housegone
- 1046Albany Hotel +1stands
- 1056Balderston Motors (used cars)gone
- 1060Princess Roomsstands
- 1062Dom Furn Chain Storesgone
- 1068New Paramount Cafestands
- 1076Hammersley Furn Costands
- 1082Stanley Furnstands
- 1090vacantstands
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1043 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1914 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1043-granville, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.