West End, Vancouver

675 Denman Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 675 Denman Street is Denman Chimney Sweepers & Roofers, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Ray Lawrence, proprietor of Denman Chimney Sweepers.

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1
person the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • Denman Chimney Sweepers & Roofersp. 42
  • R Lawrencep. 42

The household

  • Ray Lawrenceproprietor of Denman Chimney Sweepers · householderp. 340

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

The lines for 675 Denman 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 building today

Not one of the four addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 600 block of Denman Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 675 is probably gone (inferred).

The 600 block in 1940

Denman Street between West Georgia and Alberni Streets, West End: 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.

Denman 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)

South side, even numbers

  1. 650Crane's Shpyds +1gone

Denman Street, block by block

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675 Denman Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/675-denman, 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.