The Blair family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 1627 Davie Street, has three people listed here: James Blair, an engineer at Home Oil who kept rooms to let; Janet G Blair, an operator at the BC Telephone; and Elizabeth F Blair, a saleswoman at Spencer's; its name section adds eight more people here under other surnames.
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- 11
- people the 1940 directory lists here, eight of them named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- James Blairan engineer at Home Oil who kept rooms to letp. 51
- Janet G Blairan operator at the BC Telephone · lives herep. 51
Also under the Blair name
- Elizabeth F Blaira saleswoman at Spencer's · lives herep. 51
Also at this address
- Eight more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Davie Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
DAVIE
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1627 Davie Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1600 block of Davie Street; next door, 1611 has one the City dates to 2020.
The 1600 block in 1940
Davie Street between Cardero and Bidwell Streets, West End: 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.
Davie Street, the 1600 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
South side, even numbers
- 1602Davie Fruit Mktgone
- 1606Cardero Meat Mktgone
- 1610Garneau Dairygone
- 1612Ferguson Jgone
- 1616Pollock Miss Agone
- 1618Anderson Clnrs +1gone
- 1622*McQueen Wgone
- 1630*Sheridan R Mgone
- 1636MacKinlay Dgone
- 1642*Greenlees Pgone
- 1648*Puder Mrs Sgone
- 1668Beal Mrs Erebuilt
- 1674*Haskins Mrs F Srebuilt
- 1676Cousland Fgone
- 1678Clarke J Kgone
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1627 Davie Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1627-davie, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1627 Davie 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.