In 1940, 1565 West 14th Avenue is The Cavendish, an apartment building, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Frederick J Boles, a branch manager at Cunningham Drug; J Ray Bollons, a credit representative at Goblin Electric Cleaner; and eleven others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 14
- 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
- 1928
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesThe Cavendish and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Frederick J Bolesa branch manager at Cunningham Drug · householder · suite 5p. 54
- J Ray Bollonsa credit representative at Goblin Electric Cleaner · householder · suite 7p. 54
- Frank Burneskia salesman for Kelly Douglas · householder · suite 8p. 81
- Peter M Downesa manager for Cockfield Brown · householder · suite 9p. 167
- Robert L Griffina vice-president at Griffin Ltd · householder · suite 2p. 242
- Emeline Haydenwidow of F T · householder · suite 4p. 262
- Gertrude MacRaewidow of D S · householder · suite 6p. 401
- Gordon Rowntreea class at the Sun · householder · suite 3p. 535
- Norma I Wrightwidow of W · householder · suite 1p. 676
Also under the Griffin name
- Eileen B Griffina social worker at Childrens Aid · lives here · suite 2p. 241
- F Stan Haydena student at Killam & Shakespeare · lives here · suite 4p. 262
- Lawrence T C Wrighta salesman at Ainslie & Co · lives here · suite 1p. 676
- Norma H Wrighta clerk at Davidson & Wright · lives here · suite 1p. 676
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
- 1565Cavendish (The) aptsp. 216
- 15651Wright Mrs N Ip. 216
- 15652Griffin R Lp. 216
- 15653Rowntree Gp. 216
- 15654*Hayden Mrs Ep. 216
- 15655Boles F Jp. 216
- 15656MacRae Mrs Gp. 216
- 15657Bollons J Rp. 216
- 15658Burneski Fp. 216
- 15659Downes P Mp. 216
Names
- Boles Fredk J br mgr Cunningham Drug h5, 1565 West 14thp. 54
- Bollons J Ray cr rep Goblin Elec Clnr h7, 1565 West 14thp. 54
- Burneski Frank slsmn Kelly Douglas h8, 1565 West 14thp. 81
- Downes Peter M mgr Cockfield Brown h9, 1565 West 14thp. 167
- Griffin Robt L v-pres Griffin Ltd h2, 1565 West 14thp. 242
- Hayden Emeline wid F T prop Cavendish Apts h4, 1565 West 14thp. 262
- MacRae Gertrude wid D S h6, 1565 West 14thp. 401
- Rowntree Gordon class Sun h3, 1565 West 14thp. 535
- Wright Norma I wid W h1, 1565 West 14thp. 676
- Griffin Eileen B social wkr Childrens Aid r2, 1565 West 14thp. 241
- Hayden F Stan studt Killam & Shakespeare r4, 1565 West 14thp. 262
- Wright Lawrence T C slsmn Ainslie & Co r1, 1565 West 14thp. 676
- Wright Norma H clk Davidson & Wright r1, 1565 West 14thp. 676
The building today
1565 West 14th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1555 next door; 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)
North side, odd numbers
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1565 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/1565-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.