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Downtown, Vancouver

839 West Pender Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 839 West Pender Street is Massey Building, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Julia Halpenny, a saleswoman; Herbert G Loates, retired; and ten others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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13
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • nine linesMassey Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Julia Halpennya saleswoman · householder · suite 2p. 249
  • Herbert G Loatesretired · householder · suite 6p. 352
  • Frederick G Lovelesshouseholder · suite 1p. 356
  • Thomas McC McLeanretired · householder · suite 4p. 391
  • Walter Marshalla caretaker at the Massey Building · householder · suite 7p. 415
  • Sumner W O'Briena carpenter · householder · suite 5p. 467
  • Alice Whitewidow of R J · householder · suite 8p. 654

Also under the McLean name

  • James McLeanon active service · lives here · suite 4p. 390
  • Janet W McLeanlives here · suite 4p. 390
  • Jessie C Marshalllives here · suite 7p. 415
  • Ushida (no first name printed)householder · suite 3p. 626
  • Lillian Whitea nurse · lives here · suite 8p. 655

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST PENDER

  1. 839Massey Bldg aptsp. 131
  2. 8391Loveless F Gp. 131
  3. 8392Halpenny Miss Jp. 131
  4. 8393Ushida Missp. 131
  5. 8394McLean T McCp. 131
  6. 8395O'Brien S Wp. 131
  7. 8396Loates H Gp. 131
  8. 8397Marshall Wp. 131
  9. 8398White Mrs Ap. 131

Names

  1. Halpenny Julia slswm h2, 839 West Penderp. 249
  2. Loates Herbt G retired h6, 839 West Penderp. 352
  3. Loveless Fredk G mer h1, 839 West Penderp. 356
  4. McLean Thos McC retired h4, 839 West Penderp. 391
  5. Marshall Walter caretkr Massey Bldg h7, 839 West Penderp. 415
  6. O'Brien Sumner W carp h5, 839 West Penderp. 467
  7. White Alice wid R J news dlr 617 Robson h8, 839 West Penderp. 654
  8. McLean Jas act serv r4, 839 West Penderp. 390
  9. McLean Janet W r4, 839 West Penderp. 390
  10. Marshall Jessie C r7, 839 West Penderp. 415
  11. Ushida Miss — h3, 839 West Penderp. 626
  12. White Lillian nurse r8, 839 West Penderp. 655
The lines for 839 West 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.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 839 West Pender Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 830, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.

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

The 800 block of West Pender Street

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839 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/839-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.