In 1940, 1716 Robson Street is West End Auto Body, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Chris Stephens, proprietor of the West End Auto Body & Rad Works.
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- 1
- person the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Rebuilt in 2009
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
- Chris Stephensproprietor of the West End Auto Body & Rad Works · householderp. 584
Robson Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
ROBSON
Names
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1716 now to 2009; no building from before 1946 is left on the 1700 block of Robson Street, and across the street the City dates 1715's to 1997.
Since 1940
- 2009Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
The 1700 block in 1940
Robson Street between Bidwell and Denman 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 1700 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
- 1701A B C Grocery +3rebuilt
- 1711Quality Mkt +2gone
- 1715Diamond Transf +1rebuilt
- 1717Goodfellow A +1gone
- 1721Lee Ggone
- 1723Fox Home Bkygone
- 1729*Galbraith Jgone
- 1735Schaffer T Hgone
- 1743*De Leen Jgone
- 1769*Gray Mrs K Erebuilt
- 1777Weaver L Jgone
- 1779Dechter Mrs Mrebuilt
- 1781Whitehead Jgone
- 1783Parkway Apts +2gone
- 1785Parkway Dairy +1gone
- 1789Denman Dyers & Clnrsrebuilt
- 1795Stanley Park Pharmgone
South side, even numbers
- 1714Arnold W Tgone
- 1716West End Auto Body +1rebuilt
- 1718*Pringle T Agone
- 1730*Metzger Mrs I Mgone
- 1736Benner Ggone
- 1742Barker Jgone
- 1748*Collis Cgone
- 1756occupied, no name givengone
- 1758Pal's Grogone
- 1760Ace Shoe Repair Shop +1gone
- 1762*McMurray Mrs E Rgone
- 1768Lorimer Mrs Mgone
- 1770Lonsdale Tgone
- 1774Pandora Library +1gone
- 1778Radley W A +1gone
- 1782Regal Dairy +1gone
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1716 Robson Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2009, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1716-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.