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Marpole, Vancouver

8606 Oak Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 8606 Oak Street is Rose Bern Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Madeline G Eamor, widow of G; James Goldie, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality; and six others.

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8
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Madeline G Eamorwidow of G · householder · suite 3p. 175
  • James Goldiea school teacher at Richmond Municipality · householder · suite 4p. 228
  • Roy M Hutchinsproprietor of the Rose Bern Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 291
  • George L Pincocka meteorologist · householder · suite 5p. 495
  • John D Sextona clerk at BC Plywoods · householder · suite 2p. 552

Also under the Eamor name

  • Ethel D Eamorlives here · suite 3p. 175
  • Georgina V Eamorlives here · suite 3p. 175
  • Ruby Eamorlives here · suite 3p. 175

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

OAK

  1. 8606Rose Bern Aptsp. 121
  2. 86061*Hutchins R Mp. 121
  3. 86062Sexton J Dp. 121
  4. 86063Eamor Mrs M Gp. 121
  5. 86064Goldie Jp. 121
  6. 86065Pincock G Lp. 121

Names

  1. Eamor Madeline G wid G h3, 8606 Oakp. 175
  2. Goldie Jas sch tchr Richmond Mun h4, 8606 Oakp. 228
  3. Hutchins Roy M prop Rose Bern Apts h1, 8606 Oakp. 291
  4. Pincock Geo L meteorologist h5, 8606 Oakp. 495
  5. Sexton John D clk BC Plywoods h2, 8606 Oakp. 552
  6. Eamor Ethel D r3, 8606 Oakp. 175
  7. Eamor Georgina V r3, 8606 Oakp. 175
  8. Eamor Ruby r3, 8606 Oakp. 175
The lines for 8606 Oak 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 8606 Oak Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 8600 block of Oak Street; next door, 8616 has one the City dates to 1978.

The 8600 block in 1940

Oak Street between West 70th and West 71st Avenues, Marpole: 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.

Oak Street, the 8600 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)

The 8600 block of Oak Street

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8606 Oak Street, Marpole, 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.