The McLean family owned 159 West 19th Avenue by the 1940 directory's mark, and two of them are listed here: Alex J McLean, a carpenter; and Ferguson J McLean, an assistant manager at Regal Lamp.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- 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 household
- Alex J McLeana carpenter · householderp. 389
Also under the McLean name
- Ferguson J McLeanan assistant manager at Regal Lamp · lives herep. 390
West 19th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 19TH
Names
The house today
159 West 19th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 153 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1914 as its year built.
The 100 block in 1940
West 19th Avenue between Manitoba and Columbia 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.
West 19th 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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159 West 19th 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/159-west-19th-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.