325 Howe Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 325 Howe Street is Pacific Coast Fire Building, with 58 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists two people here: Harold Cullerne; and J F Sortergraf, in district manager office supplies at Sanders. The street section prints ten more names the name section doesn't list: Laucks Lab, B Borgen and eight others. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too. Its name section also lists Chester Vitamizer (Canada), juice extractors, here.

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14: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1911: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

59 linesPacific Coast Fire Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Harold Cullernesuite 605p. 142

Also under the Sortergraf name

J F Sortergrafin district manager office supplies at Sanders · suite 601p. 576

Only in the street section

Laucks Labchemists and assayers · suite Ep. 86
B Borgenaccountant · suite 3p. 86
F J MacKinnonmerchandise broker · suite 102p. 87
C T F Coylumber · suite 104p. 87
Brazilian Consulatesuite 306p. 87
B S Whitakerinsurance · suite 510p. 87
J F Sandersnotary public · suite 601p. 87
A W Nyblominsurance · suite 606p. 87
R Wincklerinsurance · suite 606p. 87
E E Lackiemanufacturers agent · suite 609p. 87

A firm here

Chester Vitamizer (Canada)juice extractors · suite 501p. 108

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HOWE

Names

The lines for 325 Howe 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

325 Howe Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 300 block of Howe Street; the City's assessment record gives 1911 as its year built.

The 300 block in 1940

Howe 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.

Howe 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

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The 300 block of Howe Street

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325 Howe Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1911 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/325-howe, 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.