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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

24 East Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 24 East Broadway is Buena Vista Lodge, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: C Norman Chapman, a lessee at Standard Oil; David Drummond Jr, a salesman for J I Reid; and six others.

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8
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • Buena Vista Lodgeapartmentsp. 14
  • C N Chapmansuite 1p. 14
  • Mrs J G Fostersuite 2p. 14
  • D Drummondsuite 3p. 14
  • A MacNeillsuite 4p. 14
  • Miss M McDonaldsuite 5p. 14
  • F McDonaldsuite 6 · marked *p. 14

The household

  • C Norman Chapmana lessee at Standard Oil · householder · suite 1p. 105
  • David Drummond Jra salesman for J I Reid · householder · suite 3p. 169
  • Mrs Jean G Fosterhouseholder · suite 2p. 205
  • Frederick McDonalda longshoreman and proprietor of Buena Vista Lodge · householder · suite 6p. 370
  • Margaret Macdonaldhouseholder · suite 5p. 372
  • Angus MacNeilla quartermaster at the Union Steamship Company · householder · suite 4p. 398

Also under the Foster name

  • John M Fostera waiter at the Palace Hotel · lives here · suite 2p. 205
  • Margaret Fosterlives here · suite 2p. 205

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST BROADWAY

  1. 24Buena Vista Lodge aptsp. 14
  2. 241Chapman C Np. 14
  3. 242Foster Mrs J Gp. 14
  4. 243Drummond Dp. 14
  5. 244MacNeill Ap. 14
  6. 245McDonald Miss Mp. 14
  7. 246*McDonald Fp. 14

Names

  1. Chapman C Norman lessee Standard Oil h1, 24 East Broadwayp. 105
  2. Drummond David Jr slsmn J I Reid h3, 24 East Broadwayp. 169
  3. Foster Mrs Jean G h2, 24 East Broadwayp. 205
  4. McDonald Fredk lngshmn and prop Buena Vista Lodge h6, 24 East Broadwayp. 370
  5. Macdonald Margt h5, 24 East Broadwayp. 372
  6. MacNeill Angus qtrmstr USS h4, 24 East Broadwayp. 398
  7. Foster John M waiter Palace Hotel r2, 24 East Broadwayp. 205
  8. Foster Margt r2, 24 East Broadwayp. 205
The lines for 24 East 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 24 East Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 9, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.

The first block in 1940

East Broadway between Ontario and Quebec Streets, 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.

East Broadway, the first 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 first block of East Broadway

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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.