In 1940, 615 West Pender Street is Crown Building, with 41 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists three people here: D Henry C Balleny, a barrister; Edwin J Kirkbright, a manufacturers agent; and George L Oates, a geophysical surveyor. The street section prints 20 more names the name section doesn't list: G T S Saundby, D C Tuck and 18 others. Its name section also lists Wilson Night Patrol here.
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- 23
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- 42 linesCrown Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- D Henry C Ballenya barrister · suite 306p. 29
- Edwin J Kirkbrighta manufacturers agent · suite 301p. 325
- George L Oatesa geophysical surveyor · suite 406p. 466
Only in the street section
- G T S Saundbybarrister · suite 101p. 130
- D C Tuckbarrister · suite 102p. 130
- J T Harpermanufacturers agent · suite 108p. 130
- G Duncanbarrister · suite 202p. 130
- F Laytonbarrister · suite 202p. 130
- E J Grantbarrister · suite 204p. 130
- G Baileymanufacturers agent · suite 217p. 130
- F H Hepburnaccountant · suite 302p. 130
- W E Martininsurance · suite 302p. 130
- W Constrn Stewartsuite 316p. 130
- J E H Jeremybarrister · suite 402p. 130
- J C Welchcollector · suite 403p. 130
- R Cleatmanufacturers agent · suite 410p. 130
- A Fredericktailor · suite 412p. 130
- M S Logansuite 417p. 130
- T H Ingramaccountant · suite 501p. 130
- P G Masonbarrister · suite 508p. 130
- W H Carnsewaccountant · suite 509p. 130
- E R Thomsonbarrister · suite 509p. 130
- J V Brooketailor · suite 517p. 130
A firm here
- Wilson Night Patrolsuite 511p. 667
West Pender Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST PENDER
- 615Crown Bldgp. 130
- 615101Saundby G T S barrp. 130
- 615102Tuck D C barrp. 130
- 615103Letter Shopp. 130
- 615108Harper J T mfrs agtp. 130
- 615109Allan Morgan & Co Ltd com agtsp. 130
- 615117B C Sch of Pharm & Sciencep. 130
- 615202Duncan G barrp. 130
- 615202Layton F barrp. 130
- 615204Grant E J barrp. 130
- 615209United Ex-Servicemen's Assnp. 130
- 615217Bailey G mfrs agtp. 130
- 615301Kirkbright E J mfrs agtp. 130
- 615302Hepburn F H acctp. 130
- 615302Martin W E insp. 130
- 615306Balleny D H C barrp. 130
- 615310B C Carbon & Ribbon Cop. 130
- 615316Stewart W Constrnp. 130
- 615317Carswell Co law booksp. 130
- 615402Jeremy J E H barrp. 130
- 615403Welch J C collrp. 130
- 615404Van Med Assn Credit Bureaup. 130
- 615404Med & Dental Credit Burp. 130
- 615406Oates G L geophysical survp. 130
- 615410Cleat R mfrs agtp. 130
- 615412Frederick A tailorp. 130
- 615413Sutherland & Sutherland barrsp. 130
- 615417Logan M S (office)p. 130
- 615501Ingram T H acctp. 130
- 615502Gleaner Mining & Mlg Cop. 130
- 615502Atlas Gold Minesp. 130
- 615502Conardon Mercury Minesp. 130
- 615502City & Dist Securitiesp. 130
- 615502Cramer & Co Ltd real estp. 130
- 615502McKinney Min & Develp. 130
- 615502Genl Metal Prodsp. 130
- 615504Black & Pierce barrsp. 130
- 615508Mason P G barrp. 130
- 615509Carnsew W H acctp. 130
- 615509Thomson E R barrp. 130
- 615511Wilson Night Patrolp. 130
- 615517Brooke J V tailorp. 130
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 615 West Pender Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 614 still has one from before 1946, one of three on the block.
The 600 block in 1940
West Pender Street between Seymour and Granville 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.
West Pender Street, the 600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
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615 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/615-west-pender, 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.