Seven of the Katch household are listed at 1324 Hornby Street in 1940: Denis Katch; Anne Katch, a checker; Cath T Katch, a clerk at Commodore Cabaret; and four others.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Denis Katchhouseholderp. 314
Also under the Katch name
- Anne Katcha checker · lives herep. 314
- Cath T Katcha clerk at Commodore Cabaret · lives herep. 314
- Lily Katcha stenographer for Kelly Douglas · lives herep. 314
- Nick T Katcha serviceman at Vancouver Motors · lives herep. 314
- Olga E Katcha waitress at Woodward's · lives herep. 314
- Sonia Katcha student · lives herep. 314
Hornby Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
HORNBY
Names
- Katch Denis h1324 Hornbyp. 314
- Katch Anne chkr r1324 Hornbyp. 314
- Katch Cath T clk Commodore Cabaret r1324 Hornbyp. 314
- Katch Lily sten Kelly Douglas r1324 Hornbyp. 314
- Katch Nick T servmn Van Motors r1324 Hornbyp. 314
- Katch Olga E waitress Woodward's r1324 Hornbyp. 314
- Katch Sonia studt r1324 Hornbyp. 314
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1324 Hornby Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); nothing on the 1300 block of Hornby Street stands from before 1946: two doors along, 1330 has a building from 1986.
The 1300 block in 1940
Hornby Street between Drake 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.
Hornby Street, the 1300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
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1324 Hornby Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1324-hornby, 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.