3627 Oak Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 3627 Oak Street is Glen Ken Apartments, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Reginald G Armstrong, an accountant at Canadian Boxes; Esther N Carson, widow of J; and 14 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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18: people the 1940 directory lists here, two 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 street section

eleven linesGlen Ken Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Reginald G Armstrongan accountant at Canadian Boxes · householder · suite 5p. 19
Esther N Carsonwidow of J · householder · suite 1p. 99
Mrs Margaret E Howardhouseholder · suite 8p. 284
A Stan Kellawaya cashier · householder · suite 6p. 317
Elizabeth A C Lewiswidow of J G · householder · suite 4p. 347
William F Meekon active service · householder · suite 9p. 424
Laura Percywidow of T · householder · suite 7p. 489
Robert J Roxburghproprietor of the Glen Ken Apartments · householder · suite 2p. 535
Arthur L Sharphama salesman · householder · suite 3p. 554
L Juliet Youngwidow of G · householder · suite 10p. 680

Also under the Percy name

Barbara J Percylives here · suite 7p. 489
J Malcolm Roxburgha student · lives here · suite 2p. 535
Jean W Roxburgha school teacher at the City of Vancouver · lives here · suite 2p. 535
M Eleanor Roxburgha stenographer · lives here · suite 2p. 535
R Murray Roxburgha student · lives here · suite 2p. 535
Lillian L Younga clerk at the Province · lives here · suite 10p. 680

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

OAK

Names

The lines for 3627 Oak 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 3627 Oak Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 3600 block of Oak Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 3680, with a building from 1972.

The 3600 block in 1940

Oak Street, South Cambie: 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.

Oak 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)

West side, odd numbers

3627Glen Ken Apts +10gone

East side, even numbers

The 3600 block of Oak Street

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3627 Oak Street, South Cambie, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3627-oak, 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.