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Downtown, Vancouver

589 Burrard Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 589 Burrard Street is Colonial Apartments, with 25 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 29 people here: Gordon Allen; James Anderson, an editor at the Western Canada Mining News; and 27 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: S M Copp. Its name section lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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34
people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 26 linesColonial Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Gordon Allenhouseholder · suite 18p. 9
  • James Andersonan editor at the Western Canada Mining News · householder · suite 42p. 13
  • Sonia Beecheywidow of W E · householder · suite 43p. 39
  • Charles Blacklocka wireless operator at Imperial Oil · householder · suite 46p. 51
  • William J Cavina master mariner · householder · suite 47p. 103
  • C Cookhouseholder · suite 41p. 124
  • H Cooka salesman · householder · suite 45p. 124
  • Cath M Douglasa stenographer at Vancouver District Joint Sewerage · householder · suite 24p. 166
  • Vaughan R Duffusa warehouseman at Macdonalds Consolidated · householder · suite 11p. 170
  • Edward Hartan engineer at the Colonial Apartments · householder · suite 12p. 258
  • William H Howdenan engineer · householder · suite 22p. 285
  • Thomas H Ingraman accountant · householder · suite 32p. 295
  • Alex F Lattaa lumber buyer at the CPR · householder · suite 25p. 338
  • Dorothy Markeya widow · householder · suite 34p. 413
  • Bert Massacaran accountant · householder · suite 33p. 419
  • Dayton Monsrathouseholder · suite 31p. 437
  • Eric R Oulda salesman · householder · suite 14p. 474
  • Vincent H Poultera clerk at London & Lancashire Insurance · householder · suite 26p. 501
  • John E Thornhilla waiter at the St Regis Hotel · householder · suite 35p. 612
  • Fred D Wardproprietor of Ward's Cafe · householder · suite 27p. 641
  • Margaret Woodwidow of J P · householder · suite 36p. 672
  • John A Yorkhouseholder · suite 16p. 679

Also under the Allen name

  • Alice M Allenwidow of W · lives here · suite 18p. 9
  • Kathleen Allenlives here · suite 18p. 9
  • Dalgleish (no first name printed)householder · suite 44p. 146
  • Gordon Dalgleisha movie operator at the Royal Theatre · lives here · suite 44p. 146
  • Ross Dalgleishlives here · suite 44p. 146
  • Miss Davidsona telephone operator · householder · suite 23p. 149
  • Jessie D Wooda stenographer at Elk River Timber · lives here · suite 36p. 672

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • Four more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BURRARD

  1. 589Colonial Apartmentsp. 22
  2. 58911Duffus Vp. 22
  3. 58912Hart Ep. 22
  4. 58914Ould E Rp. 22
  5. 58916York J Ap. 22
  6. 58917Copp S Mp. 22
  7. 58918Allen Gp. 22
  8. 58922Howden W Hp. 22
  9. 58923Davidson Miss C —p. 22
  10. 58924Douglas Miss Cp. 22
  11. 58925Latta A Fp. 22
  12. 58926Poulter Vp. 22
  13. 58927Ward F Dp. 22
  14. 58931Monsrat Dp. 22
  15. 58932Ingram T Hp. 22
  16. 58933Massacar Bp. 22
  17. 58934Markey Mrs Dp. 22
  18. 58935Thornhill J Ep. 22
  19. 58936Wood Mrs Mp. 22
  20. 58941Cook Cp. 22
  21. 58942Anderson Jp. 22
  22. 58943Beechey Mrs Sp. 22
  23. 58944Dalgleish Mrs —p. 22
  24. 58945Cook Hp. 22
  25. 58946Blacklock Cp. 22
  26. 58947Cavin W Jp. 22

Names

  1. Allen Gordon h18, 589 Burrardp. 9
  2. Anderson Jas editor Western Canada Mining News h42, 589 Burrardp. 13
  3. Beechey Sonia wid W E h43, 589 Burrardp. 39
  4. Blacklock Chas wireless opr Imp Oil h46, 589 Burrardp. 51
  5. Cavin Wm J mstr mrnr h47, 589 Burrardp. 103
  6. Cook C h41, 589 Burrardp. 124
  7. Cook H slsmn h45, 589 Burrardp. 124
  8. Douglas Cath M sten Van Dist Joint Sewerage h24, 589 Burrardp. 166
  9. Duffus Vaughan R whsmn Macdonalds Consol h11, 589 Burrardp. 170
  10. Hart Edw eng Colonial Apts h12, 589 Burrardp. 258
  11. Howden Wm H eng h22, 589 Burrardp. 285
  12. Ingram Thos H acct 501, 615 W Pender h32, 589 Burrardp. 295
  13. Latta Alex F lbr buyer CPR h25, 589 Burrardp. 338
  14. Markey Dorothy wid — h34, 589 Burrardp. 413
  15. Massacar Bert acct h33, 589 Burrardp. 419
  16. Monsrat Dayton h31, 589 Burrardp. 437
  17. Ould Eric R slsmn h14, 589 Burrardp. 474
  18. Poulter Vincent H clk London & Lancashire Ins h26, 589 Burrardp. 501
  19. Thornhill John E waiter St Regis Hotel h35, 589 Burrardp. 612
  20. Ward Fred D prop Ward's Cafe h27, 589 Burrardp. 641
  21. Wood Margt wid J P h36, 589 Burrardp. 672
  22. York John A h16, 589 Burrardp. 679
  23. Allen Alice M wid W hsekpr Almer Hotel r18, 589 Burrardp. 9
  24. Allen Kathleen r18, 589 Burrardp. 9
  25. Dalgleish Mrs — h44, 589 Burrardp. 146
  26. Dalgleish Gordon movie opr Royal Thea r44, 589 Burrardp. 146
  27. Dalgleish Ross r44, 589 Burrardp. 146
  28. Davidson Miss tel opr h23, 589 Burrardp. 149
  29. Wood Jessie D sten Elk River Tbr r36, 589 Burrardp. 672
The lines for 589 Burrard 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 building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 589 Burrard Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 500 block of Burrard Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 505, with a building from 1967.

The 500 block in 1940

Burrard 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.

Burrard 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)

The 500 block of Burrard 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.