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Strathcona, Vancouver

787 East Pender Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Peter Federico is the householder at 787 East Pender Street in 1940, in a family the directory marks as owning it.

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1
person the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1905
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Peter Federicohouseholderp. 192

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST PENDER

  1. 787*Federico Pp. 127

Names

  1. Federico Peter h787 East Penderp. 192
The lines for 787 East Pender 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The house today

787 East Pender Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 783 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1905 as its year built.

The 700 block in 1940

East Pender Street between Heatley and Hawks Avenues, Strathcona: 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.

East Pender 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)

The 700 block of East Pender Street

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787 East Pender Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1905 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/787-east-pender, 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.