355 Burrard Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 355 Burrard Street is Marine Building, with 148 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists two people here: Mrs M C Fisher and Consulate French. The street section prints 21 more names the name section doesn't list: J A Martin, W P Walker and 19 others. Its name section lists six more people here under other surnames too.

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29: people the 1940 directory lists here, six of them named in the book
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1930: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

149 linesMarine Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Mrs M C Fisherhouseholderp. 198
Consulate Frenchsuite 1026p. 210

Only in the street section

J A Martinfreight brokerp. 21
W P Walkergrain brokerp. 21
W E Graygrain broker · suite M1p. 21
H J McCreerymanufacturers agent · suite D401p. 21
Venezuelan Consulatesuite 219p. 21
Salvadorean Consulatesuite 608p. 21
Standard Oilsuite 906p. 21
Price Waterhouseaccountants · suite 1218p. 21
R H Stewartmining engineer · suite 1318p. 21
V Dolmageconsulting geologist · suite 1318p. 21
Canadian Collieriessuite 1433p. 21
Empire Fumigatingsuite 1519p. 21
A E McMastersuite 1523p. 21
Pioneer Timberlogs · suite 1532p. 21
I E Davidsonassociation secretary · suite 1629p. 21
R B Leighspecial insurance agent · suite 1726p. 21
Italian Consulatesuite 1729p. 21
R W Ginnbarrister · suite 1731p. 21
Dominion Life Asscesuite 1831p. 21
H M Camerongrain · suite 1923p. 21
R L Mackenzieelectrician engineer · suite 2000p. 21

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BURRARD

Names

The lines for 355 Burrard 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

355 Burrard Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 300 block of Burrard Street; the City dates it to 1930, after the 1912 map, so it may have replaced the wood-frame building drawn there (inferred). A permit to build a store was taken out in March 1929 by Stimson's Co: builder E J Ryan, architect McCarter & Nairne, $20,000.

Since 1940

1970A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
1997–2013Licensed as a food shop (licences on record start in 1997).
1997–2013Licensed as a restaurant or café (licences on record start in 1997).
1998–2023Licensed as a shop.
2002–2024Licensed as a community association.
2005–2017Licensed as a school.
2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $175,683 (BP-2018-00563).
2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $175,683 (BP-2018-00561).
2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $175,683 (BP-2018-00559).
2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $167,500 (BP-2017-06524).
2019A building permit for alterations, valued at $305,923 (BP-2019-05103).
2019A building permit for alterations, valued at $200,000 (BP-2019-02913).
2019A building permit for alterations, valued at $100,000 (BP-2019-01784).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $100,000 (BP-2019-05453).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $450,500 (BP-2020-01356).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $1,122,500 (BP-2020-02459).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $1,122,500 (BP-2020-02460).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $100,000 (BP-2019-05451).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $212,000 (BP-2019-05594).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $705,260 (DB-2020-00149).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $200,000 (BP-2020-01437).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $200,000 (BP-2020-01436).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $636,500 (BP-2020-01049).
2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $150,000 (BP-2020-01282).
2021A building permit for alterations, valued at $115,000 (BP-2021-00313).
2022A building permit for alterations, valued at $1,721,114 (BP-2021-02977).
2022A building permit for alterations, valued at $110,000 (BP-2022-02563).
2022A building permit for alterations, valued at $115,000 (BP-2022-00624).
2023A building permit for alterations, valued at $150,000 (BP-2023-02954).
2023A building permit for alterations, valued at $110,000 (BP-2023-02746).
2023A building permit for alterations, valued at $145,000 (BP-2023-00454).
2024A building permit for alterations, valued at $275,000 (BP-2023-04733).
2024A building permit for alterations, valued at $120,000 (BP-2024-02705).
2024A building permit for alterations, valued at $175,000 (BP-2023-04729).
2025A building permit for alterations, valued at $700,000 (BP-2025-00402).
2025A building permit for alterations, valued at $158,000 (BP-2025-01222).
2025A building permit for alterations, valued at $9,538,000 (DB-2024-03407).
2026A building permit for alterations, valued at $200,000 (BP-2026-01303).
2026A building permit for alterations, valued at $103,000 (BP-2026-00860).

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 300 block of Burrard Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 355 marked — The 300 block of Burrard Street, between West Cordova and West Hastings Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 355, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws two buildings on the lot at 355; the one the ring marks is wood-frame. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 300 block in 1940

Burrard Street between West Cordova and West Hastings 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.

Burrard 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)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

340Lort R A +1gone

The 300 block of Burrard Street

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355 Burrard Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1930 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/355-burrard, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.