1533 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1533 West Broadway is Windsor Court, with 13 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 15 people here: Edgar Birtwistle, an accountant; William H Cadman; and 13 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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

In 1940

The street section

14 linesWindsor Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Edgar Birtwistlean accountant · householder · suite 17p. 49
William H Cadmanhouseholder · suite 20p. 85
Henry E Daviesproprietor of White Star Pharmacy · householder · suite 23p. 150
Thomas Edwardsa manager at Edwards & Co · householder · suite 11p. 179
Louis Feinsteina secretary treasurer & movie operator at the Roxy Theatre · householder · suite 10p. 193
John Hooperhouseholder · suite 19p. 280
Olaf Hortea fireman · householder · suite 21p. 282
Peter Houstona salesman at Garvin Ice & Fuel · householder · suite 18p. 284
Hiram P Humphrieshouseholder · suite 15p. 289
S E Lewison active service · householder · suite 14p. 348
Daniel L Sutherlanda longshoreman · householder · suite 16p. 596
Martha L Whiteleywidow of J W · householder · suite 22p. 656
Harry R Williamsa manager at Windsor Court · householder · suite 12p. 662

Also under the Hooper name

Natalie Hoopera saleswoman at Famous · lives here · suite 19p. 280
Dorothy L Whiteleyan operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 22p. 656

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST BROADWAY

Names

The lines for 1533 West Broadway 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 1533 West Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 1521 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 1500 block in 1940

West Broadway between Granville and Fir Streets, Fairview: 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 Broadway, the 1500 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 1500 block of West Broadway

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1533 West Broadway, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1533-west-broadway, 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.