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402 West Pender Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 402 West Pender Street is B C Mining Building, with 47 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Consulado del Uruguay. The street section prints 19 more names the name section doesn't list: C F Campbell, J Rodda and 17 others. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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23: people the 1940 directory lists here, three 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: on the Heritage Register, category B
1913: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

48 linesB C Mining Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

Also under the Uruguay name

Consulado del Uruguaysuite 608p. 626

Only in the street section

C F Campbellbarrister · suite 4p. 129
J Roddamining · suite 4p. 129
Mutual Life Assce2nd floorp. 129
C Cameroninsurance agent · suite 303p. 129
M Campbellfinancial · suite 303p. 129
Fraser Leaseholdssuite 306p. 129
Western Holdingssuite 306p. 129
A McEvoysuite 314p. 129
A Skelhornemining broker · suite 513p. 129
Thai Consulatesuite 606p. 129
H E Alderbarrister · suite 615p. 129
J Rossbarrister · suite 714p. 129
Overseas Leaguesuite 715p. 129
Switzerland Consulatesuite 716p. 129
F W Associates Marshsuite 801p. 129
E Healmansuite 806p. 129
G E Skyinsurance agent · suite 806p. 129
W J Murdockbarrister · suite 817p. 129
F M Donnenworthbarrister · suite 817p. 129

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST PENDER

Names

Uruguay Consulado del C E Disher consul 608, 402 West Penderp. 626

The lines for 402 West Pender 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

402 West Pender Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of four on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.

The 400 block in 1940

West Pender Street between Homer and Richards Streets, Downtown: 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 Pender Street, the 400 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

South side, even numbers

The 400 block of West Pender Street

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402 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/402-west-pender, 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.