Downtown, Vancouver

584 Cambie Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Mrs T Cook and G Weir are listed at 584 Cambie Street in 1940, as two households. Its name section gives both in full: Thomas H Cook; and Tillie Cook, widow of G. Its name section also lists one more person here: Annie M Cook, a waitress at Ye Olde Ennglish Fish & Chips. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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5
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

The household

  • Thomas H Cooklives herep. 124
  • Tillie Cookwidow of G · householderp. 124

Also under the Cook name

  • Annie M Cooka waitress at Ye Olde Ennglish Fish & Chips · lives herep. 124

Also at this address

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

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

The lines for 584 Cambie 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.

The house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 584 Cambie Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 548, four doors along on the same side, one of three left on the block.

The 500 block in 1940

Cambie Street between West Pender and Dunsmuir Streets, Downtown: 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.

Cambie Street, the 500 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Cambie Street, block by block

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584 Cambie Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/584-cambie, 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.