H S Okumura and Japanese Brokerage are listed at 334 Powell Street in 1940, as two households; its name section adds one more person here under another surname.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Powell Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
POWELL
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 334 Powell Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 330 still has one from before 1946, one of 14 on the block.
The 300 block in 1940
Powell Street between Gore and Dunlevy Avenues, 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 300 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)
North side, odd numbers
- 301Taishodo Drug Storerebuilt
- 315Eishindo Hrebuilt
- 323Hayami S +1gone
- 325Takata Taxi +1gone
- 329Miyazaki Irebuilt
- 331Nimi & Co +1gone
- 333Maikawa Ltd meat & +1gone
- 337Ebisuzaki Cogone
- 341Nishiza Mrs T +2stands
- 347“Orientals” +1stands
- 351Easter Roomsrebuilt
- 353Star Mkt +1gone
- 355occupied, no name givenrebuilt
- 357Suzuki Mrs Kgone
- 359Kasuga Conf +3rebuilt
- 369*Maikawa Tgone
- 377Suzuki Hrebuilt
- 379Fujiwara F Sgone
- 381Soga Zgone
- 391Victory Rooms +1gone
- 393Tsuruda S +1rebuilt
- 395Shiomi Mgone
- 397Saito Mrs Ngone
- 399Parks & McDonald Blk +1gone
South side, even numbers
- 300Kawasaki Mrebuilt
- 310Shigematsu Ygone
- 314Fuji Chop Suey Housegone
- 316Lion Roomsstands
- 318Furuya M Co +2gone
- 324Tokyo Archery +2gone
- 326King Roomsstands
- 328Empress Cafegone
- 330occupied, no name givenstands
- 332vacantgone
- 334Okumura H S +1gone
- 338Kato S.stands
- 342Powell Bakerystands
- 344Kitamura Mrs Mgone
- 346White Roomsstands
- 348English Cafegone
- 350Hifumi Restrgone
- 356Nabata Tgone
- 358Toyo Rooms +2stands
- 360Ikeda Cgone
- 362Hayashiya Cafegone
- 366Sun Rooms +1gone
- 368Akiyama T +1gone
- 374Shibuya S & Costands
- 380B C Japanese Club +1gone
- 382Sun Nom King Cafestands
- 390Kondo Costands
- 392Sumiyoshi Cafestands
- 394New Fish Mktgone
- 396World Hotel +4gone
- 398Japan & Canada Trust Sav Costands
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334 Powell Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/334-powell, 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.