1094 Denman Street

1094 Denman Street and 1096 Denman Street; detail from The West End looking up Pendrell Street, Vancouver, B.C. [postcard]; Valentine and Sons Publishing Company.

 

1076 Denman Street; 1080 Denman Street; 1084 Denman Street; 1094 Denman Street; “[Stores on Denman Street,” Vancouver City Archives; 1928; Str N267.1; https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/stores-on-denman-street.

 

1094 Denman Street is near the southeast corner of Denman Street and Comox Street.

Legal Description: District Lot: 185; Block: 60; south portion of Lot 14.

 

Denman Street - between Nelson Street and Comox Street - Detail from Goad's Atlas of the city of Vancouver - 1912 - Vol 1 - Plate 8 - Barclay Street to English Bay and Cardero Street to Stanley Park
Denman Street – between Nelson Street and Comox Street – Detail from Goad’s Atlas of the city of Vancouver – 1912 – Vol 1 – Plate 8 – Barclay Street to English Bay and Cardero Street to Stanley Park.

 

 

1076 Denman Street; 1080 Denman Street; 1084 Denman Street; 1094 Denman Street; detail from Goad’s Atlas of Vancouver Volume 1; 1913-1920; Chas. E. Goad Company; Plate 55; Vancouver City Archives; Item : 1972-582.39 – Plate 64 [Cardero Street to Comox Street to Denman Street to Beach Avenue/Burnaby Street]; https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/plate-64-cardero-street-to-comox-street-to-denman-street-to-beach-avenue-burnaby-street.

 

There is one reference to this property in Heritage Vancouver Society’s database of historic building permits: http://permits.heritagevancouver.org/index.php?cID=1 [searched August 20, 2019].

 

District: Vancouver
Permit:
Owner: Halbert, Wm.
Architect: Halbert, Wm.
Builder: Halbert, Wm.
Legal Address: DL: 185 Block: 60 Sub: Resub: Lot: 14
Date (Y-M-D): 1902-02-07
Street Number:
Street Name: Denman Street & Comox Street (cor)
Value: $3,600.00
Remarks: Three frame dwellings, three stone foundations
Reference ID: VN-8216-8217-5

 

Vancouver directory listings from 1903 to 1920.

1903 to 1907 Weaver, William Arthur
1908 to 1909 Alder, Percy High
1910 Cameron, Alex S.
1911 Gore, George
1912 Reynolds, Frederick Black
1913 Vacant
1915 De La Haye, Giffard
1916 Vacant
1917 to 1920 Alder, Percy Hugh
1920 British Supply Company (Percy Hugh Alder)

 

In the early 1900s, 1094 Denman Street appeared as a contact address for a series of West End building lot sales.

 

Vancouver Province, October 14, 1907, page 14, column 7.

 

 

Vancouver Province, October 26, 1907, page 31, column 1.

 

 

Vancouver Daily World, August 24, 1908, page 12, column 7.

 

From time to time, the entire house (or rooms in the house) would become available for rent.

 

Vancouver Province, December 8, 1911, page 36, column 2 [may relate to another property].

 

 

Vancouver Province, September 24, 1912, page 24, column 1.

 

In 1912, 1094 Denman Street was the contact address for the sale of a West End rooming house.

 

Vancouver Province, October 11, 1912, page 29, column 7.

 

 

In 1924, the Denman Market was selling fruits and vegetables at 1094 Denman Street.

 

Vancouver Sun, September 30, 1924, page 13, column 7.

 

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, 1094 Denman Street and 1096 Denman Street were for sale.

 

Vancouver Province, June 9, 1938, page 18, column 8.

 

 

Vancouver Province, August 15, 1942, page 31, column 5.

 

In the 1940s and 1950s, a series of hardware and electrical businesses was at 1094 Denman Street.

 

 

Vancouver Sun, October 20, 1944, page 21, column 5.

 

 

Vancouver Sun, October 10, 1947, page 16, column 3.

 

 

Vancouver Sun, November 7, 1947, page 21, column 6.

 

 

Vancouver Sun, November 28, 1947, page 46, column 8.

 

 

Vancouver Province, July 13, 1953, page 4, column 5.

 

1000 Block of Denman Street; east side, 1954; Detail from First Beach; BO-54-211: https://vintageairphotos.com/bo-54-211/.

 

In 1955, a portion of the property was for sale.

 

Vancouver Sun, December 8, 1955, page 44, column 5.

 

In 1960, a hardware business at 1094 Denman Street was for sale.

 

Vancouver Sun, May 26, 1960, page 55, column 3.

 

A series of restaurants has occupied this site in more recent years.

 

Vancouver Sun, July 20, 1993, page 23, column 3.

 

 

Vancouver Sun, April 5, 1997, page E21, column 1.

 

 

Vancouver Province, May 28, 2000, page E10, column 2.

 

 

Vancouver Sun, June 13, 2002, page D24, columns 1-2.

 

 

Vancouver Province, August 27, 2013, page C2, column 4.

 

1084 Denman Street; 1094 Denman Street; Google Streets; searched August 20, 2019; image dated October 2018.

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