In 1940, 833 East Broadway is Gordon Apartments, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: Jenny Cameron, widow of A; William C Folkard, a clerk; and five others.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Gordon Apartmentsp. 15
- J McNaughtonsuite 2p. 15
- W C Folkardsuite 3p. 15
- A L Johnstonsuite 4p. 15
- Mrs J Cameronsuite 5p. 15
- Mrs F Winbowsuite 6p. 15
- S Reessuite 7p. 15
- L D Meadowcroftsuite 8p. 15
The household
- Jenny Cameronwidow of A · householder · suite 5p. 88
- William C Folkarda clerk · householder · suite 3p. 202
- Andrew L Johnstonhouseholder · suite 4p. 307
- John McNaughtona cleaner at Vancouver Preventorium · householder · suite 2p. 397
- Lawrence D Meadowcrofta batteryman at Scotty's Electric · householder · suite 8p. 423
- Stan Reesa porter · householder · suite 7p. 513
- Mrs Florence Winbowa polisher at Birks · householder · suite 6p. 668
East Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST BROADWAY
- 833Gordon Apartmentsp. 15
- 8332McNaughton Jp. 15
- 8333Folkard W Cp. 15
- 8334Johnston A Lp. 15
- 8335Cameron Mrs Jp. 15
- 8336Winbow Mrs Fp. 15
- 8337Rees Sp. 15
- 8338Meadowcroft L Dp. 15
Names
- Cameron Jenny wid A h5, 833 East Broadwayp. 88
- Folkard Wm C clk h3, 833 East Broadwayp. 202
- Johnston Andw L trnmn h4, 833 East Broadwayp. 307
- McNaughton John clnr Van Preventorium h2, 833 East Broadwayp. 397
- Meadowcroft Lawrence D batterymn Scotty's Elec h8, 833 East Broadwayp. 423
- Rees Stan porter h7, 833 East Broadwayp. 513
- Winbow Mrs Florence plshr Birks h6, 833 East Broadwayp. 668
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 833 East Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); across the street, 836 still has one from before 1946, one of six on the block.
The 800 block in 1940
East Broadway between Prince Albert and St. Catherines Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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 Broadway, 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)
North side, odd numbers
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833 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, 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.