500 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 500 Granville Street is Bank of Montreal.

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*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1915: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

Bank of Montrealmarked *p. 62

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

500*Bank of Montrealp. 62

The lines for 500 Granville Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

500 Granville Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 526 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1915 as its year built.

Since 1940

1997A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
2006 onLicensed as a restaurant or café.
2019A building permit for alterations, valued at $450,000 (BP-2019-00990).

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 500 block of Granville Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 500 marked — The 500 block of Granville Street, between West Pender and Dunsmuir Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 500, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 500 block in 1940

Granville Street between West Pender and Dunsmuir 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 500 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

The 500 block of Granville Street

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500 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1915 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/500-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. 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.