Vancouver / West 13th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1556 West 13th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1556 West 13th Avenue is Adalore Lodge, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Mrs Beatrice A Begg; Robert M Currie, retired; and ten others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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13
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
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1930
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesAdalore Lodge and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Beatrice A Begghouseholder · suite 9p. 39
  • Robert M Currieretired · householder · suite 3p. 144
  • Edgar R Deemof Deem & Long · householder · suite 5p. 154
  • William C Elkinswho worked for Shell Oil · householder · suite 4p. 180
  • Mrs Ada Goldfinchproprietor of Adalore Lodge · householder · suite 10p. 228
  • John M L Grahama salesman at Merricks · householder · suite 8p. 233
  • Archibald E McGillivraya police officer at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 1p. 376
  • Willo B Robinsonwidow of B · householder · suite 7p. 528
  • Thomas Steelehouseholder · suite 6p. 583
  • Hazel A Walkerwidow of F A · householder · suite 2p. 637

Also under the Currie name

  • George R Curriean investigator at the Canadian Government · lives here · suite 3p. 144
  • C P Robinsona salesman · lives here · suite 7p. 526

Also at this address

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

West 13th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 13TH

  1. 1556Adalore Lodge aptsp. 212
  2. 15561McGillivray A Ep. 212
  3. 15562Walker Mrs H Ap. 212
  4. 15563Currie R Mp. 212
  5. 15564Elkins W Cp. 212
  6. 15565Deem E Rp. 212
  7. 15566Steele Tp. 212
  8. 15567Robinson Mrs W Bp. 212
  9. 15568Graham J M Lp. 212
  10. 15569Begg Mrs B Ap. 212
  11. 155610*Goldfinch Mrs Ap. 212

Names

  1. Begg Mrs Beatrice A h9, 1556 West 13thp. 39
  2. Currie Robt M retired h3, 1556 West 13thp. 144
  3. Deem Edgar R of Deem & Long h5, 1556 West 13thp. 154
  4. Elkins Wm C ast office mgr Shell Oil h4, 1556 West 13thp. 180
  5. Goldfinch Mrs Ada prop Adalore Lodge h10, 1556 West 13thp. 228
  6. Graham John M L slsmn Merricks h8, 1556 West 13thp. 233
  7. McGillivray Arch E police Van City h1, 1556 West 13thp. 376
  8. Robinson Willo B wid B h7, 1556 West 13thp. 528
  9. Steele Thos h6, 1556 West 13thp. 583
  10. Walker Hazel A wid F A h2, 1556 West 13thp. 637
  11. Currie Geo R investigator Can Govt r3, 1556 West 13thp. 144
  12. Robinson C P slsmn r7, 1556 West 13thp. 526
The lines for 1556 West 13th 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. *: 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

1556 West 13th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1540 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1930 as its year built.

The 1500 block in 1940

West 13th 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 13th 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 13th Avenue

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1556 West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1930 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1556-west-13th-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.