Vancouver / East 16th Avenue / Riley Park

Riley Park, Vancouver

135 East 16th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists eleven suites and households at 135 East 16th Avenue. Its name section lists ten people here: Alice S E Ball, widow of S; James Bell, a steelworker; and eight others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: S Lyness and C F Mohr. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
*
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 street section

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

The household

  • Alice S E Ballwidow of S · householder · suite 3p. 28
  • James Bella steelworker · householder · suite 8p. 40
  • Eugene E Bernarda bicycles welder and brazer · householder · suite 1p. 44
  • Frederick R Braya miner · householder · suite 6p. 63
  • George C Byrneffhouseholder · suite 4p. 85
  • Joseph W Dewara laborer · householder · suite 14p. 158
  • Patrick J Leahya fireman at the BC Coast Steamship Service · householder · suite 10p. 341
  • Frederick Oldisa painter at Main Auto Painters · householder · suite 15p. 470
  • Ethel Thomaswidow of W J · lives herep. 607

Also under the Thomas name

  • Walter R Thomasa salesman for A W Carter · lives here · suite 2p. 608

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

East 16th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 16TH

  1. 135Mohr C F aptsp. 222
  2. 1351Bernard E Ep. 222
  3. 1352Thomas Mrs Ep. 222
  4. 1353Ball Mrs A Sp. 222
  5. 1354Byrneff G Cp. 222
  6. 1356Bray F Rp. 222
  7. 1358Bell Jp. 222
  8. 13510Leahy P Jp. 222
  9. 13511Lyness Sp. 222
  10. 13512*Mohr C Fp. 222
  11. 13514Dewar J Wp. 222
  12. 13515Oldis Fp. 222

Names

  1. Ball Alice S E wid S h3, 135 East 16thp. 28
  2. Bell Jas stlwkr h8, 135 East 16thp. 40
  3. Bernard Eug E bicycles welder and brazer 734 Kway h1, 135 East 16thp. 44
  4. Bray Fredk R miner h6, 135 East 16thp. 63
  5. Byrneff Geo C h4, 135 East 16thp. 85
  6. Dewar Jos W lab h14, 135 East 16thp. 158
  7. Leahy Patk J firmn BCCSS h10, 135 East 16thp. 341
  8. Oldis Fredk pntr Main Auto Pntrs h15, 135 East 16thp. 470
  9. Thomas Ethel wid W J r135 East 16thp. 607
  10. Thomas Walter R slsmn A W Carter r2, 135 East 16thp. 608
The lines for 135 East 16th 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 135 East 16th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 100 block of East 16th Avenue keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 116, with a building from 1960.

The 100 block in 1940

East 16th Avenue between Quebec and Main Streets, Riley Park: 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 16th 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 16th Avenue

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135 East 16th Avenue, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/135-east-16th-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.