In 1940, 3879 Oak Street is Thompson Block, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: Earl Campbell, a woodworker; Reginald C Ellett, a coppersmith; and three others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Thompson Blockapartmentsp. 121
- C L Pepparsuite 6p. 121
- C W Robsonsuite 7p. 121
- E Campbellsuite 8p. 121
- R C Ellettsuite 9p. 121
The household
- Earl Campbella woodworker · householder · suite 8p. 89
- Reginald C Elletta coppersmith · householder · suite 9p. 180
- Carl L Peppara bookkeeper at Western Glass · householder · suite 6p. 489
- C William Robsona garage attendant · householder · suite 7p. 528
Also under the Campbell name
- Oril A Campbella patcher at BC Plywoods · lives here · suite 8p. 91
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 3879Thompson Block aptsp. 121
- 38796Peppar C Lp. 121
- 38797Robson C Wp. 121
- 38798Campbell Ep. 121
- 38799Ellett R Cp. 121
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 3879 Oak Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 3820, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.
The 3800 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 3800 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
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3879 Oak Street, South Cambie, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3879-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.