In 1940, 478 Union Street is Scotty's Grocery, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists three people here: Helen Carter; Herbert W Carter, a shoe shine; and Frances Carter, a waitress. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 4
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
Also under the Carter name
- Frances Cartera waitress · lives herep. 100
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Union Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
UNION
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 478 Union Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 468 still has one from before 1946, one of ten on the block.
The 400 block in 1940
Union 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.
Union 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
No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
South side, even numbers
- 404*Giuriato Brosgone
- 406Union Roomsstands
- 410*Giuriato Lgone
- 412Jefferson Mrs Estands
- 416Burlo Brebuilt
- 420*Basso Vstands
- 426*Pastro Erebuilt
- 436*Sitton Mrs Astands
- 444*Turone Mrs Mgone
- 446*Piovesan Astands
- 448*Del Secco Estands
- 458*Tuon Astands
- 462*Brandolini Astands
- 466King Jstands
- 468Ungeren J +1stands
- 472Arboit Pgone
- 478Scotty's Gro +1gone
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478 Union Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/478-union, 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.