1497 West 7th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1497 West 7th Avenue is Munster Court, with 17 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 23 people here: John W Baker, a mechanic at BC Motor Transportation; Abraham Bobroff; and 21 others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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27: 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

19 linesMunster Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

John W Bakera mechanic at BC Motor Transportation · householder · suite 12p. 27
Abraham Bobroffhouseholder · suite 19p. 54
David A Buchanretired · householder · suite 14p. 77
Frederick Clarkstonehouseholder · suite 3p. 114
Moe Finnin secretary hand clothing · householder · suite 8p. 197
Gordon R Hearnsa salesman for West Disinfecting · householder · suite 20p. 264
Trueman A Jenningsa chauffeur for Star Cabs · householder · suite 7p. 303
Joseph Kaplanhouseholder · suite 11p. 314
James Kilpatrickhouseholder · suite 4p. 323
Cyril E Lowea caretaker at Munster Court · householder · suite 6p. 357
Mrs Marguerite R McDowella stenographer · householder · suite 17p. 374
James Mackaya cleaner at the Hudson's Bay Company · householder · suite 18p. 382
William A Pearnea cleaner at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 15p. 485
Lewis Robinstoneproprietor of Maple Cleaners · householder · suite 5p. 528
Mrs Rose Singerhouseholder · suite 1p. 563
David Tobanof Quality Shoe Stores · householder · suite 2p. 614
Daniel Yochlowitza junk dealer · householder · suite 9p. 679

Also under the Clarkstone name

Mrs Elizabeth A Clarkstoneproprietor of Betty's Ladies' Wear · lives here · suite 3p. 114
Marjorie Hearnslives here · suite 20p. 264
Dorothy Robinstonea saleswoman at Metro Stores · lives here · suite 5p. 528
John Robinstonea salesman at Model Boot Shop · lives here · suite 5p. 528
Zack Robinstonelives here · suite 5p. 528
Nathan H Singera president at Stacy's Ltd · lives here · suite 1p. 563

Also at this address

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

West 7th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 7TH

Names

The lines for 1497 West 7th 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 1497 West 7th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 1400 block of West 7th Avenue keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1412, with a building from 1973.

The 1400 block in 1940

West 7th 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 7th 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

The 1400 block of West 7th Avenue

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1497 West 7th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1497-west-7th-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.