In 1940, 156 East 18th Avenue is Waldron Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Ernest F Anderson, a driver at Johnston National Storage; Herbert L Anderson, a salesman at Richmond Milk Producers; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: G W Pearson. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 10
- 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
- 1914
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesWaldron Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Ernest F Andersona driver at Johnston National Storage · householder · suite 2p. 13
- Herbert L Andersona salesman at Richmond Milk Producers · householder · suite 1p. 13
- Mary E Andersonwidow of J H · householder · suite 6p. 14
- Ashton A Bella baker at Mother Hubbard Bakery · householder · suite 4p. 40
- George Connonretired · householder · suite 7p. 122
- Cath Graywidow of P · householder · suite 8p. 237
- John Maltona longshoreman · householder · suite 3p. 406
- Mary Noblewidow of J · householder · suite 9p. 462
Only in the street section
- G W Pearsonsuite 5p. 226
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
East 18th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST 18TH
- 156Waldron Aptsp. 226
- 1561Anderson H Lp. 226
- 1562Anderson E Fp. 226
- 1563Malton Jp. 226
- 1564Bell A Ap. 226
- 1565Pearson G Wp. 226
- 1566*Anderson Mrs M Ep. 226
- 1567Connon Gp. 226
- 1568Gray Mrs Cp. 226
- 1569Noble Mrs Mp. 226
Names
- Anderson Ernest F drvr Johnston Natl Stge h2, 156 East 18thp. 13
- Anderson Herbt L slsmn Richmond Milk Producers h1, 156 East 18thp. 13
- Anderson Mary E wid J H prop Waldron Apts h6, 156 East 18thp. 14
- Bell Ashton A baker Mother Hubbard Bky h4, 156 East 18thp. 40
- Connon Geo retired h7, 156 East 18thp. 122
- Gray Cath wid P h8, 156 East 18thp. 237
- Malton John lngshmn h3, 156 East 18thp. 406
- Noble Mary wid J h9, 156 East 18thp. 462
The building today
156 East 18th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 159 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1914 as its year built.
The 100 block in 1940
East 18th Avenue between Quebec and Main Streets, Riley Park: 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.
East 18th Avenue, the 100 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
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156 East 18th Avenue, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1914 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/156-east-18th-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.