475 Bute Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 475 Bute Street is Chester Court, with 15 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Andrew H Atkins, retired; Horace H Carpenter, in auto repairs; and twelve others. The street section prints three more names the name section doesn't list: J Hampshire, W Kiliam and J P Clements. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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

In 1940

The street section

16 linesChester Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Andrew H Atkinsretired · householder · suite 5p. 22
Horace H Carpenterin auto repairs · householder · suite 8p. 98
Esme V Cruickshankwidow of A D · householder · suite 1p. 141
Mrs Bessie Deya biller for Kelly Douglas · householder · suite 7p. 158
Thomas Fergusona freight hand at the CPR · householder · suite 10p. 194
Alfred Hugueta salesman · householder · suite 4p. 288
Richard Johnstona chauffeur at Lotus Taxi · householder · suite 9p. 308
Helen L MacKenziewidow of D · householder · suite 2p. 384
Don C McMillanhouseholder · suite 6p. 395
Florence Partridgea widow · householder · suite 12p. 481
Robina Reywidow of P · householder · suite Cp. 517
John J Robinsonhouseholder · suite Bp. 527

Also under the Partridge name

Margaret Partridgea clerk at the Vancouver News Agency · lives here · suite 12p. 481
John Reylives here · suite Cp. 517

Only in the street section

J Hampshiresuite 3p. 23
W Kiliamsuite 11p. 23
J P Clementssuite Dp. 23

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BUTE

Names

The lines for 475 Bute 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 475 Bute Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred). A permit to build a frame apartment house was taken out in September 1909 by Mrs Chester: builder J E Wright, architect A J Bird, $15,500; the 1940 directory lists the Chester name here.

The 400 block in 1940

Bute Street, 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.

Bute 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

No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Bute Street, block by block

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475 Bute Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/475-bute, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.