The 1940 directory lists five suites and households at 434 Glen Drive. Its name section lists five people here: Mary Brebber, widow of R G; Harry Kangas, a logger; and three others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Franklin. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Franklinp. 60
- A T Kolasuite 1p. 60
- Mrs M Brebbersuite 2 · marked *p. 60
- M Preymaksuite 3p. 60
- H Kangassuite 4p. 60
The household
- Mary Brebberwidow of R G · householder · suite 2p. 64
- Harry Kangasa logger · householder · suite 4p. 314
- Andrew T Kolaa logger · householder · suite 1p. 329
- Michael Preymaka baker · householder · suite 3p. 503
Also under the Brebber name
- George F Brebbera fireman at the CNR · lives here · suite 2p. 64
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Glen Drive is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
GLEN DRIVE
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 434 Glen Drive, so the building is probably gone (inferred); across the street, 427 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.
The 400 block in 1940
Glen Drive between East Hastings and East Pender Streets, 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.
Glen Drive, 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)
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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434 Glen Drive, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/434-glen-drive, 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.