Vancouver / West 14th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1545 West 14th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1545 West 14th Avenue is Adelaide Court, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: Alfred J Holland; Stan F Howes, a janitor at Adelaide Court; and eight others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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11
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1928
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Alfred J Hollandhouseholder · suite 9p. 277
  • Stan F Howesa janitor at Adelaide Court · householder · suite 1p. 285
  • John W Pattersonin boiler works · householder · suite 7p. 483
  • Flora Sibbaldwidow of J · householder · suite 2p. 559
  • Richard C Sparlingretired · householder · suite 4p. 578
  • Edith C Stirkwidow of H · householder · suite 6p. 589
  • Thomas W Woodheada school principal · householder · suite 3p. 672

Also under the Sibbald name

  • Margaret W Sibbalda clerk at the Girls Industrial Home · lives here · suite 2p. 559
  • Louie Stirka school teacher · lives here · suite 6p. 589
  • Evelyn E Woodheada school teacher · lives here · suite 3p. 672

Also at this address

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

West 14th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 14TH

  1. 1545Adelaide Court aptsp. 216
  2. 15451Howes S Fp. 216
  3. 15452Sibbald Mrs Fp. 216
  4. 15453Woodhead T Wp. 216
  5. 15454Sparling R Cp. 216
  6. 15456Stirk Mrs E Cp. 216
  7. 15457Patterson J Wp. 216
  8. 15459Holland A Jp. 216

Names

  1. Holland Alfd J h9, 1545 West 14thp. 277
  2. Howes Stan F jntr Adelaide Ct h1, 1545 West 14thp. 285
  3. Patterson John W blr wks 750 Alexander h7, 1545 West 14thp. 483
  4. Sibbald Flora wid J h2, 1545 West 14thp. 559
  5. Sparling Richd C retired h4, 1545 West 14thp. 578
  6. Stirk Edith C wid H h6, 1545 West 14thp. 589
  7. Woodhead Thos W sch prin Van City h3, 1545 West 14thp. 672
  8. Sibbald Margt W clk Girls Indus Home r2, 1545 West 14thp. 559
  9. Stirk Louie sch tchr Van City r6, 1545 West 14thp. 589
  10. Woodhead Evelyn E sch tchr r3, 1545 West 14thp. 672
The lines for 1545 West 14th 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

1545 West 14th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of eight on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1928 as its year built.

The 1500 block in 1940

West 14th 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 14th 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)

The 1500 block of West 14th Avenue

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1545 West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1928 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1545-west-14th-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.