In 1940, 634 West Broadway is Cambie Confectionery, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists four people here: George M Cowan, retired; Helen Cowan, a saleswoman; and two others.
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- 4
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST BROADWAY
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 634 West Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 632 still has its building from before 1946, one of three on the block.
The 600 block in 1940
West Broadway between Ash and Heather Streets, Fairview: 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 Broadway, the 600 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)
North side, odd numbers
- 601Nishikawa Mrs S +1rebuilt
- 605vacantgone
- 625*300 Transf +1gone
- 635Cambie Theagone
- 645*Martin J Agone
- 653Poulter Mrs E +1gone
- 655Harris W Jgone
- 659vacantgone
- 665Hays R L +1stands
- 671Yanovich Mgone
- 675Webber F +1gone
- 679Blackman J Agone
- 685Service Gargone
- 691Bway Florists +1gone
- 695Beauty Box +1gone
- 697Bway Conf +1gone
South side, even numbers
- 632vacantstands
- 634Cambie Conf +1gone
- 636Ferguson & Hartgone
- 638Browne J +3stands
- 640Robinson Dgone
- 642Shrimpton Agone
- 644Mossop Mrs H Mgone
- 646Wolfe Miss Egone
- 652Parsons Mrs E fish &gone
- 654vacantgone
- 656Kosher Meat Mktrebuilt
- 658Cutler S Kgone
- 664Dunn Crebuilt
- 676Paterson J Mgone
- 684Ballerone C Egone
- 686Wearwell Shoe Reprsrebuilt
- 688Margaret Anne Cake Shopgone
- 692Western Mktgone
- 694Red Elephant Conf +1gone
- 698Midway Pharmgone
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634 West Broadway, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
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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.