West End, Vancouver

961 Denman Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 961 Denman Street is Denman Delicatessen, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists three people here: Richard T Kinchler, a cook at Denman Delicatessen; Dorothy E Kinchler, a saleswoman at Denman Delicatessen; and Mrs Edith M Kinchler, proprietor of Denman Delicatessen.

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

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Richard T Kinchlera cook at Denman Delicatessen · householderp. 323

Also under the Kinchler name

  • Dorothy E Kinchlera saleswoman at Denman Delicatessen · lives herep. 323
  • Mrs Edith M Kinchlerproprietor of Denman Delicatessen · lives herep. 323

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

The lines for 961 Denman 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 961 Denman Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 935, in strata units now, six doors along on the same side, one of five left on the block.

The 900 block in 1940

Denman Street, on the stretch it shares with the 800 block, between Robson 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.

Denman Street, block by block

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961 Denman Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/961-denman, 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.