318 Homer Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 318 Homer Street is Ward & Phillips Ltd, with 50 suites and households listed under it. The street section prints 31 names the name section doesn't list: Miss A Horne, E W Watt and 29 others. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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32: people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1910: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

51 linesWard & Phillips Ltd and its suites and households, each on the page beside

Only in the street section

Miss A Hornetobaccop. 84
E W Wattmanufacturers agent · suite 304p. 84
M Troupmanufacturers agent · suite 309p. 84
A McMillanmanufacturers agent · suite 310p. 84
E G McCorkellraw furs · suite 401p. 84
H S McLeodmanufacturers agent · suite 408p. 84
W H Benoitmanufacturers agent · suite 500p. 84
N Jeffersonimporter · suite 502p. 84
E C Thompsonmanufacturers agent · suite 504p. 84
H E Walkermanufacturers agent · suite 505p. 84
J M Hodgemanufacturers agent · suite 506p. 84
B McLeanmanufacturers agent · suite 506p. 84
A S Smithmanufacturers agent · suite 507p. 84
W J Poultonmanufacturers agent · suite 601p. 84
A McG Thomsonmanufacturers agent · suite 603p. 84
H G Wardellmanufacturers agent · suite 604p. 84
T A Willockstailor · suite 607p. 84
H E Bushscientific instrument repairer · suite 701p. 84
T Fargeymanufacturers agent · suite 703p. 84
C B McNeilmanufacturers agent · suite 704p. 84
Belfast Ropeworksuite 704p. 84
A R McFarlanemanufacturers agent · suite 705p. 84
R A Parkermanufacturers agent · suite 705p. 84
W Eldermanufacturers agent · suite 709p. 84
C M Buscombemanufacturers agent · suite 801p. 84
R A Ogilviemanufacturers agent · suite 801p. 84
R C Frithmanufacturers agent · suite 803p. 84
J R Hallmanufacturers agent · suite 804p. 84
R B Mackediemanufacturers agent · suite 806p. 84
S J Maxwellmanufacturers agent · suite 806p. 84
G E Leddermanufacturers agent · suite 808p. 84

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HOMER

The lines for 318 Homer Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The building today

318 Homer Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 300 block of Homer Street; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 300 block in 1940

Homer Street ending at West Hastings Street, Downtown: 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.

Homer Street, the 300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

Homer Street, block by block

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318 Homer Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/318-homer, 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.