359 Powell Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 359 Powell Street is Kasuga Confectionery, with three suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists two people here: Tokojiro Chikumura; and Sunzo Yamake, proprietor of Kasuga Confy.

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2: people the 1940 directory lists here
Rebuilt in 1978: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

Kasuga Confectioneryp. 135
S Yamakep. 135
T Chikumurarearp. 135

The household

Tokojiro Chikumurap. 108
Sunzo Yamakeproprietor of Kasuga Confy · householderp. 677

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

POWELL

Names

The lines for 359 Powell 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

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 359 now to 1978; directly across the street, 358 still has one from before 1946, one of 14 on the block.

Since 1940

1978Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

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 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

South side, even numbers

The 300 block of Powell Street

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359 Powell Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1978, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/359-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.