759 Bute Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists five suites and households at 759 Bute Street. Its name section lists nine people here: Irene M E Bradford, a bookkeeper; Thomas Dickson, an advertising salesman at Retailer; and seven others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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13: people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

J Kindeforskisuite 1p. 23
Miss I M E Bradfordsuite 2p. 23
Mrs M A Harknesssuite 3p. 23
J Stuartsuite 4p. 23
T Dicksonsuite 5p. 23

The household

Irene M E Bradforda bookkeeper · householder · suite 2p. 61
Thomas Dicksonan advertising salesman at Retailer · householder · suite 5p. 160
Mary A Harknesswidow of L · householder · suite 3p. 255
John Kindeforskiproprietor of Robson Shoe Renew · householder · suite 1p. 323
James Stuarta miner · householder · suite 4p. 593

Also under the Bradford name

Leonard S Bradfordlives here · suite 2p. 61
Margaret E Bradfordwidow of G · lives here · suite 2p. 61
Joan McL Dicksonlives here · suite 5p. 159
Peter Dicksonan apprentice at Wallington Plating · lives here · suite 5p. 160

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BUTE

Names

The lines for 759 Bute 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

Not one of the seven addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 700 block of Bute Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 759 is probably gone (inferred).

The 700 block in 1940

Bute Street, Downtown: 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.

Bute Street, the 700 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

East side, even numbers

Bute Street, block by block

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759 Bute Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/759-bute, 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.