Vancouver / West 15th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1465 West 15th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1465 West 15th Avenue is The Miromar, an apartment building, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Clara M Bridgman; Edith F Crake, a school teacher; and 14 others.

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16
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
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
1929
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 13 linesThe Miromar and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Clara M Bridgmanhouseholder · suite 3p. 65
  • Edith F Crakea school teacher · householder · suite 2p. 136
  • Jessie E R Fishera school teacher · householder · suite 4p. 198
  • John F Fishera foreman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 8p. 198
  • Rosalie Grahamwidow of C W · householder · suite 12p. 234
  • D Milne Hockinan accountant at the Dominion Income Tax · householder · suite 9p. 275
  • Edith G McCallwidow of H · householder · suite 10p. 363
  • Fred L Macphersonan engineer at the BC Government · householder · suite 1p. 399
  • Harold St J Montizambertan office · householder · suite 11p. 437
  • Emily Paintera school teacher · householder · suite 5p. 477
  • Frederick Richesretired · householder · suite 6p. 520
  • Fred M Rutteran assistant district engineer at the CPR · householder · suite 7p. 539

Also under the Crake name

  • Helena F Crakea school teacher · lives here · suite 2p. 136
  • Mrs Laura M Fisherproprietor of The Miromar · lives here · suite 8p. 198
  • Jessie W Richesa secretary to R J Kenmuir · lives here · suite 6p. 520
  • A Isabel L Ruttera social worker at the Provincial Child Guidance Clinic BC Government · lives here · suite 7p. 539

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

  1. 1465Miromar (The) aptsp. 219
  2. 14651Macpherson F Lp. 219
  3. 14652Crake Miss E Fp. 219
  4. 14653Bridgman Miss C Mp. 219
  5. 14654Fisher Miss J E Rp. 219
  6. 14655Painter Miss Ep. 219
  7. 14656Riches Fp. 219
  8. 14657Rutter F Mp. 219
  9. 14658*Fisher J Fp. 219
  10. 14659Hockin D Mp. 219
  11. 146510McCall Mrs Ep. 219
  12. 146511Montizambert H Sp. 219
  13. 146512Graham Mrs Rp. 219

Names

  1. Bridgman Clara M h3, 1465 West 15thp. 65
  2. Crake Edith F sch tchr Van City h2, 1465 West 15thp. 136
  3. Fisher Jessie E R sch tchr Van City h4, 1465 West 15thp. 198
  4. Fisher John F formn BCER h8, 1465 West 15thp. 198
  5. Graham Rosalie wid C W h12, 1465 West 15thp. 234
  6. Hockin D Milne acct Dom Inc Tax h9, 1465 West 15thp. 275
  7. McCall Edith G wid H; tel opr BC Govt h10, 1465 West 15thp. 363
  8. Macpherson Fred L eng BC Govt h1, 1465 West 15thp. 399
  9. Montizambert Harold St J office 601, 510 W Hastings h11, 1465 West 15thp. 437
  10. Painter Emily sch tchr Van City h5, 1465 West 15thp. 477
  11. Riches Fredk retired h6, 1465 West 15thp. 520
  12. Rutter Fred M asst dist eng CPR h7, 1465 West 15thp. 539
  13. Crake Helena F sch tchr Van City r2, 1465 West 15thp. 136
  14. Fisher Mrs Laura M prop The Miromar r8, 1465 West 15thp. 198
  15. Riches Jessie W sec to R J Kenmuir Union Oil r6, 1465 West 15thp. 520
  16. Rutter A Isabel L social wkr Prov Child Guidance Clinic BC Govt r7, 1465 West 15thp. 539
The lines for 1465 West 15th 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 building today

1465 West 15th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1455 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.

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)

South side, even numbers

No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 1400 block of West 15th Avenue

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1465 West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1929 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1465-west-15th-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.