Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

2339 Columbia Street

In the 1940 city directory.

David B Derton, proprietor of American Barber Shop, shared 2339 Columbia Street in 1940 with one person under another surname, named in the book.

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2
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1989
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • David B Dertonproprietor of American Barber Shop · householderp. 157

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

Columbia Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

COLUMBIA

  1. 2339Derton D Bp. 32

Names

  1. Derton David B prop Am Barber Shop h2339 Columbiap. 157
The lines for 2339 Columbia 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 house today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 2339 now to 1989; none of the ten old addresses on the 2300 block of Columbia Street keeps a building from before 1946.

Since 1940

  1. 1989Today'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 2300 block in 1940

Columbia Street between West 7th and West 8th Avenues, Mount Pleasant: 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.

Columbia Street, the 2300 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 2300 block of Columbia Street

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2339 Columbia Street, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1989, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2339-columbia, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.

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The share card for 2339 Columbia Street

The book of 2339 Columbia Street

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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.