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Downtown, Vancouver

961 Howe Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 961 Howe Street is Elgin Apartments, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 15 people here: Frederick T Andrews, proprietor of the Elgin Apartments; Sid T Cann, a chauffeur; and 13 others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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20
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them 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

  • twelve linesElgin Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Frederick T Andrewsproprietor of the Elgin Apartments · householder · suite 5p. 15
  • Sid T Canna chauffeur · householder · suite 9p. 95
  • Mrs Agnes W Grievehouseholder · suite 4p. 241
  • Alice W Haineswho worked for the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 11p. 247
  • Arthur Hainesa waiter at the BC Coast Steamship Service · householder · suite 11p. 247
  • Lydia M Haytonwidow of H · householder · suite 6p. 263
  • Michael Perrisproprietor of Niagara Sea Foods · householder · suite 1p. 490
  • Charles Russellof R & D Cigar Stand · householder · suite 8p. 537
  • Mrs Mabel E Triadouhouseholder · suite 12p. 618
  • Eino A Westa logger · householder · suite 2p. 650
  • Mrs Eva Westa masseuse · suite 2p. 650
  • William Whittakera caretaker at the Elgin Apartments · householder · suite 3p. 657

Also under the Cann name

  • Marjorie F Cannan usher at the Capitol Theatre · lives here · suite 9p. 95
  • Muriel Cannlives here · suite 9p. 95
  • Sid G Cannlives here · suite 9p. 95

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HOWE

  1. 961Elgin Aptsp. 88
  2. 9611Perris Mp. 88
  3. 9612West E Ap. 88
  4. 9612West Mrs E masseusep. 88
  5. 9613Whittaker Wp. 88
  6. 9614Grieve Mrs A Wp. 88
  7. 9615*Andrews F Tp. 88
  8. 9616Hayton Mrs L Mp. 88
  9. 9618Russell Cp. 88
  10. 9619Cann S Tp. 88
  11. 96111Haines Ap. 88
  12. 96112Triadou Mrs M Ep. 88

Names

  1. Andrews Fredk T prop Elgin Apts h5, 961 Howep. 15
  2. Cann Sid T chauf h9, 961 Howep. 95
  3. Grieve Mrs Agnes W h4, 961 Howep. 241
  4. Haines Alice W emp BC Tel r11, 961 Howep. 247
  5. Haines Arth waiter BCCSS h11, 961 Howep. 247
  6. Hayton Lydia M wid H h6, 961 Howep. 263
  7. Perris Michl prop Niagara Sea Foods h1, 961 Howep. 490
  8. Russell Chas of R & D Cigar Stand h8, 961 Howep. 537
  9. Triadou Mrs Mabel E h12, 961 Howep. 618
  10. West Eino A logr h2, 961 Howep. 650
  11. West Mrs Eva masseuse 2, 961 Howep. 650
  12. Whittaker Wm caretkr Elgin Apts h3, 961 Howep. 657
  13. Cann Marjorie F usher Capitol Thea r9, 961 Howep. 95
  14. Cann Muriel r9, 961 Howep. 95
  15. Cann Sid G r9, 961 Howep. 95
The lines for 961 Howe 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. *: 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 961 Howe Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 900 block of Howe Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 948, with a building from 1957.

The 900 block in 1940

Howe Street between Smithe and Nelson 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.

Howe 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)

The 900 block of Howe Street

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961 Howe 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.