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West End, Vancouver

1785 Davie Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1785 Davie Street is Simpson Apartments, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: J Charles Basham, a factory worker at S D & W; Robert Blake; and 14 others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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19
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 13 linesSimpson Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • J Charles Bashama factory worker at S D & W · householder · suite 9p. 34
  • Robert Blakehouseholder · suite 1p. 52
  • William J Butcharta police officer at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 12p. 84
  • Arthur H Charlesproprietor of English Bay Lunch · householder · suite 3p. 106
  • Emily Kempwidow of R · householder · suite 10p. 318
  • John Lyonsof Lions Barber Shop · householder · suite 6p. 360
  • John W Paxmanretired · householder · suite 4p. 484
  • Arthur C Plunkettan engineer at the CNR · householder · suite 8p. 497
  • Constance A Pudseya candy packer at Cunningham Drug · householder · suite 2p. 505
  • Francis J Watersa watchman at the National Harbours Board · householder · suite 11p. 643
  • John F Watsonhouseholder · suite 5p. 644
  • Mrs Ethel Whitehouseholder · suite 7p. 655

Also under the Lyons name

  • Andrew D Lyonslives here · suite 6p. 360
  • Frank Lyonsof Lions Barber Shop · lives here · suite 6p. 360
  • Helen Watsonwidow of A W · lives here · suite 5p. 644
  • Ralph W Whitea salesman for W H Malkin · lives here · suite 7p. 656

Also at this address

  • Three 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

  1. 1785Simpson Aptsp. 41
  2. 17851Blake Rp. 41
  3. 17852Pudsey Miss C Ap. 41
  4. 17853Charles A Hp. 41
  5. 17854Paxman J Wp. 41
  6. 17855Watson J Fp. 41
  7. 17856Lyons Jp. 41
  8. 17857White Mrs Ep. 41
  9. 17858Plunkett A Cp. 41
  10. 17859Basham J Cp. 41
  11. 178510Kemp Mrs Ep. 41
  12. 178511Waters F Jp. 41
  13. 178512Butchart W Jp. 41

Names

  1. Basham J Chas fcty wkr S D & W h9, 1785 Daviep. 34
  2. Blake Robt h1, 1785 Daviep. 52
  3. Butchart Wm J police Van City h12, 1785 Daviep. 84
  4. Charles Arth H prop English Bay Lunch h3, 1785 Daviep. 106
  5. Kemp Emily wid R h10, 1785 Daviep. 318
  6. Lyons John of Lions Barber Shop h6, 1785 Daviep. 360
  7. Paxman John W retired h4, 1785 Daviep. 484
  8. Plunkett Arth C eng CNR h8, 1785 Daviep. 497
  9. Pudsey Constance A candy pkr Cunningham Drug h2, 1785 Daviep. 505
  10. Waters Francis J wtchmn NHB h11, 1785 Daviep. 643
  11. Watson John F h5, 1785 Daviep. 644
  12. White Mrs Ethel h7, 1785 Daviep. 655
  13. Lyons Andw D r6, 1785 Daviep. 360
  14. Lyons Frank of Lions Barber Shop r6, 1785 Daviep. 360
  15. Watson Helen wid A W r5, 1785 Daviep. 644
  16. White Ralph W slsmn W H Malkin r7, 1785 Daviep. 656
The lines for 1785 Davie 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1785 Davie Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 1700 block of Davie Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1770, with a building from 1958.

The 1700 block in 1940

Davie 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.

Davie 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)

The 1700 block of Davie Street

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1785 Davie Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.