Vancouver / West 15th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1575 West 15th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1575 West 15th Avenue is Madrona Apartments, with 16 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 20 people here: William P Argue, who worked for Spencer's; Arthur J Butler, a sawyer; and 18 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: W R French. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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23
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1929
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 17 linesMadrona Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • William P Arguewho worked for Spencer's · householder · suite 23p. 18
  • Arthur J Butlera sawyer · householder · suite 12p. 84
  • Ellen M Cabelduwidow of W · householder · suite 20p. 85
  • Gordon Carmichaela commanding officer · householder · suite 10p. 98
  • John M Collinsretired · householder · suite 34p. 120
  • Henry Gregorya janitor at the Madrona Apartments & Oxford Apartments · householder · suite 8p. 240
  • Arthur Lainga branch manager at Buckerfields · householder · suite 24p. 333
  • Gordon B Littlera machinist at Littler & Sons · householder · suite 14p. 351
  • Ernest G McCorkellin raw furs · householder · suite 31p. 367
  • Eleanor S MacLeodwidow of A A · householder · suite 30p. 393
  • Hugh O'Callaghana manager at Big Chief · householder · suite 22p. 467
  • Florence M Robertsonwidow of H A · householder · suite 15p. 525
  • Richard F Schneidera manager at Pacific Coast Novelty · householder · suite 21p. 546
  • Linden J Stonea president at Linden Stone · householder · suite 33p. 590

Also under the Butler name

  • Arthur M Butlera marker at Canadian White Pine · lives here · suite 12p. 84
  • Edythe M Butlera stenographer at Toronto General Trust · lives here · suite 12p. 84
  • Mona B Butlera teacher at the Pitman Business College · lives here · suite 12p. 84
  • Ethel M Kylewidow of L C · householder · suite 32p. 332
  • Lorne S Kylea clerk for Dingwall Cotts · lives here · suite 32p. 332
  • John H Stonea salesman at Linden Stone · lives here · suite 33p. 590

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

West 15th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 15TH

  1. 1575Madrona Aptsp. 220
  2. 15758Gregory Hp. 220
  3. 157510Carmichael Gp. 220
  4. 157511French W Rp. 220
  5. 157512Butler A Jp. 220
  6. 157514Littler G Bp. 220
  7. 157515Robertson Mrs F Mp. 220
  8. 157520Cabeldu Mrs E Mp. 220
  9. 157521Schneider R Fp. 220
  10. 157522O'Callaghan Hp. 220
  11. 157523Argue W Pp. 220
  12. 157524Laing Ap. 220
  13. 157530MacLeod Mrs E Sp. 220
  14. 157531McCorkell E Gp. 220
  15. 157532Kyle Mrs L Cp. 220
  16. 157533Stone L Jp. 220
  17. 157534Collins J Mp. 220

Names

  1. Argue Wm P fi walker Spencers h23, 1575 West 15thp. 18
  2. Butler Arth J sawyer h12, 1575 West 15thp. 84
  3. Cabeldu Ellen M wid W h20, 1575 West 15thp. 85
  4. Carmichael Gordon comdg offcr First BC Regiment DCOR h10, 1575 West 15thp. 98
  5. Collins John M retired h34, 1575 West 15thp. 120
  6. Gregory Henry jntr Madrona Apts & Oxford Apts h8, 1575 West 15thp. 240
  7. Laing Arth br mgr Buckerfields h24, 1575 West 15thp. 333
  8. Littler Gordon B mach Littler & Sons h14, 1575 West 15thp. 351
  9. McCorkell Ernest G raw furs 401, 318 Homer h31, 1575 West 15thp. 367
  10. MacLeod Eleanor S wid A A h30, 1575 West 15thp. 393
  11. O'Callaghan Hugh mgr Big Chief h22, 1575 West 15thp. 467
  12. ROBERTSON Florence M wid H A h15, 1575 West 15thp. 525
  13. Schneider Richd F mgr Pac Coast Novelty h21, 1575 West 15thp. 546
  14. Stone Linden J pres Linden Stone h33, 1575 West 15thp. 590
  15. Butler Arth M marker Can White Pine r12, 1575 West 15thp. 84
  16. Butler Edythe M sten Toronto Genl Trust r12, 1575 West 15thp. 84
  17. Butler Mona B tchr Pitman Bus Coll r12, 1575 West 15thp. 84
  18. Kyle Ethel M wid L C bkpr V W Odlum h32, 1575 West 15thp. 332
  19. Kyle Lorne S clk Dingwall Cotts r32, 1575 West 15thp. 332
  20. Stone John H slsmn Linden Stone r33, 1575 West 15thp. 590
The lines for 1575 West 15th 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.

The building today

1575 West 15th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), as does 1565 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.

The 1500 block in 1940

West 15th 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 15th 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 15th Avenue

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1575 West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1929 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

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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.