In 1940, 156 East 8th Avenue is Crosbie Block, with 13 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Walter M Carter, a chauffeur at BC Motor Transportation; May B Dawson, widow of A; and 14 others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.
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- 20
- people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
- Still standing
- on the Heritage Register, category B
- 1912
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- 14 linesCrosbie Block and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Walter M Cartera chauffeur at BC Motor Transportation · householder · suite 8p. 100
- May B Dawsonwidow of A · householder · suite 14p. 153
- Charles Farquharsonhouseholder · suite 2p. 191
- Joseph Farringtona cook at the CNR · householder · suite 10p. 191
- George W Harropretired · householder · suite 12p. 258
- Reginald Hickmana laborer · householder · suite 3p. 271
- Elizabeth Jacksonwidow of J J · householder · suite 7p. 298
- Hugh Kennedya factory worker for Royal Crown · householder · suite 4p. 319
- A John McLeoda master mariner · householder · suite 5p. 392
- Henry W Madillhouseholder · suite 9p. 403
- Florence Purvisan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 1p. 506
- John A Thurstona caretaker at Crosbie Block · householder · suite 0p. 612
Also under the Harrop name
- Harold E Harropa clerk at the Almer Hotel · lives here · suite 12p. 258
- Mrs F Marion Madillproprietor of Handy Store · lives here · suite 9p. 403
- Mills (no first name printed)householder · suite 11p. 431
- James Millslives here · suite 11p. 431
Also at this address
- Four more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
East 8th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST 8TH
- 156Crosbie Block aptsp. 193
- 1560Thurston J Ap. 193
- 1561Purvis Miss Fp. 193
- 1562Farquharson Cp. 193
- 1563Hickman Rp. 193
- 1564Kennedy Hp. 193
- 1565McLeod A Jp. 193
- 1567Jackson Mrs Ep. 193
- 1568Carter W Mp. 193
- 1569Madill H Wp. 193
- 15610Farrington Jp. 193
- 15611Mills Mrs —p. 193
- 15612Harrop G Wp. 193
- 15614Dawson Mrs M Bp. 193
Names
- Carter Walter M chauf BC Motor Trans h8, 156 East 8thp. 100
- Dawson May B wid A h14, 156 East 8thp. 153
- Farquharson Chas h2, 156 East 8thp. 191
- Farrington Jos cook CNR h10, 156 East 8thp. 191
- Harrop Geo W retired h12, 156 East 8thp. 258
- Hickman Regd lab h3, 156 East 8thp. 271
- Jackson Eliz wid J J h7, 156 East 8thp. 298
- KENNEDY Hugh fctywkr Royal Crown h4, 156 East 8thp. 319
- McLeod A John mstr mrnr h5, 156 East 8thp. 392
- Madill Henry W h9, 156 East 8thp. 403
- Purvis Florence opr BC Tel h1, 156 East 8thp. 506
- Thurston John A caretkr Crosbie Blk h0, 156 East 8thp. 612
- Harrop Harold E clk Almer Hotel r12, 156 East 8thp. 258
- Madill Mrs F Marion prop Handy Store r9, 156 East 8thp. 403
- Mills Mrs — h11, 156 East 8thp. 431
- Mills Jas r11, 156 East 8thp. 431
The building today
156 East 8th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), the only one left on the 100 block of East 8th Avenue; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.
The 100 block in 1940
East 8th Avenue between Quebec and Main Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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 8th 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
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156 East 8th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/156-east-8th-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.