825 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 825 Granville Street is Medical Arts Cigar Stand, with 28 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists two people here: Irvine Blyth; and James Robertson, a superintendent at the Medical Arts Building. The street section prints 19 more names the name section doesn't list: L M Gold, H F Perrin and 17 others. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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22: people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1919: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

29 linesMedical Arts Cigar Stand and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Irvine Blythsuite 209p. 53
James Robertsona superintendent at the Medical Arts Building · householderp. 525

Only in the street section

L M Goldnaturopath · basementp. 65
H F Perrinoptometrist · suite 206p. 65
C H Inksterdentist · suite 206p. 65
Dr I Balmerphysician · suite 210p. 65
J R Arthurphysician · suite 212p. 65
Miss F S Pattersondressmaker · suite 301p. 65
A C Closechiropractor · suite 302p. 65
Dr R J Elvinphysician · suite 306p. 65
J S Baxterdentist · suite 306p. 65
W A Fosterdental laborer · suite 401p. 65
A J Fujiwaradentist · suite 403p. 65
R G Drostbarrister · suite 406p. 65
Credit Protectorscollections · suite 406p. 65
W C Balmerdentist · suite 501p. 65
J O MacKenzieoptometrist · suite 503p. 65
H S Saitaosteopath · suite 508p. 65
Miss G F Lylepublic stenographer · suite 510p. 65
O De Muthphysician · suite 609p. 65
A R Curriedentist · suite 609p. 65

Also at this address

One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

Names

The lines for 825 Granville 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

825 Granville Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 823 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1919 as its year built.

Since 1940

1997–2023Licensed as a food shop (licences on record start in 1997).
1997–2024Licensed as a shop (licences on record start in 1997).
1997–1998Licensed as a workshop or warehouse (licences on record start in 1997).
2007–2009Licensed as a community association.

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 800 block of Granville Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 825 marked — The 800 block of Granville Street, between Robson and Smithe Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 825, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 800 block in 1940

Granville Street between Robson and Smithe 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.

Granville Street, the 800 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

The 800 block of Granville Street

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825 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1919 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/825-granville, 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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.