Vancouver / Balsam Street / Kitsilano

Kitsilano, Vancouver

1546 Balsam Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1546 Balsam Street is The Balsam, an apartment building, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Lottie G Austin, widow of J W; William Davidson, a shoemaker; and six others. It 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
*
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

  • The Balsamapartmentsp. 8
  • J B Johnstonesuite 1p. 8
  • W Davidsonsuite 2p. 8
  • M V Downingsuite 4p. 8
  • C Walkersuite 5p. 8
  • G Smithsuite 6p. 8
  • Mrs L G Austinsuite 7 · marked *p. 8
  • J Mahoodsuite 8p. 8

The household

  • Lottie G Austinwidow of J W · householder · suite 7p. 23
  • William Davidsona shoemaker · householder · suite 2p. 150
  • Millard V Downinga logger · householder · suite 4p. 167
  • Joseph B Johnstoneon active service · householder · suite 1p. 309
  • James Mahooda salesman at Associated Dairies · householder · suite 8p. 404
  • Gilbert Smitha master mariner · householder · suite 6p. 570
  • Calvin Walkeron active service · householder · suite 5p. 637

Also under the Austin name

  • Dorothy G Austina stenographer at Western City · lives here · suite 7p. 23

Also at this address

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

Balsam Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BALSAM

  1. 1546Balsam (The) aptsp. 8
  2. 15461Johnstone J Bp. 8
  3. 15462Davidson Wp. 8
  4. 15464Downing M Vp. 8
  5. 15465Walker Cp. 8
  6. 15466Smith Gp. 8
  7. 15467*Austin Mrs L Gp. 8
  8. 15468Mahood Jp. 8

Names

  1. Austin Lottie G wid J W h7, 1546 Balsamp. 23
  2. Davidson Wm shoemkr h2, 1546 Balsamp. 150
  3. Downing Millard V logr h4, 1546 Balsamp. 167
  4. Johnstone Jos B act serv h1, 1546 Balsamp. 309
  5. Mahood Jas slsmn Assoc Dairies h8, 1546 Balsamp. 404
  6. Smith Gilbt mstr mrnr h6, 1546 Balsamp. 570
  7. Walker Calvin act serv h5, 1546 Balsamp. 637
  8. Austin Dorothy G sten Western City r7, 1546 Balsamp. 23
The lines for 1546 Balsam Street 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1546 Balsam Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1534 still has its building from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 1500 block in 1940

Balsam Street, Kitsilano: 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.

Balsam Street, 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)

West side, odd numbers

  1. 1531*Bell J Bgone

The 1500 block of Balsam Street

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1546 Balsam Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1546-balsam, 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.