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Downtown, Vancouver

14 West Cordova Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 14 West Cordova Street is Scandinavian Steamship Agency, with four households listed under it. Its name section lists four people here: John E Linder, an agent at Scandinavian Steamship; Axel W Peterson, a tailor; and two others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Lonsdale Block. Its name section lists 31 more people here under other surnames too. Its name section also lists Lonsdale Block J E Linder here.

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36
people the 1940 directory lists here, 31 of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • Lonsdale Blockrooms to letp. 37
  • Scandinavian Steamship Agencyp. 37
  • J E Linderp. 37
  • Svenska Postennewspaperp. 37
  • A Petersontailorp. 37

The household

  • John E Linderan agent at Scandinavian Steamship · householderp. 349
  • Axel W Petersona tailorp. 491

Also under the Linder name

  • E Marjorie Linderan assistant for J T Pyott · lives herep. 349
  • Hilda F Lindera child nurse · lives herep. 349

A firm here

  • Lonsdale Block J E Linderp. 355

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST CORDOVA

  1. 14Lonsdale Block roomsp. 37
  2. 14Scandinavian Steamship Agcyp. 37
  3. 14Linder J Ep. 37
  4. 14Svenska Posten newspaperp. 37
  5. 14Peterson A tailorp. 37

Names

  1. Linder John E agt Scandinavian Steamship h14 West Cordovap. 349
  2. Peterson Axel W tailor 14 West Cordovap. 491
  3. Linder E Marjorie asst J T Pyott r14 West Cordovap. 349
  4. Linder Hilda F child nurse r14 West Cordovap. 349
  5. Lonsdale Block J E Linder jntr rooms 14 West Cordovap. 355
The lines for 14 West Cordova 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 14 West Cordova Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 15 still has one from before 1946, one of seven on the block.

The first block in 1940

West Cordova Street ending at Abbott Street, 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 Cordova Street, the first 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 Cordova Street, block by block

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14 West Cordova Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/14-west-cordova, 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.