Marpole, Vancouver

8006 Cartier Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The Shirley family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 8006 Cartier Street, has three people listed here: Howard H Shirley, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway; Howard F Shirley, who worked for Restmore; and Ruby I Shirley, a nurse for Dr H M Ross.

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3
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Rebuilt in 2004
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • Howard H Shirleya conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householderp. 558

Also under the Shirley name

  • Howard F Shirleywho worked for Restmore · lives herep. 558
  • Ruby I Shirleya nurse for Dr H M Ross · lives herep. 558

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

The lines for 8006 Cartier 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

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 8006 now to 2004; next door, 8010 still has its building from before 1946, one of two on the block. A permit to build a house was taken out in December 1930 by H H Shirley, owner and builder: $4,000; the 1940 directory lists the Shirley name here.

Since 1940

  1. 2004Today'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 8000 block of Cartier Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 8006 marked
The 8000 block of Cartier Street, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 8006, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 8000 block in 1940

Cartier Street, Marpole: 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.

Cartier Street, the 8000 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 8000 block of Cartier Street

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8006 Cartier Street, Marpole, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2004, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/8006-cartier, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.