In 1940, 919 East Broadway is The Halton, an apartment building, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Walter Archbould, a messenger at the Canadian Bank of Commerce; Beverly E Dunphy, a rivetter; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J W Piske. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 10
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1913
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesThe Halton and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Walter Archboulda messenger at the Canadian Bank of Commerce · householder · suite 8p. 17
- Beverly E Dunphya rivetter · householder · suite 5p. 173
- William C Envickhouseholder · suite 3p. 185
- George V Paynea shipper at Tuckett · householder · suite 4p. 484
- Harry Roya laborer · householder · suite 2p. 535
- D Archibald Straina driver at Dustbane Products · householder · suite 9p. 591
- Clarence Townleya glazier at Kway Glass · householder · suite 11p. 617
- Charles P Whitea shipper at Willards Chocolates · householder · suite 7p. 654
Only in the street section
- J W Piskesuite 1p. 16
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
East Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST BROADWAY
- 919Halton (The) aptsp. 16
- 9191Piske J Wp. 16
- 9192Roy Hp. 16
- 9193Envick W Cp. 16
- 9194Payne G Vp. 16
- 9195Dunphy B Ep. 16
- 9197White C Pp. 16
- 9198Archbould Wp. 16
- 9199Strain D Ap. 16
- 91911Townley Cp. 16
Names
- Archbould Walter msngr CB of C h8, 919 East Broadwayp. 17
- Dunphy Beverly E rivetter h5, 919 East Broadwayp. 173
- Envick Wm C Ingshmn h3, 919 East Broadwayp. 185
- Payne Geo V shpr Tuckett h4, 919 East Broadwayp. 484
- Roy Harry lab h2, 919 East Broadwayp. 535
- Strain D Arch drvr Dustbane Prods h9, 919 East Broadwayp. 591
- Townley Clarence glazier Kway Glass h11, 919 East Broadwayp. 617
- White Chas P shpr Willards Chocs h7, 919 East Broadwayp. 654
The building today
919 East Broadway still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 900 block of East Broadway; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.
Since 1940
- 1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
- 2019A building permit for alterations, valued at $125,000 (DB-2019-03472).
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
The 900 block in 1940
East Broadway between St. Catherines and Windsor Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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.
East Broadway, 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
South side, even numbers
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919 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/919-east-broadway, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 919 East Broadway
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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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.