Five of the Clarke household are listed at 1678 Davie Street in 1940: James K Clarke, retired; James K Clarke Jr, a diesel engineer; Brian H K Clarke, a clerk; and two others; its name section adds two more people here under other surnames.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
Also under the Clarke name
- Brian H K Clarkea clerk · lives herep. 113
- Evan Clarkea salesman at Spencer's · lives herep. 113
- Ron S H Clarkean engineer · lives herep. 114
Also at this address
- Two 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 1678 Davie Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); nothing on the 1600 block of Davie Street stands from before 1946: two doors along, 1674 has a building from 1989.
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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1678 Davie Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1678-davie, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1678 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.