In 1940, 639 Main Street is Viaduct Rooms, with one suite listed under it; its name section adds nine people here under other surnames.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here, all named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
Also at this address
- Nine more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Main Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
MAIN
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 639 Main Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 618, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.
The 600 block in 1940
Main Street between Keefer and East Georgia Streets, Strathcona: 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.
Main Street, 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)
West side, odd numbers
- 601Larocque A +2rebuilt
- 605Miller Jgone
- 607Parker's Furn Exchgone
- 609“Orientals”gone
- 611Sisson Sgone
- 615Pacific Tailorsgone
- 617Europe Sec Hd Storegone
- 625Chicago Furngone
- 627“Orientals”gone
- 629Chicago Furn (storerm) +1gone
- 631Sunnyside Cafegone
- 633Kettleman Jgone
- 639Viaduct Rooms +1gone
- 641Fujino Miss Fgone
- 645Main Hotelgone
East side, even numbers
- 600Tsushima Cgone
- 606Al Western Sec Hd Storegone
- 608American Tradersgone
- 612Herbert E S & Son +1rebuilt
- 618*Tosi Pstands
- 624*Tosi P & Cogone
- 626Main Ford Corebuilt
- 628“Orientals”rebuilt
- 630Home Second Hd Storerebuilt
- 632New Royal Caferebuilt
- 634Wong Doogone
- 636Handy Second Hd Storerebuilt
- 642Kee Konggone
- 646St Clair Meat Mkt +1gone
- 648Viaduct Drug Storerebuilt
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639 Main Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/639-main, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 639 Main Street
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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.