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Downtown, Vancouver

787 Bute Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 787 Bute Street is The Reo, an apartment building, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: William E Clancy, of Drive In; Sandy Desantis, a musician; and 14 others.

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16
people the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 13 linesThe Reo and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • William E Clancyof Drive In · householder · suite 10p. 111
  • Sandy Desantisa musician · householder · suite 6p. 157
  • Lucy Dobesonwidow of J · householder · suite 9p. 162
  • Harry St C Durkeeretired · householder · suite Dp. 174
  • Wilfred E Halla collector at Spencer's · lives here · suite Cp. 248
  • Mrs Winnifred Hallwho kept rooms to let · householder · suite Cp. 249
  • Constance V Joya clerk at Canadian Canners · householder · suite 3p. 312
  • Robert H Kearnsa scaler at the BC Government · householder · suite 7p. 315
  • Joseph W Manglesa waiter at the BC Coast Steamship Service · householder · suite 4p. 409
  • George Martinon active service · householder · suite Bp. 416
  • Carl M Montgomerya logger · householder · suite 6Ap. 437
  • William Murraya warehouseman · householder · suite 5p. 451

Also under the Hall name

  • Gordon J E Halla maintenanceman at McDermott Motors · lives here · suite Cp. 248
  • John K Kearnslives here · suite 7p. 315
  • Mrs Laura Manglesproprietor of Laura M Beauty Salon · lives here · suite 4p. 409
  • Sam Murraya helper at the Burrard Dry Dock · lives here · suite 5p. 451

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BUTE

  1. 787Reo (The) aptsp. 23
  2. 787BMartin Gp. 23
  3. 787CHall Mrs Wp. 23
  4. 787DDurkee H Sp. 23
  5. 7872Occupiedp. 23
  6. 7873Joy Miss Cp. 23
  7. 7874Mangles J Wp. 23
  8. 7875Murray Wp. 23
  9. 7876De Santis Sp. 23
  10. 7876AMontgomery C Mp. 23
  11. 7877Kearns R Hp. 23
  12. 7879Dobeson Mrs Lp. 23
  13. 78710Clancy Wp. 23

Names

  1. Clancy Wm E of Drive In h10, 787 Butep. 111
  2. Desantis Sandy musician h6, 787 Butep. 157
  3. Dobeson Lucy wid J h9, 787 Butep. 162
  4. Durkee Harry St C retired hD, 787 Butep. 174
  5. Hall Wilfd E collr Spencers rC, 787 Butep. 248
  6. Hall Mrs Winnifred rooms 1163 W Georgia and mgr The Reo hC, 787 Butep. 249
  7. Joy Constance V clk Can Canners h3, 787 Butep. 312
  8. Kearns Robt H scaler BC Govt h7, 787 Butep. 315
  9. Mangles Jos W waiter BCCSS h4, 787 Butep. 409
  10. Martin Geo act serv hB, 787 Butep. 416
  11. Montgomery Carl M logr h6A, 787 Butep. 437
  12. Murray Wm whsmn Wm Wrigley Jr h5, 787 Butep. 451
  13. Hall Gordon J E maintenancemn McDermott Motors rC, 787 Butep. 248
  14. Kearns John K r7, 787 Butep. 315
  15. Mangles Mrs Laura prop Laura M Beauty Salon r4, 787 Butep. 409
  16. Murray Sam hlpr Burrard Dry Dock r5, 787 Butep. 451
The lines for 787 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 building 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 787 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)

Bute Street, block by block

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787 Bute Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.