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West End, Vancouver

1689 Robson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1689 Robson Street is Rougemont Apartments, with 15 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Frank Brooke, a manager at the Rougemont Apartments; Charles Fox, proprietor of Fox Home Bakery; and 14 others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: W A Dulmage and D G Sinclair. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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20
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1911
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 16 linesRougemont Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Frank Brookea manager at the Rougemont Apartments · householder · suite 10p. 70
  • Charles Foxproprietor of Fox Home Bakery · householder · suite 9Ap. 206
  • Benjamin Hogghouseholder · suite 1p. 277
  • Elizabeth Leggewidow of L L · householder · suite 12p. 344
  • Robert K Luska shipwright · householder · suite 14p. 359
  • Don McKayan engineer at Canadian Pacific Steamships · householder · suite 9p. 381
  • William Malinsan examiner at the Customs · householder · suite 11p. 406
  • Amy V Sandella stenographer at the Pacific Mills · householder · suite 5Ap. 542
  • Walter A Simpsonretired · householder · suite 4p. 562
  • Ralph M Smitha master mariner at Vancouver Tug Boat · householder · suite 7p. 573
  • Sarah A Thompsonwidow of G B · householder · suite 5p. 610
  • George E Warninga trainman · householder · suite 2p. 642
  • William Wilsona stockman at the Begg Parts Depot · householder · suite 8p. 667

Also under the Simpson name

  • Olive A Simpsona saleswoman at Shores · lives here · suite 4p. 562
  • Joan I Smithlives here · suite 7p. 571
  • Evelyn A Thompsonan investigator at the BC Government · lives here · suite 5p. 609

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

Robson Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ROBSON

  1. 1689Rougemont Aptsp. 144
  2. 16891Hogg Bp. 144
  3. 16892Warning G Ep. 144
  4. 16893Dulmage W Ap. 144
  5. 16894Simpson W Ap. 144
  6. 16895Thompson Mrs S Ap. 144
  7. 16895ASandell A Vp. 144
  8. 16896Sinclair D Gp. 144
  9. 16897Smith R Mp. 144
  10. 16898Wilson Wp. 144
  11. 16899McKay Dp. 144
  12. 16899AFox Cp. 144
  13. 168910Brooke Fp. 144
  14. 168911Malins Wp. 144
  15. 168912Legge Mrs Ep. 144
  16. 168914Lusk R Kp. 144

Names

  1. Brooke Frank mgr Rougemont Apts h10, 1689 Robsonp. 70
  2. Fox Chas prop Fox Home Bky h9A, 1689 Robsonp. 206
  3. Hogg Benj h1, 1689 Robsonp. 277
  4. Legge Eliz wid L L h12, 1689 Robsonp. 344
  5. Lusk Robt K shipwrt h14, 1689 Robsonp. 359
  6. McKay Don eng CPSS h9, 1689 Robsonp. 381
  7. Malins Wm examr Customs h11, 1689 Robsonp. 406
  8. Sandell Amy V sten Pac Mills h5A, 1689 Robsonp. 542
  9. Simpson Walter A retired h4, 1689 Robsonp. 562
  10. Smith Ralph M mstr mrnr Van Tug Boat h7, 1689 Robsonp. 573
  11. Thompson Sarah A wid G B h5, 1689 Robsonp. 610
  12. Warning Geo E trainmn h2, 1689 Robsonp. 642
  13. Wilson Wm stockmn Begg Parts Depot h8, 1689 Robsonp. 667
  14. Simpson Olive A slswm Shores r4, 1689 Robsonp. 562
  15. Smith Joan I r7, 1689 Robsonp. 571
  16. Thompson Evelyn A investigator BC Govt r5, 1689 Robsonp. 609
The lines for 1689 Robson Street 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

1689 Robson Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 1600 block of Robson Street; the City's assessment record gives 1911 as its year built.

The 1600 block in 1940

Robson 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.

Robson 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)

The 1600 block of Robson Street

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1689 Robson Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1911 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1689-robson, 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.