1876 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1876 West Broadway is The Madison, an apartment building, with 17 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 19 people here: George W T Bush, a clerk at CP Express; Christina A Cawker, who worked for the CN Telegraphs; and 17 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J Burns. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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23: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1927: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

18 linesThe Madison and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

George W T Busha clerk at CP Express · householder · suite 18p. 83
Christina A Cawkerwho worked for the CN Telegraphs · householder · suite 6p. 103
Mrs Cora K Conollyhouseholder · suite 14p. 122
Agnes T Donalda nurse · householder · suite 5p. 164
George A Greigan engineer · householder · suite 16p. 241
Ken L Kinghornon active service · householder · suite 12p. 324
Alfred E Lardeuron active service · householder · suite 8p. 337
Mrs Edna McCullochhouseholder · suite 11p. 368
John F McMillana shipper at Gerrard Co · householder · suite 3p. 396
Frances M Martinwidow of C F · householder · suite 10p. 416
Alan J Mintya chief engineer at Shell Oil · householder · suite 9p. 433
John L Phelpsa student at UBC · householder · suite 17p. 492
Hugh F Russella representative at Silks Ltd · householder · suite 4p. 538
Margaret G Savagea stenographer · householder · suite 7p. 544
George A Smalla salesman at Imperial Oil · householder · suite 2p. 566
O Blanche Stewarta stenographer at the Post Office · householder · suite 15p. 588

Also under the Bush name

Mrs Pearl Busha manager at The Madison · lives here · suite 18p. 83
Frances E Martina stenographer at International Harvester · lives here · suite 10p. 416
Dorothy E Savagea bookkeeper at Jersey Farms · lives here · suite 7p. 544

Only in the street section

J Burnsbasementp. 18

Also at this address

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

West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST BROADWAY

Names

The lines for 1876 West Broadway 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

1876 West Broadway still has a building from before 1946, as does 1886 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1927 as its year built.

The 1800 block in 1940

West Broadway between Burrard and Cypress Streets, Kitsilano: 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.

West Broadway, 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

South side, even numbers

The 1800 block of West Broadway

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1876 West Broadway, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1927 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1876-west-broadway, 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.