The Wilkie family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 1018 Cotton Drive, has six people listed here: James Wilkie, a granite cutter; Albert A Wilkie, a promotion at the Vancouver News Agency; Edith J Wilkie, a laundress at Star Laundry; and three others.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- 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 household
- James Wilkiea granite cutter · householderp. 660
Also under the Wilkie name
- Albert A Wilkiea promotion at the Vancouver News Agency · lives herep. 660
- Edith J Wilkiea laundress at Star Laundry · lives herep. 660
- George J Wilkiea joint manager at Collins U Drive · lives herep. 660
- Ken F Wilkiea shipper at the Vancouver News Agency · lives herep. 660
- Reginald H Wilkiea driver at the Vancouver News Agency · lives herep. 660
Cotton Drive is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
COTTON DRIVE
Names
- Wilkie Jas granite ctr h1018 Cotton Drivep. 660
- Wilkie Albt A promotion Van News Agcy r1018 Cotton Drivep. 660
- Wilkie Edith J lndrs Star Lndy r1018 Cotton Drivep. 660
- Wilkie Geo J joint mgr Collins U Drive r1018 Cotton Drivep. 660
- Wilkie Ken F shpr Van News Agcy r1018 Cotton Drivep. 660
- Wilkie Regd H drvr Van News Agcy r1018 Cotton Drivep. 660
The house today
Not one of the four addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 1000 block of Cotton Drive is on the City's list today, so the building at 1018 is probably gone (inferred).
The 1000 block in 1940
Cotton Drive, Grandview-Woodland: 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.
Cotton Drive, the 1000 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)
West side, odd numbers
No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
East side, even numbers
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1018 Cotton Drive, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1018-cotton-drive, 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.