845 Davie Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 845 Davie Street is The Elcho, an apartment building, with 16 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 18 people here: Victoria Girard, widow of L; Margaret Grant; and 16 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: S Smith. Its name section lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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

In 1940

The street section

17 linesThe Elcho and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Victoria Girardwidow of L · householder · suite 2p. 225
Margaret Granthouseholder · suite 9p. 235
Robert J Haytera salesman at Vitagraph · householder · suite 26p. 263
John P Healeyan engineer at the CPR · householder · suite 8p. 264
Emanuel Levya tailor at Bond Clothes Shop · householder · suite 3p. 347
Richard L McCoya purchasing agent at Hayes Manufacturing · householder · suite 28p. 367
James C McNaughtona caretaker at The Elcho · householder · suite 7p. 397
John H Martinon active service · householder · suite 6p. 417
Mary Phillipshouseholder · suite 24p. 493
Elizabeth E Redfordwho worked for the BC Telephone · householder · suite 4p. 513
Louise Tremaynewho worked for the BC Telephone · householder · suite 30p. 618
R I Van der Bylhouseholder · suite 21p. 631
Jack Wilkinsona fireman at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 10p. 660
Leopold Zollera waiter · householder · suite 29p. 682

Also under the Levy name

Rosetta Levywidow of P · lives here · suite 3p. 347
Lylehouseholder · suite 5p. 360
Annie Phillipslives here · suite 24p. 492
Isabelle Redfordan operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 4p. 513

Only in the street section

S Smithsuite 1p. 40

Also at this address

Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DAVIE

Names

The lines for 845 Davie 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 845 Davie Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 800 block of Davie Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 823, with a building from 1998.

The 800 block in 1940

Davie Street, 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.

Davie 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

The 800 block of Davie Street

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845 Davie Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/845-davie, 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.