In 1940, 535 Main Street is M Lang & Co, shoes.
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- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- M Lang & Coshoesp. 107
Main Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 535 Main Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 515, four doors along on the same side, one of three left on the block.
The 500 block in 1940
Main Street between East Pender and Keefer Streets, 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.
Main Street, the 500 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
- 501Can Bank of Com +5stands
- 507Kung Wostands
- 509Wing Wah Cogone
- 513“Orientals”gone
- 515Wolfe Mrs Estands
- 525Sun Gonggone
- 531Yip K G +1gone
- 533Geck Leckgone
- 535Lang M & Cogone
- 537Wong Wun Sun Socrebuilt
- 539Faghin H Ggone
- 541Parkers Furn Exchgone
- 543Sun Yuen +1gone
- 545National Roomsgone
- 547Tyer Igone
- 549BC Sec Hd Storegone
East side, even numbers
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535 Main Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/535-main, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 535 Main Street
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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.