In 1940, 1840 Robson Street is Richborough Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Stan J Clarke, a president for B M Clarke; Paul P Kantor, a druggist at Economy Cut Rate Drugs; and four others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs J Dexter.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Richborough Apartmentsp. 144
- P P Kantorsuite 1p. 144
- M McHardysuite 107p. 144
- Mrs J Dextersuite 204p. 144
- S J Clarkesuite 205p. 144
- J Meehansuite 301p. 144
The household
- Stan J Clarkea president for B M Clarke · householder · suite 205p. 114
- Paul P Kantora druggist at Economy Cut Rate Drugs · householder · suite 1p. 314
- Mrs Princess Kantorof Aloha Hat Shop · lives here · suite 1p. 314
- Malcolm McHardya manager at the King George Apartments who kept rooms to let · householder · suite 107p. 379
- John Meehana locomotive engineer at the CNR · householder · suite 301p. 424
- John Meehanproprietor of The Band Box · householderp. 424
Robson Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
ROBSON
- 1840Richborough Aptsp. 144
- 18401Kantor P Pp. 144
- 1840107McHardy Mp. 144
- 1840204Dexter Mrs Jp. 144
- 1840205Clarke S Jp. 144
- 1840301Meehan Jp. 144
Names
- Clarke Stan J pres B M Clarke h205, 1840 Robsonp. 114
- Kantor Paul P druggist Economy Cut Rate Drugs h1, 1840 Robsonp. 314
- Kantor Mrs Princess of Aloha Hat Shop r1, 1840 Robsonp. 314
- McHardy Malc mgr King George Apts and rooms 1205 Bute h107, 1840 Robsonp. 379
- Meehan John loco eng CNR h301, 1840 Robsonp. 424
- Meehan John prop The Band Box h1840 Robsonp. 424
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1840 Robson Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 1800 block of Robson Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1831, with a building from 1964.
The 1800 block in 1940
Robson Street between Denman and Gilford 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 1800 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
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1840 Robson Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1840-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.