Coast Blinds and C D Davis are listed at 6434 Fraser Street in 1940, as two households.
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- 1
- person the 1940 directory lists here
- Rebuilt in 1960
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
Fraser Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
FRASER
The house today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 6434 now to 1960; directly across the street, 6433 still has one from before 1946, one of five on the block.
Since 1940
- 1960Today'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 6400 block in 1940
Fraser Street between East 48th and East 49th Avenues, Sunset: 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.
Fraser Street, the 6400 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
- 6403Red Rooster Lunchrebuilt
- 6405South Hill Cash Mt Mktgone
- 6415Ashby D Gstands
- 6417Hillcrest Bkygone
- 6419Fraser Book Shopgone
- 6425*Webb F Ltdgone
- 6433Adrienne Beauty Salonstands
- 6435Standard Gro +1gone
- 6445Avenue Jwlrs +1rebuilt
- 6447Gertie's Coffee Shopgone
- 6455vacantgone
- 6457Ito Mrs T +1stands
- 6475Sea Food Mkt +1stands
- 6479Lake H L +1stands
- 6483South Hill Bky +1gone
- 6493Campbell B Agone
- 6495vacantgone
- 6499Fraser Drugrebuilt
East side, even numbers
- 6414Progressive Furnrebuilt
- 6416Rennie C Jgone
- 6424Puritan Hall +1gone
- 6434Coast Blinds +1rebuilt
- 6440*Digby C Sgone
- 6444Deas J +1gone
- 6454Sanitary Dry Clng +1gone
- 6456Waverley Confgone
- 6458Nichols Agone
- 6464Sinclair J H +1gone
- 6474Western Constn +1gone
- 6478Natl Wood & Coalgone
- 6484Al's Barber Shopgone
- 6490Ermie Shoppegone
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6434 Fraser Street, Sunset, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1960, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/6434-fraser, 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.