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Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver

1416 Cotton Drive

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists four suites and households at 1416 Cotton Drive. Its name section lists four people here: George Davies, a carpenter; James H Harding, a gardener; and two others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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6
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
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1907
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • Mrs R M Rosesuite 1 · marked *p. 38
  • G Daviessuite 2p. 38
  • Mrs L M Hartsuite 3p. 38
  • J H Hardingsuite 4p. 38

The household

  • George Daviesa carpenter · householder · suite 2p. 150
  • James H Hardinga gardener · householder · suite 4p. 254
  • Louise M Hartwidow of A H · householder · suite 3p. 258
  • Mrs Ruby M Rosehouseholder · suite 1p. 531

Also at this address

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

Cotton Drive is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

COTTON DRIVE

  1. 14161*Rose Mrs R Mp. 38
  2. 14162Davies Gp. 38
  3. 14163Hart Mrs L Mp. 38
  4. 14164Harding J Hp. 38

Names

  1. Davies Geo carp h2, 1416 Cotton Drivep. 150
  2. Harding Jas H gdnr h4, 1416 Cotton Drivep. 254
  3. Hart Louise M wid A H h3, 1416 Cotton Drivep. 258
  4. Rose Mrs Ruby M h1, 1416 Cotton Drivep. 531
The lines for 1416 Cotton Drive 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

1416 Cotton Drive still has a building from before 1946, as does 1421 across the street; Goad's 1912 map shows no building at the street end of the lot, yet the City dates this one to 1907: one of the two records is off (inferred). A permit to build a frame house was taken out in August 1909 by William Cline, owner and builder: $3,000.

The 1400 block of Cotton Drive on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1416 marked
The 1400 block of Cotton Drive, between Kitchener and Grant Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1416, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws no building on the lot at 1416. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1400 block in 1940

Cotton Drive between Kitchener and Grant Streets, 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.

Cotton Drive, the 1400 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)

Cotton Drive, block by block

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1416 Cotton Drive, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1907 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1416-cotton-drive, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.