Vancouver / Downtown

Downtown, Vancouver

Drake Street

41 addresses, in the 1940 city directory

41 addresses on seven blocks of Drake Street in Downtown, as the 1940 city directory lists them, with everyone its name section puts at each and what stands there today.

The 300 block

Between Hamilton and Homer Streets. One address in the 1940 directory; its pre-1946 building is no longer standing. Tap a line to open its house.

Drake Street, the 300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

North side, odd numbers

No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

South side, even numbers

  1. 332Can Canners fruit &gone
The 300 block of Drake Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map
The 300 block on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912; the map may print the street under an older name (georectified by the City of Vancouver, Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 400 block

Between Homer and Richards Streets. One address in the 1940 directory; its pre-1946 building is no longer standing. Tap a line to open its house.

Drake Street, the 400 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

North side, odd numbers

No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

South side, even numbers

  1. 404Smith J Fyfe Co (yds)gone
The 400 block of Drake Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map
The 400 block on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912; the map may print the street under an older name (georectified by the City of Vancouver, Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 500 block

Between Richards and Seymour Streets. 13 addresses in the 1940 directory; none of them still has its pre-1946 building. Tap a line to open its house.

Drake Street, the 500 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 500 block of Drake Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map
The 500 block on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912; the map may print the street under an older name (georectified by the City of Vancouver, Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 600 block

Between Seymour and Rolston Streets. Three addresses in the 1940 directory; none of them still has its pre-1946 building. Tap a line to open its house.

Drake Street, the 600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

South side, even numbers

  1. 636Latham Ggone
The 600 block of Drake Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map
The 600 block on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912; the map may print the street under an older name (georectified by the City of Vancouver, Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 700 block

Between Rolston and Howe Streets. Four addresses in the 1940 directory; none of them still has its pre-1946 building. Tap a line to open its house.

Drake Street, the 700 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

North side, odd numbers

  1. 725Central Curersgone
The 700 block of Drake Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map
The 700 block on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912; the map may print the street under an older name (georectified by the City of Vancouver, Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 800 block

Between Howe and Hornby Streets. Seven addresses in the 1940 directory; none of them still has its pre-1946 building. Tap a line to open its house.

Drake Street, the 800 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

South side, even numbers

No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 800 block of Drake Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map
The 800 block on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912; the map may print the street under an older name (georectified by the City of Vancouver, Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 900 block

Between Hornby and Burrard Streets. Twelve addresses in the 1940 directory; none of them still has its pre-1946 building. Tap a line to open its house.

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

The 900 block of Drake Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map
The 900 block on Goad's fire insurance map, 1912; the map may print the street under an older name (georectified by the City of Vancouver, Open Government Licence – Vancouver).