In 1940, 1686 Charles Street is Courtelene Court, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Albert L Bogart, a wireman at the BC Electric Railway; Nelson Craig, a caretaker; and four others.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Courtelene Courtapartmentsp. 28
- W O Greeniussuite 1p. 28
- A S Patersonsuite 2p. 29
- B F Whittekersuite 3p. 29
- W R Purchassuite 4p. 29
- N Craigsuite 5p. 29
- A L Bogartsuite 6p. 29
The household
- Albert L Bogarta wireman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 6p. 54
- Nelson Craiga caretaker · householder · suite 5p. 136
- Wilmer O Greeniusa dentist · householder · suite 1p. 239
- Angus S Patersona driver at Seaport Crown Fish · householder · suite 2p. 482
- William R Purchasa coppersmith at BC Sugar · householder · suite 4p. 506
- Burneys F Whittekerproprietor of Central Park Pharmacy · householder · suite 3p. 657
Charles Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
CHARLES
- 1686Courtelene Court aptsp. 28
- 16861Greenius W Op. 28
- 16862Paterson A Sp. 29
- 16863Whitteker B Fp. 29
- 16864Purchas W Rp. 29
- 16865Craig Np. 29
- 16866Bogart A Lp. 29
Names
- Bogart Albt L wiremn BCER h6, 1686 Charlesp. 54
- Craig Nelson caretkr h5, 1686 Charlesp. 136
- Greenius Wilmer O dentist 2, 1704 E 1 h1, 1686 Charlesp. 239
- Paterson Angus S drvr Seaport Crown Fish h2, 1686 Charlesp. 482
- Purchas Wm R coppersmth BC Sugar h4, 1686 Charlesp. 506
- Whitteker Burneys F prop Central Park Pharm h3, 1686 Charlesp. 657
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1686 Charles Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1676 still has its building from before 1946, one of seven on the block.
The 1600 block in 1940
Charles Street between Cotton and Commercial Drives, Grandview-Woodland: 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.
Charles 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
No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
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1686 Charles Street, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1686-charles, 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.