In 1940, 1438 Arbutus Street is Dorincourt, an apartment building, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: Bess A Atack, widow of H C; Mrs Margaret Brookes, proprietor of Dorincourt; and five others.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Rebuilt in 2005
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Dorincourtapartmentsp. 6
- J Martinsuite 1p. 6
- N Phillipssuite 2p. 6
- Mrs M Brookessuite 3 · marked *p. 6
- Mrs B A Atacksuite 4p. 6
- S Gardinersuite 5p. 6
The household
- Bess A Atackwidow of H C · householder · suite 4p. 22
- Mrs Margaret Brookesproprietor of Dorincourt · householder · suite 3p. 71
- Sam Gardinera salesman at Winram Financial · householder · suite 5p. 216
- Joseph Martina clerk at M-W Ltd · householder · suite 1p. 417
- Norman Phillipsa salesman · householder · suite 2p. 493
Also under the Atack name
Arbutus Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
ARBUTUS
- 1438Dorincourt aptsp. 6
- 14381Martin Jp. 6
- 14382Phillips Np. 6
- 14383*Brookes Mrs Mp. 6
- 14384Atack Mrs B Ap. 6
- 14385Gardiner Sp. 6
Names
- Atack Bess A wid H C sten Safeway h4, 1438 Arbutusp. 22
- Brookes Mrs Margt prop Dorincourt h3, 1438 Arbutusp. 71
- Gardiner Sam slsmn Winram Fin h5, 1438 Arbutusp. 216
- Martin Jos clk M-W Ltd h1, 1438 Arbutusp. 417
- Phillips Norman slsmn h2, 1438 Arbutusp. 493
- Atack Emily C sten Nabob Food Prods r4, 1438 Arbutusp. 22
- Gardiner Dorothy r5, 1438 Arbutusp. 216
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1438 now to 2005; no building from before 1946 is left on the 1400 block of Arbutus Street; next door, 1420 has one the City dates to 1950. A permit to build a house was taken out in November 1930 by R Ward: builder Day labour, $3,400.
Since 1940
- 1997–2005Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
- 2005Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
The 1400 block in 1940
Arbutus Street between Walkway and Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano: 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.
Arbutus Street, 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)
West side, odd numbers
No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
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1438 Arbutus Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2005, by the City's record.
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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. 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.