In 1940, 139 East Cordova Street is New Harbour Rooms; its name section adds eleven people here under other surnames.
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- 11
- people the 1940 directory lists here, all named in the book
- Still standing
- on the Heritage Register, category C
- 1912
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- New Harbour Roomsp. 36
Also at this address
- Eleven more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
East Cordova Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
139 East Cordova Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category C), the only one left on the 100 block of East Cordova Street; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.
The 100 block in 1940
East Cordova Street between Columbia and Main 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.
East Cordova 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
- 105Watanabe Mrs Mgone
- 107Harbour Caferebuilt
- 109vacantgone
- 117Eagle Mill & Log Suppgone
- 119*Madrona Roomsrebuilt
- 123Nicol G Oil Supp +1gone
- 129Elks Garagegone
- 139New Harbour Roomsstands
- 143Intl Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Uniongone
- 145Moose Garagerebuilt
- 151Kii Cogone
- 155vacantgone
- 157Moriyama S Cogone
- 163Sunshine Apostolic Missiongone
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139 East Cordova Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/139-east-cordova, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 139 East Cordova Street
Every directory, as one book
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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.