1154 Comox Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1154 Comox Street is Braemar Lodge, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Ivy M Anderson, an operator at the BC Telephone; Ada A Graham, a widow; and seven others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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12: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing: on the Heritage Register, category B
1901: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

Braemar Lodgeapartmentsp. 35
Miss I M Andersonp. 35
T Marrmarked *p. 35
J E Hendersonsuite 2p. 35
Mrs A A Grahamsuite 3p. 35
L Nordlandsuite 4p. 35
Stover (no first name printed)suite 6p. 35

The household

Ivy M Andersonan operator at the BC Telephone · householderp. 13
Ada A Grahama widow · householder · suite 3p. 233
James E Hendersona shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone · householder · suite 2p. 266
Thomas Marrhouseholderp. 414
Louis Nordlandhouseholder · suite 4p. 462

Also under the Henderson name

Ewart J Hendersonan apprentice at the Canadian (BC) Telephone · lives here · suite 2p. 266
Mrs Betsy H Marrwho worked for Braemar Lodge · lives herep. 414
Grace Nordlanda clerk · lives here · suite 4p. 462
Stoveron active service · householder · suite 6p. 591

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

COMOX

Names

The lines for 1154 Comox 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

1154 Comox Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), as does 1150 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1901 as its year built.

The 1100 block in 1940

Comox Street between Thurlow and Bute Streets, West End: 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.

Comox Street, the 1100 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 1100 block of Comox Street

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1154 Comox Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1901 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1154-comox, 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.