Vancouver / Cartier Street / Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy, Vancouver

3638 Cartier Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The Rendell family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 3638 Cartier Street, has three people listed here: Harry Rendell, a managing director at Rendell Tractor & Equipment; A Steph Rendell, a director at Rendell Tractor & Equipment; and Mary D Rendell, a student; 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
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Harry Rendella managing director at Rendell Tractor & Equipment · householderp. 516

Also under the Rendell name

  • A Steph Rendella director at Rendell Tractor & Equipment · lives herep. 516
  • Mary D Rendella student · lives herep. 516

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

CARTIER

  1. 3638*Rendell Hp. 27

Names

  1. Rendell Harry mng dir Rendell Tractor & Equip h3638 Cartierp. 516
  2. Rendell A Steph dir Rendell Tractor & Equip r3638 Cartierp. 516
  3. Rendell Mary D studt r3638 Cartierp. 516
The lines for 3638 Cartier 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

3638 Cartier Street still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's record dates it to 1912, the map's own year, so it is very likely the brick building Goad's 1912 map draws on the lot (inferred).

Since 1940

  1. 1982A major renovation, by BC Assessment'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 3600 block of Cartier Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 3638 marked
The 3600 block of Cartier Street, on the stretch it shares with the 3700 block, between Matthews and Balfour Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 3638, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws one brick building on the lot at 3638. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 3600 block in 1940

Cartier Street, on the stretch it shares with the 3700 block, 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.

Cartier 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

  1. 3689*Dayton W Hstands

The 3600 block of Cartier Street

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3638 Cartier Street, Shaughnessy, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3638-cartier, 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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.