In 1940, 816 West Pender Street is Elgood Edwards & Co, insurance.
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- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Elgood Edwards & Coinsurancep. 131
West Pender Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 816 West Pender Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 830, five doors along on the same side.
The 800 block in 1940
West Pender Street between Howe and Hornby Streets, 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.
West Pender Street, the 800 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
South side, even numbers
- 800Campbell Meredith & Beckettrebuilt
- 802McLure E A +1gone
- 804Pro-Rec Athletic Clubgone
- 808Davidson & Cogone
- 812B C Mutual Benefit Assn +1gone
- 814Vaux-Slessor Ins +3gone
- 816Elgood Edwards & Cogone
- 818vacantgone
- 820Windsor Lodgegone
- 822Thompson S Ltd +1gone
- 824Exchange Smoke Shop +1gone
- 830Willson Staty Co Ltdstands
- 834Willson Building +6gone
- 838Jubilee Rooms +1gone
- 840Pender Cleanersgone
- 842Van Umbrella Mfg Cogone
- 844Lions Gate Cafegone
- 890Uyesugi Mrebuilt
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816 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/816-west-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.