Shaughnessy, Vancouver

3603 Osler Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The Mackin family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 3603 Osler Street, has three people listed here: Henry J Mackin, a president at C W Lumber; Marjorie E Mackin; and Wilson J Mackin, a salesman at C W Lumber; its name section adds one more person here under another surname.

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4
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • Henry J Mackina president at C W Lumber · householderp. 403

Also under the Mackin name

  • Marjorie E Mackinlives herep. 403
  • Wilson J Mackina salesman at C W Lumber · lives herep. 403

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

Osler Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as Osler Avenue; every number it gives sits on today's Osler Street, so we take them for one street (inferred).

The lines for 3603 Osler 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 house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 3603 Osler Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 3638, on the heritage register, on the other side of the street, one of two on the block.

The 3600 block in 1940

Osler Street between Matthews and Balfour Avenues, Shaughnessy: 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.

Osler Street, the 3600 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)

The 3600 block of Osler Street

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3603 Osler Street, Shaughnessy, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3603-osler, 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.