Vancouver / East 7th Avenue / Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

133 East 7th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists nine suites and households at 133 East 7th Avenue. Its name section lists eleven people here: Nicholas Gevjick, a baker at Polly Ann Bakeries; Dolly Johnstone, widow of A G; and nine others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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15
people the 1940 directory lists here, four 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
today, by the City's records
1939
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • nine linesThe suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Nicholas Gevjicka baker at Polly Ann Bakeries · householder · suite 8p. 221
  • Dolly Johnstonewidow of A G · householder · suite 7p. 309
  • Philip Joneshouseholder · suite 4p. 311
  • Jack H Keeleya piler at the Eburne Saw Mills · householder · suite 5p. 316
  • James B McPhersona cashier at Johnston National Storage · householder · suite 3p. 399
  • Herbert C Millsa bookkeeper at Broadway Printers · householder · suite 6p. 431
  • Walter B Ronalda bookkeeper at D McLean Motor · householder · suite 2p. 530
  • Don Rossa longshoreman · householder · suite 9p. 532
  • Henry B Younga pressman at the Sun · householder · suite 1p. 680

Also under the Jones name

  • Dorothy A Jonesa student · lives here · suite 4p. 310
  • Shirley Millsan usher at the Broadway Theatre · lives herep. 431

Also at this address

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

East 7th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 7TH

  1. 1331Young H Bp. 189
  2. 1332Ronald W Bp. 189
  3. 1333McPherson J Bp. 189
  4. 1334*Jones Pp. 189
  5. 1335Keeley J Hp. 189
  6. 1336Mills H Cp. 190
  7. 1337Johnstone Mrs Dp. 190
  8. 1338Gevjick Np. 190
  9. 1339Ross Dp. 190

Names

  1. Gevjick Nich baker Polly Ann Bkries h8, 133 East 7thp. 221
  2. Johnstone Dolly wid A G h7, 133 East 7thp. 309
  3. Jones Philip h4, 133 East 7thp. 311
  4. Keeley Jack H piler Eburne Saw Mills h5, 133 East 7thp. 316
  5. McPherson Jas B cash Johnston Natl Stge h3, 133 East 7thp. 399
  6. Mills Herbt C bkpr Bway Prntrs h6, 133 East 7thp. 431
  7. Ronald Walter B bkpr D McLean Motor h2, 133 East 7thp. 530
  8. Ross Don lngshmn h9, 133 East 7thp. 532
  9. Young Henry B prsmn Sun h1, 133 East 7thp. 680
  10. Jones Dorothy A studt r4, 133 East 7thp. 310
  11. Mills Shirley usher Bway Thea r133 East 7thp. 431
The lines for 133 East 7th 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The house today

133 East 7th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1939 as its year built.

The 100 block in 1940

East 7th 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 7th 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)

The 100 block of East 7th Avenue

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133 East 7th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1939 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/133-east-7th-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.