445 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 445 Granville Street is Fairfield Shoe Shine, with 35 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists three people here: May E James, a music teacher; William F Marshall, a janitor at the Fairfield Building; and John C Marshall, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. The street section prints 13 more names the name section doesn't list: Western Life Assce, R N Doyle and eleven others. Its name section lists seven more people here under other surnames too. Its name section also lists Spencer Corsets here.

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23: people the 1940 directory lists here, seven of them named in the book
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

36 linesFairfield Shoe Shine and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

May E Jamesa music teacher · lives here · suite 46p. 300
William F Marshalla janitor at the Fairfield Building · householder · suite 56p. 415

Also under the Marshall name

John C Marshalla police officer at the City of Vancouver · lives here · suite 56p. 415

Only in the street section

Western Life Asscesuite 11p. 62
R N Doylewatch repairer · suite 12p. 62
C Wintersuite 16p. 62
A C Holmesengraver · suite 17p. 62
Miss J Bagleydressmaker · suite 36p. 62
J M Ewingsuite 40p. 62
B P Russellphotographer · suite 54p. 62
Miss D E M Williamsmusic teacher · suite 61p. 62
P J B Wattssuite 61p. 62
H Dentonartist · suite 65p. 62
P I Streetmusic teacher · suite 66p. 62
Mrs A M Youngsuite 70p. 62
Mdme M D Gidymusic teacher · suite 71p. 62

A firm here

Spencer Corsetssuite 2p. 578

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

Names

The lines for 445 Granville 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.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 445 Granville Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 439 still has its building from before 1946, one of two on the block.

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

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

The 400 block of Granville Street

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445 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/445-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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.