In 1940, 1575 West 14th Avenue is The Aleeta, an apartment building, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Frank M Chapman; Ruth A Gowan, a stenographer at R S Plant; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J W Sherwood. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 12
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1939
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- The Aleetaapartmentsp. 216
- J McClaysuite 1p. 216
- Miss R A Gowansuite 2p. 216
- F M Chapmansuite 3p. 216
- Miss B I Skidmoresuite 5p. 216
- J W Sherwoodsuite 6p. 216
- G M Millarsuite 7p. 216
- A Turnersuite 8p. 216
The household
- Frank M Chapmanhouseholder · suite 3p. 106
- Ruth A Gowana stenographer at R S Plant · householder · suite 2p. 232
- John McClaya manager at The Aleeta · householder · suite 1p. 365
- George M Millaran assistant secretary at the Vancouver City School Board · householder · suite 7p. 428
- Barbara I Skidmorea saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company · householder · suite 5p. 564
- Arthur Turnera salesman · householder · suite 8p. 621
Also under the Chapman name
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's 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
- 1575Aleeta (The) aptsp. 216
- 15751McClay Jp. 216
- 15752Gowan Miss R Ap. 216
- 15753Chapman F Mp. 216
- 15755Skidmore Miss B Ip. 216
- 15756Sherwood J Wp. 216
- 15757Millar G Mp. 216
- 15758Turner Ap. 216
Names
- Chapman Frank M h3, 1575 West 14thp. 106
- Gowan Ruth A sten R S Plant h2, 1575 West 14thp. 232
- McClay John mgr The Aleeta h1, 1575 West 14thp. 365
- Millar Geo M asst sec Van City Sch Bd h7, 1575 West 14thp. 428
- Skidmore Barbara I slswm HBC h5, 1575 West 14thp. 564
- Turner Arth slsmn h8, 1575 West 14thp. 621
- Chapman Marjorie A r3, 1575 West 14thp. 106
- Turner Ella R studt r8, 1575 West 14thp. 621
The building today
1575 West 14th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1565 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1939 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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1575 West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1939 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1575-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.