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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

148 East 6th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 148 East 6th Avenue is Donna-Conna Apartments, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Gilbert R Carson, a salesman at Turner's Dairy; Gordon Evoy, a lather; and ten others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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13
people the 1940 directory lists here, one 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
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • twelve linesDonna-Conna Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Gilbert R Carsona salesman at Turner's Dairy · householder · suite 1p. 99
  • Gordon Evoya lather · householder · suite 7p. 188
  • Winslow T Granta motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 2p. 236
  • Peter Hacka compositor at the Sun · householder · suite 10p. 246
  • Olga Jensenhouseholder · suite 12p. 303
  • Henry Kleina manager at Empire Furniture · householder · suite 9p. 327
  • Benjamin Lapidusproprietor of Atlantic Junk · householder · suite 6p. 337
  • Peter McCormickhouseholder · suite 3p. 367
  • Joseph A McEwena department manager at Sills & Grace · householder · suite 5p. 375
  • Gordon Mounseyhouseholder · suite 11p. 445

Also under the Grant name

  • Hazel Grantlives here · suite 2p. 235
  • Pearl Grantlives here · suite 2p. 235

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

East 6th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 6TH

  1. 148*Donna-Conna Aptsp. 186
  2. 1481Carson G Rp. 186
  3. 1482Grant Wp. 186
  4. 1483McCormick Pp. 186
  5. 1484Occupiedp. 186
  6. 1485McEwen J Ap. 186
  7. 1486Lapidus Bp. 186
  8. 1487Evoy Gp. 186
  9. 1489Klein Hp. 186
  10. 14810Hack Pp. 186
  11. 14811Mounsey Gp. 186
  12. 14812Jensen Miss Op. 186

Names

  1. Carson Gilbt R slsmn Turner's Dairy h1, 148 East 6thp. 99
  2. Evoy Gordon lather h7, 148 East 6thp. 188
  3. Grant Winslow T mtrmn BCER h2, 148 East 6thp. 236
  4. Hack Peter comp Sun h10, 148 East 6thp. 246
  5. Jensen Olga h12, 148 East 6thp. 303
  6. Klein Henry mgr Empire Furn h9, 148 East 6thp. 327
  7. Lapidus Benj prop Atlantic Junk h6, 148 East 6thp. 337
  8. McCormick Peter longshmn h3, 148 East 6thp. 367
  9. McEwen Jos A dept mgr Sills & Grace h5, 148 East 6thp. 375
  10. Mounsey Gordon fndrymn h11, 148 East 6thp. 445
  11. Grant Hazel r2, 148 East 6thp. 235
  12. Grant Pearl r2, 148 East 6thp. 235
The lines for 148 East 6th 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

148 East 6th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 144 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 100 block in 1940

East 6th Avenue between Quebec and Main Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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 6th 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)

North side, odd numbers

No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 100 block of East 6th Avenue

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148 East 6th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/148-east-6th-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.