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Downtown, Vancouver

915 Robson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 915 Robson Street is Richmond Apartments, with 21 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 27 people here: Garnet Amery, a caretaker at the Richmond Apartments; Glenn W Amery, a shoe shiner at the Vancouver Hotel Shoe Shine Parlor; and 25 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs C J Marley. Its name section lists six more people here under other surnames too.

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34
people the 1940 directory lists here, six of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 23 linesRichmond Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Garnet Amerya caretaker at the Richmond Apartments · householder · suite 5p. 11
  • Glenn W Amerya shoe shiner at the Vancouver Hotel Shoe Shine Parlor · lives here · suite 5p. 11
  • Ernest T Bruunan accountant · householder · suite 8p. 76
  • E B Clarkhouseholder · suite 14p. 112
  • Math J Galvinan inspector at the Liquor Control Board · householder · suite 4p. 215
  • Oswald Harrisona manager at the Richmond Apartments · householder · suite 21p. 257
  • Edward Huntretired · householder · suite 20p. 289
  • Edith S Irvinea clerk at the BC Government · householder · suite 11p. 296
  • Math M Kerrretired · householder · suite 16p. 321
  • Sid S Kinga helper at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 3p. 324
  • Lucien La Branchea hand doorman at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 12p. 332
  • C James Layhouseholder · suite 6p. 340
  • Archibald B Mackenziea manager at A B Mackenzie & Co · householder · suite 22p. 384
  • John Moira salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company · householder · suite 2p. 436
  • Lucie E Muellera secretary for Switzerland Consulate · householder · suite 23p. 446
  • Bretta K O'Donnella saleswoman for Anne Maloney · householder · suite 17p. 468
  • Walter Riversa secretary at Rivers Ltd · householder · suite 9p. 522
  • George B Wallacea sheet metal worker at the Terminal Sheet Metal Works · householder · suite 1p. 638
  • Rev James P Westmanretired · householder · suite 25p. 652
  • Sarah A Williswidow of A · householder · suite 19p. 664

Also under the Evans name

  • Evans (no first name printed)householder · suite 18p. 187
  • Eveline I Kinga laundress at the Vancouver Hotel · lives here · suite 3p. 323
  • George Kingretired · lives here · suite 3p. 323
  • Joseph L La Branchea hand bellman at the Vancouver Hotel · lives here · suite 12p. 332
  • Blandford W Marleya clerk · lives here · suite 15p. 414
  • Mrs Marta Riversa president at Rivers Ltd · lives here · suite 9p. 522
  • E Jean Westmana cashier at the Canadian Legion · lives here · suite 25p. 652

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ROBSON

  1. 915Richmond Aptsp. 143
  2. 9151Wallace G Bp. 143
  3. 9152Moir Jp. 143
  4. 9153King S Sp. 143
  5. 9154Galvin M Jp. 143
  6. 9155Amery Gp. 143
  7. 9156Lay C Jp. 143
  8. 9158Bruun E Tp. 143
  9. 9159Rivers Wp. 143
  10. 91511Irvine Miss E Sp. 143
  11. 91512La Branche Lp. 143
  12. 91514Clark E Bp. 143
  13. 91515Marley Mrs C Jp. 143
  14. 91516Kerr M Mp. 143
  15. 91517O'Donnell Miss B Kp. 143
  16. 91518Evans Missp. 143
  17. 91519Willis Mrs S Ap. 143
  18. 91520Hunt Ep. 143
  19. 91521Harrison Op. 143
  20. 91522Mackenzie A Bp. 143
  21. 91523Mueller Miss L Ep. 143
  22. 91525Westman Rev J Pp. 143
  23. 91525Westman Rev J Pp. 143

Names

  1. Amery Garnet caretkr Richmond Apts h5, 915 Robsonp. 11
  2. Amery Glenn W shoe shiner Van Hotel Shoe Shine Parlor r5, 915 Robsonp. 11
  3. Bruun Ernest T acct 618, 736 Granville h8, 915 Robsonp. 76
  4. Clark E B h14, 915 Robsonp. 112
  5. Galvin Math J inspr Liq Cont Bd h4, 915 Robsonp. 215
  6. Harrison Oswald mgr Richmond Apts h21, 915 Robsonp. 257
  7. Hunt Edw retired h20, 915 Robsonp. 289
  8. Irvine Edith S clk BC Govt h11, 915 Robsonp. 296
  9. Kerr Math M retired h16, 915 Robsonp. 321
  10. King Sid S hlpr Van Hotel h3, 915 Robsonp. 324
  11. La Branche Lucien hd doormn Van Hotel h12, 915 Robsonp. 332
  12. Lay C Jas h6, 915 Robsonp. 340
  13. Mackenzie Arch B mgr A B Mackenzie & Co h22, 915 Robsonp. 384
  14. Moir John slsmn HBC h2, 915 Robsonp. 436
  15. Mueller Lucie E sec Switzerland Consulate h23, 915 Robsonp. 446
  16. O'Donnell Bretta K slswm Anne Maloney h17, 915 Robsonp. 468
  17. Rivers Walter sec Rivers Ltd h9, 915 Robsonp. 522
  18. Wallace Geo B sht mtl wkr Term Sht Mtl Wks h1, 915 Robsonp. 638
  19. Westman Rev Jas P retired h25, 915 Robsonp. 652
  20. Willis Sarah A wid A h19, 915 Robsonp. 664
  21. Evans Miss — h18, 915 Robsonp. 187
  22. King Eveline I lndrs Van Hotel r3, 915 Robsonp. 323
  23. King Geo retired r3, 915 Robsonp. 323
  24. La Branche Jos L hd bellmn Van Hotel r12, 915 Robsonp. 332
  25. Marley Blandford W clk r15, 915 Robsonp. 414
  26. Rivers Mrs Marta pres Rivers Ltd r9, 915 Robsonp. 522
  27. Westman E Jean cash Can Legion r25, 915 Robsonp. 652
The lines for 915 Robson 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

Not one of the 31 addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 900 block of Robson Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 915 is probably gone (inferred).

The 900 block in 1940

Robson Street between Hornby and Burrard 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.

Robson Street, the 900 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The 900 block of Robson Street

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915 Robson Street, Downtown, 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.