Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver

5634 Bruce Street

In the 1940 city directory.

J Victor Lund, a freight hand at the CPR, shared 5634 Bruce Street in 1940 with one person under another surname, named in the book.

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2
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Rebuilt in 1966
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • J Victor Lunda freight hand at the CPR · householderp. 359

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BRUCE

  1. 5634*Lund J Vp. 20

Names

  1. Lund J Victor frt hd CPR h5634 Brucep. 359
The lines for 5634 Bruce Street 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The house today

A newer building, dated 1966 by the City, has the address now: the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws here is gone, replaced after the 1940 directory; no building from before 1946 is left on the 5600 block of Bruce Street, and across the street the City dates 5635's to 1979.

Since 1940

  1. 1966Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

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 5600 block of Bruce Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 5634 marked
The 5600 block of Bruce Street, on the stretch it shares with the 5500 block, between East 39th and East 41st Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 5634, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws one wood-frame building on the lot at 5634. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 5600 block in 1940

Bruce Street, on the stretch it shares with the 5500 block, between East 39th and East 41st Avenues, Kensington-Cedar Cottage: 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.

Bruce Street, the 5600 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)

Bruce Street, block by block

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5634 Bruce Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1966, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/5634-bruce, 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.