Killarney, Vancouver

6666 Butler Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Donna Jones, widow of J P, kept the house at 6666 Butler Street in 1940; its name section adds three more people here under other surnames.

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4
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1972
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • Donna Joneswidow of J P · householderp. 310

Also at this address

  • Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

Butler Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BUTLER

  1. 6666Jones Mrs Dp. 24

Names

  1. Jones Donna wid J P h6666 Butlerp. 310
The lines for 6666 Butler Street 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 6666 now to 1972; no building from before 1946 is left on the 6600 block of Butler Street, and across the street the City dates 6669's to 1976.

Since 1940

  1. 1972Today'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 6600 block of Butler Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 6666 marked
The 6600 block of Butler Street, between East 49th and East 52nd Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 6666, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 6600 block in 1940

Butler Street between East 49th and East 52nd Avenues, Killarney: 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.

Butler Street, the 6600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

East side, even numbers

  1. 6666Jones Mrs Drebuilt

Butler Street, block by block

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6666 Butler Street, Killarney, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1972, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/6666-butler, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.