In 1940, 269 Powell Street is Komura Bros, general store; its name section adds two people here under other surnames.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here, all named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1907
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Komura Brosgeneral storep. 134
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Powell Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
269 Powell Street still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1907 as its year built.
The 200 block in 1940
Powell 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.
Powell Street, the 200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
- 201Ono Ygone
- 203Kumano B +2gone
- 205vacantgone
- 211Safety Garagegone
- 213vacantgone
- 229Matsumiya & Nosegone
- 231Nose S +1gone
- 235Matsumiya S Co +2gone
- 237Tokiwa Barber Shop +1gone
- 241vacantgone
- 243Mesamashi Cafe +1gone
- 245Mizuhara S +1rebuilt
- 249Seishindo Cogone
- 251Mikado Taxi +1gone
- 253B C Fish Mktrebuilt
- 259Crescent Roomsstands
- 261Showa Taxi +3gone
- 269Komura Brosstands
South side, even numbers
- 210Kageyama S +2gone
- 214Empress Studiogone
- 216Yamasaki Sgone
- 218Anglo-Nippon Cogone
- 226Clever Maid Mfg Co +1gone
- 230Okura Kgone
- 232Hinoday Cafegone
- 234Star Roomsgone
- 236Hayashi Ggone
- 238Marukoshi Transf +1gone
- 242Panama Roomsgone
- 244Ozawa Kgone
- 246Niko Niko Cafe +1gone
- 250Bunka Shokai +1rebuilt
- 252Orange Rooms +1gone
- 254Usami Mrs F +1gone
- 258Tsubame Restaurantgone
- 262Chaki Tgone
- 264Maruman Mrs Kgone
- 266Hinomaru Cafe +1gone
- 268Amano Transf +1gone
- 270Nakamura Mrs Rgone
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269 Powell Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1907 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/269-powell, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 269 Powell 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.