Vancouver / West 15th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1483 West 15th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1483 West 15th Avenue is Shaughnessy Mansions, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Mrs Sarah Clements; Alice Crabbs, widow of H J; and eleven others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: R J Edwards. Its name section lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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18
people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesShaughnessy Mansions and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Sarah Clementshouseholder · suite 16p. 115
  • Alice Crabbswidow of H J · householder · suite 15p. 135
  • Fanny Minsterwidow of T · householder · suite 10p. 433
  • David Mitchnerproprietor of Barry's · householder · suite 12p. 435
  • Max Poplacka wholesale butcher · householder · suite 14p. 499
  • Morris Portea helper at Porte's Tire Service · householder · suite 8p. 499
  • Henry A Tayloran insurance agent · householder · suite 11p. 603
  • Edward G Whitea longshoreman · householder · suite 9p. 655
  • Henrietta Wisemanwidow of D W · householder · suite 7p. 669

Also under the Clements name

  • Myrtle E Clementsa cashier at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives here · suite 16p. 115
  • Lillian Minsterlives here · suite 10p. 433
  • Max Minsterproprietor of United Upholstery · lives here · suite 10p. 433
  • Sam Minstera laborer at United Distil · lives here · suite 10p. 433

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

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. 1483Shaughnessy Mansions aptsp. 219
  2. 1483basementEdwards R Jp. 219
  3. 14837Wiseman Mrs Hp. 219
  4. 14838Porte Mp. 219
  5. 14839White E Gp. 219
  6. 148310Minster Mrs Fp. 219
  7. 148311Taylor H Ap. 219
  8. 148312Mitchner Dp. 219
  9. 148314Poplack Mp. 219
  10. 148315Crabbs Mrs Ap. 219
  11. 148316Clements Mrs Sp. 219

Names

  1. Clements Mrs Sarah h16, 1483 West 15thp. 115
  2. Crabbs Alice wid H J h15, 1483 West 15thp. 135
  3. Minster Fanny wid T h10, 1483 West 15thp. 433
  4. Mitchner David prop Barry's h12, 1483 West 15thp. 435
  5. Poplack Max whol butcher h14, 1483 West 15thp. 499
  6. Porte Morris hlpr Porte's Tire Serv h8, 1483 West 15thp. 499
  7. Taylor Henry A ins agt h11, 1483 West 15thp. 603
  8. White Edw G lngshmn h9, 1483 West 15thp. 655
  9. Wiseman Henrietta wid D W h7, 1483 West 15thp. 669
  10. Clements Myrtle E cash HBC r16, 1483 West 15thp. 115
  11. Minster Lillian r10, 1483 West 15thp. 433
  12. Minster Max prop United Uphol r10, 1483 West 15thp. 433
  13. Minster Sam lab United Distil r10, 1483 West 15thp. 433
The lines for 1483 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.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1483 West 15th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1465 still has its building 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)

South side, even numbers

No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 1400 block of West 15th Avenue

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1483 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.