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West End, Vancouver

919 Broughton Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 919 Broughton Street is The Albury, an apartment building, with 15 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Clarence H Bass, a laborer at Burns & Co; Chester B Ford, a watchman for Kelly Douglas; and 14 others. The street section prints three more names the name section doesn't list: Mrs Davies, W A Robinson and Miss M D Davidson. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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21
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 16 linesThe Albury and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Clarence H Bassa laborer at Burns & Co · householder · suite 12p. 34
  • Chester B Forda watchman for Kelly Douglas · householder · suite 1p. 203
  • Grace Gormanwidow of J · householder · suite 15p. 231
  • Louis La Plantehouseholder · suite 5p. 337
  • Joseph F Lewisa clerk at the Post Office · householder · suite 10p. 347
  • Mrs Margaret McKenziehouseholder · suite 7p. 385
  • Alex McMullena salesman at Shanahan's · householder · suite 6p. 396
  • H William Mahlerhouseholder · suite 14p. 404
  • William M Montgomeryan agent at Prudential Insurance · householder · suite 4p. 437
  • David M St Johna salesman · householder · suite 2p. 540
  • Anton Vigeliusa clerk at the Pacific Athletic Club · householder · suite 9p. 634
  • Stan J Warowaya bookkeeper for A B Balderston · householder · suite 11p. 642

Also under the Davis name

  • Maybelle Davisa secretary at Medical-Dental Building and Vancouver Properties · householder · suite 3p. 152
  • Della C Fordwho worked for Westminster Paper · lives here · suite 1p. 203
  • James Gormana clerk at the CNR · lives here · suite 15p. 231
  • Jean McKenziea telephone operator for H R MacMillan · lives here · suite 7p. 385

Only in the street section

  • Mrs Daviessuite 3p. 20
  • W A Robinsonsuite 8p. 20
  • Miss M D Davidsonsuite 9p. 20

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BROUGHTON

  1. 919Albury (The) aptsp. 20
  2. 9191Ford C Bp. 20
  3. 9192St John D Mp. 20
  4. 9193Davies Mrsp. 20
  5. 9194Montgomery W Mp. 20
  6. 9195La Plante Lp. 20
  7. 9196McMullen Ap. 20
  8. 9197McKenzie Mrs Mp. 20
  9. 9198Robinson W Ap. 20
  10. 9199Davidson Miss M Dp. 20
  11. 9199Vigelius Ap. 20
  12. 91910Lewis J Fp. 20
  13. 91911Waroway S Jp. 20
  14. 91912Bass C Hp. 20
  15. 91914Mahler H Wp. 20
  16. 91915Gorman Mrs Gp. 20

Names

  1. Bass Clarence H lab Burns & Co h12, 919 Broughtonp. 34
  2. Ford Chester B wtchmn Kelly Douglas h1, 919 Broughtonp. 203
  3. Gorman Grace wid J matron CNR h15, 919 Broughtonp. 231
  4. La Plante Louis h5, 919 Broughtonp. 337
  5. Lewis Jos F clk PO h10, 919 Broughtonp. 347
  6. McKenzie Mrs Margt h7, 919 Broughtonp. 385
  7. McMullen Alex slsmn Shanahan's h6, 919 Broughtonp. 396
  8. Mahler H Wm h14, 919 Broughtonp. 404
  9. Montgomery Wm M agt Prudential Ins h4, 919 Broughtonp. 437
  10. St John David M slsmn h2, 919 Broughtonp. 540
  11. Vigelius Anton clk Pac Athletic Club h9, 919 Broughtonp. 634
  12. Waroway Stan J bkpr A B Balderston h11, 919 Broughtonp. 642
  13. Davis Maybelle sec Medical-Dental Bldg and Van Properties h3, 919 Broughtonp. 152
  14. Ford Della C emp Westr Paper r1, 919 Broughtonp. 203
  15. Gorman Jas clerk CNR r15, 919 Broughtonp. 231
  16. McKenzie Jean tel opr H R MacMillan r7, 919 Broughtonp. 385
The lines for 919 Broughton 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 919 Broughton Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 977 still has one from before 1946, one of three on the block. A permit to build miscellaneous was taken out in December 1926 by H C Elliott, owner and builder: architect Archibald Campbell Hope, $30,000.

The 900 block in 1940

Broughton Street between Barclay and Nelson Streets, West End: 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.

Broughton 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)

Broughton Street, block by block

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919 Broughton Street, West End, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.