In 1940, 144 East Cordova Street is Gainsborough House, rooms to let; its name section adds ten people here under other surnames.
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- 10
- people the 1940 directory lists here, all named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Rebuilt in 2005
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Gainsborough Houserooms to let · marked *p. 36
Also at this address
- Ten 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 house today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 144 now to 2005; across the street, 139, on the heritage register, still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.
Since 1940
- 2005Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
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 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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144 East Cordova Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2005, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/144-east-cordova, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 144 East Cordova Street
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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.