In 1940, 1506 West 10th Avenue is Sullivan Block, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: William Carr, a salesman; David Irvine, a jeweller; and three others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 6
- 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
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Sullivan Blockapartmentsp. 200
- T Sullivansuite 1 · marked *p. 200
- D Irvinesuite 2p. 200
- W Carrsuite 3p. 200
- Mrs G Kendallsuite 4p. 200
The household
- William Carra salesman · householder · suite 3p. 99
- David Irvinea jeweller · householder · suite 2p. 296
- Gertrude Kendallwidow of J · householder · suite 4p. 318
- Thomas Sullivanproprietor of Sullivan Block · householder · suite 1p. 594
Also under the Sullivan name
- James A Sullivana laborer at BC Marine · lives here · suite 1p. 594
A firm here
- Sullivan Blockp. 594
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 10TH
- 1506Sullivan Block aptsp. 200
- 15061*Sullivan Tp. 200
- 15062Irvine Dp. 200
- 15063Carr Wp. 200
- 15064Kendall Mrs Gp. 200
Names
- Carr Wm slsmn h3, 1506 West 10thp. 99
- Irvine David jwlr 2605 Granville and of D Irvine h2, 1506 West 10thp. 296
- Kendall Gertrude wid J h4, 1506 West 10thp. 318
- Sullivan Thos prop Sullivan Blk h1, 1506 West 10thp. 594
- Sullivan Jas A lab BC Marine r1, 1506 West 10thp. 594
- Sullivan Block apts 1506 West 10thp. 594
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1506 West 10th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1596, seven doors along on the same side.
The 1500 block in 1940
West 10th Avenue between Granville and Fir 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 10th Avenue, the 1500 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
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1506 West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1506-west-10th-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.