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119 West Pender Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 119 West Pender Street is Shelly Building, with 69 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Edgar Fentiman, an engineer at the Shelly Building. The street section prints 27 more names the name section doesn't list: H J Loney, F A Dunlop and 25 others. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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31: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1911: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

70 linesShelly Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Edgar Fentimanan engineer at the Shelly Building · householder · suite 502p. 193

Only in the street section

H J Loneymanufacturers agent · suite 110p. 128
F A Dunlopmanufacturers agent · suite 110p. 128
J H Hamiltonmanufacturers agent · suite 116p. 129
S Hollandmanufacturers agent · suite 116p. 129
F C Shantzmanufacturers agent · suite 120p. 129
H S Southonmanufacturers agent · suite 121p. 129
G T Clarkemanufacturers agent · suite 126p. 129
J S Cowzmanufacturers agent · suite 127p. 129
C W Reidmachinery valuator · suite 205p. 129
C Garment Bwomen's clothing · suite 211p. 129
Fit-Well Garmentswomen's clothing manufacturers · suite 226p. 129
T M Harnettnotary public · suite 302p. 129
Vancouver Poppy Fundsuite 302p. 129
J A Atkinsmanufacturers agent · suite 321p. 129
G B Ionmanufacturers agent · suite 321p. 129
P Broadfootmanufacturers agent · suite 324p. 129
W G Armstrongmanufacturers agent · suite 325p. 129
A B Russellmanufacturers agent · suite 326p. 129
J T Chisholmmanufacturers agent · suite 327p. 129
H J G Morgangeneral contractors · suite 412p. 129
F Rogerselectrician contractor · suite 415p. 129
W R Portermanufacturers agent · suite 420p. 129
W A Clementsmanufacturers agent · suite 420p. 129
J Coffinmanufacturers agent · suite 515p. 129
W R Millermanufacturers agent · suite 516p. 129
W D Squiresmanufacturers agent · suite 519p. 129
H E Toreyadvertising counsel · suite 527p. 129

Also at this address

Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

West Pender Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST PENDER

Names

Fentiman Edgar eng Shelly Bldg h502, 119 West Penderp. 193

The lines for 119 West Pender Street 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

119 West Pender Street still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1911 as its year built.

The 100 block in 1940

West Pender Street between Abbott and Cambie 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.

West Pender Street, 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

100Van City Relief Medical Dept +2gone

The 100 block of West Pender Street

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119 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1911 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/119-west-pender, 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.