W E Peacock and J M Bonney are listed at 1250 Granville Street in 1940, as two households.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Standing; age not recorded
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
Granville Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
GRANVILLE
The house today
The address is on the City's list, but its record gives no year built.
Since 1940
- 1950A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
- 1997–1998Licensed as a shop (licences on record start in 1997).
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 1200 block in 1940
Granville Street, on the stretch it shares with the 1300 block, between Davie and Pacific 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 1200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
- 1201Cunningham Druggone
- 1209Tommy's Conf +1gone
- 1211Snap-On Tools of Cangone
- 1221Austin Hotelstands
- 1227Ishida Tgone
- 1229Maple Confgone
- 1241vacantgone
- 1245Harris Paint & Wallpapergone
- 1247Dawson C Egone
- 1249Van Auto Wrecking +1rebuilt
- 1259Wosk's Ltdstands
- 1261Newport Hotel +1stands
- 1267Crescent Furn +1rebuilt
- 1269Orr & Loveday +1gone
- 1271Hoffmeister Rgone
- 1273Osborne J J +1gone
- 1275Contl Auto Supplystands
- 1295Mutch Tire Costands
East side, even numbers
- 1202White Chefstands
- 1204vacantgone
- 1206R & D Cigar Stand +2gone
- 1210Apex Furngone
- 1212Corona Hotelstands
- 1214City Baggagegone
- 1216Art Electrical Engineersgone
- 1224Newport Cafestands
- 1226Robinson Hotelstands
- 1228Stark J +1gone
- 1234Granville 2nd Hand Storegone
- 1236Reid Jstands
- 1240Bissmire S J +1gone
- 1242Sam Wogone
- 1246De Luxe Tire Co (stge)gone
- 1248Ward's T Piano Hsegone
- 1250Peacock W E +1stands
- 1256Moor-Min Prods +1stands
- 1260Store Fixture Supplystands
- 1262A 1 Furn Exch +1gone
- 1272Dawson C Egone
- 1280Southard Motor Co +1gone
- 1294Wolfe & Dobsonstands
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1250 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1250-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.