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319 West Pender Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 319 West Pender Street is Victory Building, with 24 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists two people here: Alec Kanto, a tailor; and Margaret Robinson, widow of S. The street section prints nine more names the name section doesn't list: Basement, J A Black and seven others. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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13: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1908: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

25 linesVictory Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Alec Kantoa tailor · suite 207p. 314
Margaret Robinsonwidow of S · householder · suite 212p. 527

Only in the street section

Basementp. 129
J A Blackmanufacturers agent · suite 108p. 129
L H Tweediemanufacturers agent · suite 110p. 129
H G Scrafieldmanufacturers agent · suite 115p. 129
B N Frasermanufacturers agent · suite 204p. 129
W Baxtersuite 213p. 129
G R Kempsuite 219p. 129
H H Dawsonmanufacturers agent · suite 308p. 129
J A Dawsonmanufacturers agent · suite 309p. 129

Also at this address

Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST PENDER

Names

The lines for 319 West Pender 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 building today

319 West Pender Street still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1908 as its year built.

The 300 block in 1940

West Pender Street between Hamilton and Homer Streets, 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.

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

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 300 block of West Pender Street

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319 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1908 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/319-west-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.