In 1940, 3691 West Broadway is Alma Hat Shop; its name section adds one person here under another surname.
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- 1
- person the 1940 directory lists here, named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Alma Hat Shopp. 19
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 3691 West Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 3675, four doors along on the same side, one of three left on the block.
The 3600 block in 1940
West Broadway between Dunbar and Alma Streets, Kitsilano: 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.
West Broadway, 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)
North side, odd numbers
- 3627Furniture Hospgone
- 3631Alma Recreationsgone
- 3645vacantgone
- 3649Bufton C Fgone
- 3657Macdonald Miss Ggone
- 3661Walton Mrs D J +1gone
- 3663Academy Conf +1gone
- 3667Almadene Clnrsstands
- 3673Shearing Egone
- 3675Alma Confstands
- 3679Alma Academy +3gone
- 3685Alma Beauty Parlgone
- 3687Alma Meat Mktgone
- 3691Alma Hat Shopgone
- 3695Little Shop for Womengone
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3691 West Broadway, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3691-west-broadway, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 3691 West Broadway
Every directory, as one book
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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.