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Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver

1336 East 2nd Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1336 East 2nd Avenue is Jervis Apartments, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: Frederick W Aston, a miner; Allan G Bridger, a machinist; and eight others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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11
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • nine linesJervis Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Frederick W Astona miner · householder · suite 8p. 22
  • Allan G Bridgera machinist · householder · suite 6p. 65
  • Merrill Camerona millworker · householder · suite 5p. 88
  • Thomas Hansenan engineer · householder · suite 4p. 253
  • Norman H Johnstona salesman at Canadian Bakeries · householder · suite 2p. 308
  • Arthur E Mayon active service · householder · suite 7p. 422
  • Harry Pheaseya salesman · householder · suite 1p. 492
  • Emerson Wellsbya laborer · householder · suite 3p. 649

Also under the Aston name

  • Leona F Astona stenographer for C F Campbell · lives here · suite 8p. 22
  • Norma Y Astonlives here · suite 8p. 22

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

East 2nd Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 2ND

  1. 1336Jervis Apartmentsp. 175
  2. 13361Pheasey Hp. 175
  3. 13362Johnston N Hp. 175
  4. 13363Wellsby Ep. 175
  5. 13364Hansen Tp. 175
  6. 13365Cameron Mp. 175
  7. 13366Bridger A Gp. 175
  8. 13367May A Ep. 175
  9. 13368Aston F Wp. 175

Names

  1. Aston Fredk W miner h8, 1336 East 2ndp. 22
  2. Bridger Allan G mach h6, 1336 East 2ndp. 65
  3. Cameron Merrill mlwkr h5, 1336 East 2ndp. 88
  4. Hansen Thos eng h4, 1336 East 2ndp. 253
  5. Johnston Norman H slsmn Can Bkries h2, 1336 East 2ndp. 308
  6. May Arth E act serv h7, 1336 East 2ndp. 422
  7. Pheasey Harry slsmn h1, 1336 East 2ndp. 492
  8. Wellsby Emerson lab h3, 1336 East 2ndp. 649
  9. Aston Leona F sten C F Campbell r8, 1336 East 2ndp. 22
  10. Aston Norma Y r8, 1336 East 2ndp. 22
The lines for 1336 East 2nd 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

1336 East 2nd Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1332 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 1300 block in 1940

East 2nd Avenue between Vernon and McLean Drives, 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.

East 2nd Avenue, the 1300 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 1300 block of East 2nd Avenue

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1336 East 2nd Avenue, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1336-east-2nd-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.