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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

109 East Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 109 East Broadway is Mason Block, with 16 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 17 people here: Lily M Armstrong, a finisher for G L Pop; Peter E Barnes, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway; and 15 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J J Mann.

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18
people the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 17 linesMason Block and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Lily M Armstronga finisher for G L Pop · householder · suite 5p. 19
  • Peter E Barnesa conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite Ap. 32
  • George H Bradbeerretired · householder · suite 12p. 61
  • A St Almo Clemenshawa driver at Ross & Howard · householder · suite 10p. 115
  • Joseph W Dormana purchasing agent at Rounds-Burchett · householder · suite Cp. 165
  • Frank Etheridgea shipper · householder · suite 3p. 186
  • R John Grabilla salesman at Associated Dairies · householder · suite 8p. 232
  • Mrs Jessie J Juliushouseholder · suite 7p. 313
  • Ernest S Lifforda checker at the CPR · householder · suite 9p. 348
  • Henry S McCullocha timekeeper · householder · suite 11p. 368
  • Mrs Kate Morrishouseholder · suite 1p. 442
  • Cyril E Paynea motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite Dp. 484
  • George H Smitha motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 2p. 570
  • Norman Waltona driver at Walton & Sons Fuel & Heating · householder · suite 6p. 640

Also under the Armstrong name

  • Myrtle H Armstrongwho worked for Empire Cleaners · lives here · suite 5p. 19
  • John Chapmana printer · householder · suite 4p. 106
  • Frank H Juliuslives here · suite 7p. 313

Only in the street section

East Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST BROADWAY

  1. 109Mann J J barberp. 15
  2. 109Mason Blk aptsp. 15
  3. 109ABarnes P Ep. 15
  4. 109CDorman J Wp. 15
  5. 109DPayne C Ep. 15
  6. 1091Morris Mrs Kp. 15
  7. 1092Smith G Hp. 15
  8. 1093Etheridge Fp. 15
  9. 1094Chapmanp. 15
  10. 1095Armstrong Miss L Mp. 15
  11. 1096Walton Np. 15
  12. 1097Julius Mrs J Jp. 15
  13. 1098Grabill R Jp. 15
  14. 1099Lifford E Sp. 15
  15. 10910Clemenshaw A St Ap. 15
  16. 10911McCulloch H Sp. 15
  17. 10912Bradbeer G Hp. 15

Names

  1. Armstrong Lily M fnshr G L Pop h5, 109 East Broadwayp. 19
  2. Barnes Peter E cond BCER hA, 109 East Broadwayp. 32
  3. Bradbeer Geo H retired h12, 109 East Broadwayp. 61
  4. Clemenshaw A St Almo drvr Ross & Howard h10, 109 East Broadwayp. 115
  5. Dorman Jos W purch agt Rounds-Burchett hC, 109 East Broadwayp. 165
  6. Etheridge Frank shpr h3, 109 East Broadwayp. 186
  7. Grabill R John slsmn Assoc Dairies h8, 109 East Broadwayp. 232
  8. Julius Mrs Jessie J h7, 109 East Broadwayp. 313
  9. Lifford Ernest S chkr CPR h9, 109 East Broadwayp. 348
  10. McCulloch Henry S tmkpr h11, 109 East Broadwayp. 368
  11. Morris Mrs Kate h1, 109 East Broadwayp. 442
  12. Payne Cyril E mtrmn BCER hD, 109 East Broadwayp. 484
  13. Smith Geo H mtrmn BCER h2, 109 East Broadwayp. 570
  14. Walton Norman drvr Walton & Sons Fuel & Heating h6, 109 East Broadwayp. 640
  15. Armstrong Myrtle H Indrs Empire Clnrs r5, 109 East Broadwayp. 19
  16. Chapman John prntr Mc Mc & Prior h4, 109 East Broadwayp. 106
  17. Julius Frank H r7, 109 East Broadwayp. 313
The lines for 109 East Broadway in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. The name section prints h for a householder and r for someone who lives at the address.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 109 East Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 108 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)

The 100 block of East Broadway

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109 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.