The 1940 directory lists 639 Howe Street as vacant.
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- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The directory lists the address as vacant.
Howe Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 639 Howe Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); nothing on the 600 block of Howe Street stands from before 1946: three doors along, 645 has a building from 1984.
The 600 block in 1940
Howe Street between Dunsmuir and Robson 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.
Howe Street, the 600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
- 601Van Mortgage Corpn +1gone
- 605de Hart Ltdgone
- 611Paris Beauty Suppgone
- 615Canadian Airways Ltdgone
- 619Harrison Hot Springs Hotel (office) +2gone
- 623Lee E A Ltdgone
- 627Traer & Dickiegone
- 631Van Photo Suppgone
- 633Dack's Shoes Ltdgone
- 639vacantgone
- 641vacantgone
- 643Gillard A Egone
- 645Madam Louiserebuilt
- 649Sweder The Tailor Ltd +1gone
- 651Buckingham Hairdrsg Salongone
- 653Anderson Egone
- 655Docker K & Cogone
- 659Can S K F Cogone
- 665Talk of the Town Cafegone
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639 Howe Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/639-howe, 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.