In 1940, 516 West Broadway is Elkins Block, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: George A Cusworth, retired; William A Gath, a clerk at CP Express; and five others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 10
- 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
- Elkins Blockapartmentsp. 16
- G A Cusworthsuite 1p. 16
- F Howarthsuite 2p. 16
- W A Gathsuite 4p. 16
- W B Gordonsuite 5p. 16
- Mrs E M Mottramsuite 7p. 16
The household
- George A Cusworthretired · householder · suite 1p. 145
- William A Gatha clerk at CP Express · householder · suite 4p. 218
- William B Gordona director at the Mount Pleasant Boys Club · householder · suite 5p. 231
- Fred Howartha janitor at Elkins Block · householder · suite 2p. 285
- Elizabeth M Mottramwidow of H · householder · suite 7p. 445
Also under the Cusworth name
- Iolene H Cuswortha laundress at the Vancouver Hotel · lives here · suite 1p. 145
- Margaret Cuswortha laundress at the Vancouver Hotel · lives here · suite 1p. 145
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST BROADWAY
- 516Elkins Block aptsp. 16
- 5161Cusworth G Ap. 16
- 5162Howarth Fp. 16
- 5164Gath W Ap. 16
- 5165Gordon W Bp. 16
- 5167Mottram Mrs E Mp. 16
Names
- Cusworth Geo A retired h1, 516 West Broadwayp. 145
- Gath Wm A clk CP Exp h4, 516 West Broadwayp. 218
- Gordon Wm B dir Mt Pleasant Boys Club h5, 516 West Broadwayp. 231
- Howarth Fred jntr Elkins Blk h2, 516 West Broadwayp. 285
- Mottram Eliz M wid H h7, 516 West Broadwayp. 445
- Cusworth Iolene H lndrs Van Hotel r1, 516 West Broadwayp. 145
- Cusworth Margt lndrs Van Hotel r1, 516 West Broadwayp. 145
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 516 West Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 555, on the other side of the street, one of three on the block.
The 500 block in 1940
West Broadway between Cambie and Ash Streets, Fairview: 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.
West Broadway, 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)
North side, odd numbers
- 515Sub PO No 7 +1gone
- 517Bentley F Rgone
- 519City Hall Tailors & Clnrs +1gone
- 521Matsell Mrs +4gone
- 523Rosemary Cafegone
- 525Sedawie Ggone
- 531Bisset Mrs Dgone
- 533B C Sash & Doorgone
- 535Van Wrecking +1gone
- 551*Gunn Grant Ltd +1gone
- 555B C Sash & Door +1stands
- 561Motorcycle Salesstands
- 563Accurate Distribgone
- 571Parisienne Ladies Tailoringgone
- 577Wylie Ggone
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516 West Broadway, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/516-west-broadway, 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.