In 1940, 1487 West 15th Avenue is Shaughnessy Mansions, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: Mrs Alice E Amor; Harry Hopkinson, a postman; and five others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs E M Telford. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Shaughnessy Mansionsapartmentsp. 219
- H Hopkinsonsuite 1p. 219
- Mrs A E Amorsuite 2p. 219
- Mrs E M Telfordsuite 3p. 219
- J Mannsuite 4p. 219
- Shaughnessy Mansionsp. 220
- A H Le Clairsuite 5p. 220
- Miss H R Foggosuite 6p. 220
The household
- Mrs Alice E Amorhouseholder · suite 2p. 12
- Harry Hopkinsona postman · householder · suite 1p. 281
- Albert H Le Claira longshoreman · householder · suite 5p. 342
- Joseph Manna manager at Shaughnessy Mansions · householder · suite 4p. 409
Also under the Amor name
- Frederick C J Amora mechanic at Boeing Aircraft · lives here · suite 2p. 12
- Reginald R Amora longshoreman · lives here · suite 2p. 12
- Helen L Foggoa decorator · householder · suite 6p. 202
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 1487Shaughnessy Mansions aptsp. 219
- 14871Hopkinson Hp. 219
- 14872Amor Mrs A Ep. 219
- 14873Telford Mrs E Mp. 219
- 14874Mann Jp. 219
- 1487Shaughnessy Mansionsp. 220
- 14875Le Clair A Hp. 220
- 14876Foggo Miss H Rp. 220
Names
- Amor Mrs Alice E h2, 1487 West 15thp. 12
- Hopkinson Harry postmn h1, 1487 West 15thp. 281
- Le Clair Albt H lngshmn h5, 1487 West 15thp. 342
- Mann Jos mgr Shaugh Mansions h4, 1487 West 15thp. 409
- Amor Fredk C J mech Boeing Aircraft r2, 1487 West 15thp. 12
- Amor Regd R lngshmn r2, 1487 West 15thp. 12
- Foggo Helen L decrtr h6, 1487 West 15thp. 202
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1487 West 15th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 1465 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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1487 West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1487-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.