664 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

Two of the Dunn household are listed at 664 West Broadway in 1940: Charles Dunn, an electrician; and Gordon Dunn, a warehouseman for J C Wilson.

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2: people the 1940 directory lists here
Rebuilt in 1959: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

Charles Dunnan electrician · householderp. 173

Also under the Dunn name

Gordon Dunna warehouseman for J C Wilson · lives herep. 173

West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST BROADWAY

664Dunn Cp. 17

Names

The lines for 664 West Broadway 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.

The house today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 664 now to 1959; directly across the street, 665 still has one from before 1946, one of three on the block.

Since 1940

1959Today'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 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

South side, even numbers

The 600 block of West Broadway

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664 West Broadway, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1959, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/664-west-broadway, 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.