In 1940, 1435 West 15th Avenue is The Parkhill, an apartment building, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Martin L Crimmett, retired; John W Crooks, a druggist at Cunningham Drug; and seven others.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- 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
- The Parkhillapartmentsp. 219
- A A D Piggottsuite 1p. 219
- M L Crimmettsuite 2 · marked *p. 219
- F Templemansuite 4p. 219
- J W Crookssuite 5p. 219
- A F MacDonaldsuite 6p. 219
- R S Duncansuite 7p. 219
- A G Eadessuite 8p. 219
The household
- Martin L Crimmettretired · householder · suite 2p. 139
- John W Crooksa druggist at Cunningham Drug · householder · suite 5p. 140
- Robert S Duncana jeweller · householder · suite 7p. 172
- Alan G Eadesan agent at Prudential Insurance · householder · suite 8p. 175
- Arthur F MacDonaldhouseholder · suite 6p. 370
- Arnold A D Pigotta sales manager for W T Money · householder · suite 1p. 494
- F Templemana patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol · lives herep. 605
- Frank Templemana manager at The Parkhill · householder · suite 4p. 605
Also under the Templeman name
- Doug F Templemanlives here · suite 4p. 605
West 15th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 15TH
- 1435Parkhill (The) aptsp. 219
- 14351Piggott A A Dp. 219
- 14352*Crimmett M Lp. 219
- 14354Templeman Fp. 219
- 14355Crooks J Wp. 219
- 14356MacDonald A Fp. 219
- 14357Duncan R Sp. 219
- 14358Eades A Gp. 219
Names
- Crimmett Martin L retired h2, 1435 West 15thp. 139
- Crooks John W druggist Cunningham Drug h5, 1435 West 15thp. 140
- Duncan Robt S jwlr h7, 1435 West 15thp. 172
- Eades Alan G agt Prudential Ins h8, 1435 West 15thp. 175
- MacDonald Arth F h6, 1435 West 15thp. 370
- Pigott Arnold A D sls mgr W T Money h1, 1435 West 15thp. 494
- Templeman F patrolmn Citizens Night Patrol r1435 West 15thp. 605
- Templeman Frank mgr The Parkhill h4, 1435 West 15thp. 605
- Templeman Doug F r4, 1435 West 15thp. 605
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1435 West 15th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 1455 still has one from before 1946, one of two on the block.
The 1400 block in 1940
West 15th Avenue between Hemlock and Granville Streets, Fairview: 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.
West 15th Avenue, 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)
North side, odd numbers
South side, even numbers
No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
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1435 West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
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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.