Kerrisdale, Vancouver

6288 Macdonald Street

In the 1940 city directory.

J Grant Gunn, a president for Grant Gunn, shared 6288 Macdonald Street in 1940 with two people under other surnames, each one named in the book.

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3
people the 1940 directory lists here, two 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 2011
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • J Grant Gunna president for Grant Gunn · householderp. 244

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

MACDONALD

  1. 6288*Gunn J Gp. 105

Names

  1. Gunn J Grant pres Grant Gunn h6288 Macdonaldp. 244
The lines for 6288 Macdonald 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

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 6288 now to 2011; next door, 6238 still has its building from before 1946, the only one on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 2011Today'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 6200 block in 1940

Macdonald Street, on the stretch it shares with the 6100 block, between West 45th and West 47th Avenues, Kerrisdale: 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.

Macdonald Street, the 6200 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 6200 block of Macdonald Street

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6288 Macdonald Street, Kerrisdale, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2011, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/6288-macdonald, 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.