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414 Alexander Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory prints “Orientals” at 414 Alexander Street instead of names. For many Chinese, Japanese and other residents, the canvassers printed a group label like this instead of their names.

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Still standing: today, by the City's records
1901: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The directory prints “Orientals” here instead of names.

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ALEXANDER

414Orientalsp. 4

The lines for 414 Alexander Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The house today

414 Alexander Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 412 next door; the City's record dates it to 1901, before the 1912 map was drawn, so it is very likely the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws on the lot (inferred).

The 400 block of Alexander Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 414 marked — The 400 block of Alexander Street, between Dunlevy and Jackson Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 414, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws two buildings on the lot at 414; the one the ring marks is wood-frame. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 400 block in 1940

Alexander Street between Dunlevy and Jackson Avenues, Strathcona: 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.

Alexander 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

Alexander Street, block by block

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414 Alexander Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1901 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/414-alexander, 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.