In 1940, 1195 Burrard Street is Cunningham Drug Stores.
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- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Cunningham Drug Storesp. 22
Burrard Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1195 Burrard Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 1100 block of Burrard Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1160, with a building from 1981.
The 1100 block in 1940
Burrard Street between Helmcken and Davie 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.
Burrard Street, the 1100 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
East side, even numbers
- 1100Smith W J Jrebuilt
- 1108*Melville Mrs Lgone
- 1116*McLaughlin Jgone
- 1124McLeod Mrs Cgone
- 1134*Telford Mrs M Arebuilt
- 1144Hanscome A Rstands
- 1148Withers R Egone
- 1154*Paterson Mrs Lgone
- 1156Paterson Dgone
- 1158Hyatt Mgone
- 1160Flynn Mrs Brebuilt
- 1166Stevens R Tri-Clnggone
- 1174Manual Wallpaper Appliances Ltd +1gone
- 1176Spring G Ygone
- 1186vacantgone
- 1188Wybourne P Jgone
- 1190Spencer Mrs V +1gone
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1195 Burrard Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1195-burrard, 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.