Downtown, Vancouver

901 Dunsmuir Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 901 Dunsmuir Street is Elks Club; its name section adds four people here under other surnames.

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4
people the 1940 directory lists here, all named in the book
*
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

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DUNSMUIR

  1. 901*Elks Clubp. 47
The lines for 901 Dunsmuir Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. *: 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

Not one of the six addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 900 block of Dunsmuir Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 901 is probably gone (inferred).

The 900 block in 1940

Dunsmuir 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.

Dunsmuir Street, the 900 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

  1. 901*Elks Clubgone
  2. 997YWCAgone

The 900 block of Dunsmuir Street

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901 Dunsmuir Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/901-dunsmuir, 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.