521 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists five suites and households at 521 West Broadway. Its name section lists five people here: Adrian Y Lane, a millworker at Cedar Cove S&D; Mrs Jean Massie; and three others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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6: 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

Mrs Matsellsuite 1p. 17
G Wilsonsuite 2p. 17
A Y Lanesuite 3p. 17
Mrs J Massiesuite 5p. 17
Mrs M E Thompsonrearp. 17

The household

Adrian Y Lanea millworker at Cedar Cove S&D · householder · suite 3p. 335
Mrs Jean Massiehouseholder · suite 5p. 419
Mary E Thompsonwidow of Mp. 610
George Wilsonhouseholder · suite 2p. 665

Also under the Matsell name

Mrs Matsellhouseholder · suite 1p. 420

Also at this address

One more personunder another surname, with their 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

Names

The lines for 521 West Broadway 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 house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 521 West Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 555, seven doors along on the same side, one of three left 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

South side, even numbers

The 500 block of West Broadway

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521 West Broadway, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/521-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.