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110 East 8th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 110 East 8th Avenue is Mason Lodge, with 26 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 26 people here: Herbert Aston, retired; Robert L Bailey, a locomotive fireman at the CNR; and 24 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: R E Macdonald. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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30: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

27 linesMason Lodge and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Herbert Astonretired · householder · suite 3p. 22
Robert L Baileya locomotive fireman at the CNR · householder · suite 4p. 25
James Carsona news agent · householder · suite 9p. 99
George G Fransonan engineer · householder · suite Hp. 208
David Hebbingtona motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 21p. 264
Mrs Johanna Hecka cleaner at the Marine Building · householder · suite Ip. 265
William J Hoppera maintenanceman at the BC Telephone · householder · suite Ap. 281
Anne Messingwidow of J W · householder · suite 7p. 426
Joseph W Montgomeryretired · householder · suite 15p. 437
Albert J Morrisa clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 11p. 441
Ethel D Noblea stenographer at Swifts · householder · suite 10p. 462
Classon Portera motorman · householder · suite Fp. 499
Herbert J Proctora clerk at the CNR · householder · suite 16p. 504
Leonard Shrimptona welder at North Coast Welding · householder · suite 17p. 559
Ora E Simmermonwidow of B · householder · suite Dp. 560
Robert F Smitha driver at Kerrisdale Lumber · householder · suite Bp. 573
R E Strouda longshoreman · householder · suite 5p. 593
Jean Villeneauvea presser at the Sanitary Dry Cleaning & Dye Works · householder · suite Gp. 634
George K Webba motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 2p. 646
Frederick Wicknera logger · householder · suite Jp. 658
Harry T Younga motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 18p. 680

Also under the Cossetti name

Cossetti (no first name printed)a millworker · householder · suite Ep. 128
Mrs Theresa Daviesa laundress at I X L Laundry · householder · suite 8p. 151
Mrs McIntyrehouseholder · suite 6p. 380
Meins (no first name printed)a blacksmith · householder · suite 12p. 424
Elsie L Simmermona school teacher · lives here · suite Dp. 560

Only in the street section

R E Macdonaldsuite 14p. 193

Also at this address

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

East 8th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 8TH

Names

The lines for 110 East 8th Avenue 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 110 East 8th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 156, on the heritage register, six doors along on the same side.

The 100 block in 1940

East 8th Avenue between Quebec and Main Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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.

East 8th Avenue, the 100 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)

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 100 block of East 8th Avenue

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110 East 8th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/110-east-8th-avenue, 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.