The City of Vancouver employed Vincent McDonald as a laborer, who headed the household at 539 Cassiar Street in 1940.
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- 1
- person the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Standing; age not recorded
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Vincent McDonalda laborer at the City of Vancouver · householderp. 373
Cassiar Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
CASSIAR
Names
The house today
The address is on the City's list, but its record gives no year built. A permit to build a house was taken out in June 1913 by Ltd Vancouver Brokerage, owner and builder: $1,500.
The 500 block in 1940
Cassiar Street between East Pender and Turner Streets, Hastings-Sunrise: 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.
Cassiar 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
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539 Cassiar Street, Hastings-Sunrise, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/539-cassiar, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.