892 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists seven suites and households at 892 Granville Street. Its name section lists seven people here: Carl S Bratt, a steelworker; Edward C Fyle, a salesman; and five others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: H Bainbridge.

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8: people the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

Mrs A W Swiderskysuite 1p. 66
C S Brattsuite 2p. 66
E C Fylesuite 3p. 66
A E Smithsuite 5p. 66
F Thompsonsuite 6p. 66
H Bainbridgesuite 7p. 66
A Ohrensuite 8p. 66

The household

Carl S Bratta steelworker · householder · suite 2p. 63
Edward C Fylea salesman · householder · suite 3p. 213
Aubrey Ohrenhouseholder · suite 8p. 469
Albert E Smitha live stock dealer · householder · suite 5p. 567
Annie W Swiderskywidow of B · householder · suite 1p. 598
Frank Thompsona salesman · householder · suite 6p. 609

Also under the Bratt name

Mrs Anna J Brattproprietor of Annette Hat Shop · lives here · suite 2p. 63

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

Names

The lines for 892 Granville 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 house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 892 Granville Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); across the street, 897 still has one from before 1946, one of eleven on the block.

The 800 block in 1940

Granville Street between Robson and Smithe 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.

Granville Street, 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)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

The 800 block of Granville Street

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892 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/892-granville, 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.