The 1940 street section prints only a name at 203 East Pender Street, T Kee, and no line in the name section matches it.
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- person the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- T Keep. 127
East Pender Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 203 East Pender Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 228, on the other side of the street, one of seven on the block.
The 200 block in 1940
East Pender Street between Main Street and Gore Avenue, Strathcona: 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.
East Pender Street, the 200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
- 203Kee Tgone
- 205Kuo Min Bet Sueygone
- 207Wing Sang Lung Co +1gone
- 209Sing Lung Cogone
- 229Lion's Gate Serv Stagone
- 245Lun Chong Co +1rebuilt
- 249Sin Lee Co +1gone
- 251Wah Chong Costands
- 253Mee Sang Costands
- 261Sing Kee +1stands
- 263“Orientals”rebuilt
- 265Shang Lee Cogone
- 269Shing Chong Co +1gone
- 277Sam Lee Kee Cogone
- 279Le Fong Costands
- 291Lee Ngone
- 295Lee J Jgone
- 299Kwong Duck Lung Cogone
South side, even numbers
- 210Ching Won Sirgone
- 212Mon Sungone
- 214Sing Keegone
- 224K H Chop Sueygone
- 228B C Pool Room +1stands
- 232Mee Lai Barber Shop +1gone
- 236Kwong Man Sangstands
- 238Hong Yick Co +1rebuilt
- 242England Barber +2gone
- 250Shang Shing Cogone
- 254vacant +1gone
- 256vacantgone
- 258Loyal Hotel +2stands
- 262Yuen Fat Wah Jung Cogone
- 270Kwong Wing Lndygone
- 272Fook Leegone
- 274Hop Sing & Co +1gone
- 278Kwong Hong Yick Co +1rebuilt
- 280Hong Chong Lung Co +1rebuilt
- 284American Cleaninggone
- 288Sun Lee Cogone
- 296Jong Wah Cogone
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203 East Pender Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/203-east-pender, 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.