The 1940 directory lists twelve firms and one other line at 411 Dunsmuir Street; the firms' trades: confectioner; 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
- Still standing
- on the Heritage Register, category B
- 1911
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- 13 linesCanadian National Institute and its suites and households, each on the page beside
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Dunsmuir Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
DUNSMUIR
- 411Can Natl Inst confp. 46
- 411Workmen's Comp Bldgp. 46
- 411BC Govt High Sch Insprsp. 46
- 411Game Warden's Deptp. 46
- 411Inspr of Schsp. 46
- 411Employ Serv of Canp. 46
- 411Employ Serv of Can (Women's Dept)p. 46
- 411Workmen's Comp Bdp. 46
- 411Old Age Pensionsp. 46
- 411Boiler & Machy Inspect Deptp. 46
- 411Accounting Deptp. 46
- 411Elec Energy Inspect Deptp. 46
- 411Unemployment Reliefp. 46
The building today
411 Dunsmuir Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), the only one left on the 400 block of Dunsmuir Street; the City's assessment record gives 1911 as its year built.
The 400 block in 1940
Dunsmuir 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.
Dunsmuir 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
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411 Dunsmuir Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1911 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/411-dunsmuir, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 411 Dunsmuir Street
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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.