In 1940, 860 East Broadway is Marquette Apartments, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: Mrs Margaret Brown, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry; John Fraser, retired; and five others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: W A McDonagh. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 9
- 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
- Marquette Apartmentsp. 15
- Mrs M Brownsuite 1p. 15
- W S Mullettsuite 2p. 15
- W A McDonaghsuite 3p. 15
- J Frasersuite 4p. 15
- G M Lambertsuite 5p. 15
- A E Kennedysuite 6p. 15
The household
- Mrs Margaret Browna laundress at Pioneer Laundry · householder · suite 1p. 74
- John Fraserretired · householder · suite 4p. 209
- Albert E Kennedya bookkeeper at the Province · householder · suite 6p. 318
- Gordon M Lamberta salesman · householder · suite 5p. 334
- William S Mulletta bookkeeper · householder · suite 2p. 447
Also under the Brown name
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
East Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST BROADWAY
- 860Marquette Aptsp. 15
- 8601Brown Mrs Mp. 15
- 8602Mullett W Sp. 15
- 8603McDonagh W Ap. 15
- 8604Fraser Jp. 15
- 8605Lambert G Mp. 15
- 8606Kennedy A Ep. 15
Names
- Brown Mrs Margt lndrs Pioneer Lndry h1, 860 East Broadwayp. 74
- Fraser John retired h4, 860 East Broadwayp. 209
- Kennedy Albt E bkpr Province h6, 860 East Broadwayp. 318
- Lambert Gordon M slsmn h5, 860 East Broadwayp. 334
- Mullett Wm S bkpr h2, 860 East Broadwayp. 447
- Brown Ferguson r1, 860 East Broadwayp. 72
- Fraser Leonard r4, 860 East Broadwayp. 209
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 860 East Broadway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 856, in strata units now, still has its building 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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860 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
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The book of 860 East Broadway
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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.