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Downtown, Vancouver

409 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 409 Granville Street is Fifth Avenue Millinery.

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Rebuilt in 1960
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • Fifth Avenue Millineryp. 62

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

  1. 409Fifth Av Mlnryp. 62
The lines for 409 Granville Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 409 now to 1960; the nearest that still stands is 439, nine doors along on the same side, one of two left on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 1960Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
  2. 1966A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  3. 1997–2024Licensed as a community association (licences on record start in 1997).
  4. 1997–2024Licensed as a school (licences on record start in 1997).
  5. 2002–2017Licensed as a food shop.
  6. 2002–2023Licensed as a workshop or warehouse.
  7. 2004 onLicensed as a shop.
  8. 2017A building permit for alterations, valued at $651,300 (DB-2017-05664).
  9. 2017A building permit for alterations, valued at $500,000 (BP-2017-03735).
  10. 2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $120,000 (BP-2018-01224).
  11. 2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $155,000 (BP-2018-05132).
  12. 2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $180,000 (BP-2018-05131).
  13. 2019A building permit for alterations, valued at $200,000 (BP-2019-00539).
  14. 2024A building permit for alterations, valued at $100,000 (BP-2024-01170).

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 400 block of Granville Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 409 marked
The 400 block of Granville Street, between West Hastings and West Pender Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 409, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 400 block in 1940

Granville Street between West Hastings and West Pender 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.

Granville Street, the 400 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The 400 block of Granville Street

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409 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1960, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/409-granville, 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.