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626 West Pender Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 626 West Pender Street is Royal Trust Building, with 70 suites and households listed under it. The street section prints 15 names the name section doesn't list: G F Edwards, Northern Assce and 13 others. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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17: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing: on the Heritage Register, category B
1912: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

71 linesRoyal Trust Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

Only in the street section

G F Edwardsreal estate · suite 208p. 130
Northern Asscesuite 208p. 130
“Van Town Planning Com”suite 309p. 130
Stobie-Forlong Assetssuite 403p. 130
W G Leckieadjuster · suite 406p. 130
K A v-consul Sweden Stahlsuite 406p. 130
C W Brazierbarrister · suite 406p. 130
G A MacPhersonreal estate · suite 409p. 130
F C Christianbarrister · suite 503p. 130
F M Chaldecottbarrister · suite 504p. 130
J M Richardsonbarrister · suite 702p. 130
H J Sedgwickbarrister · suite 702p. 130
R C McCorkellsuite 703p. 130
J C Oswaldaccountant · suite 703p. 130
Cunard White Starsteamship lines · suite 808p. 131

Also at this address

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

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

The lines for 626 West Pender Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The building today

626 West Pender Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), as does 614 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

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

South side, even numbers

The 600 block of West Pender Street

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626 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/626-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.