In 1940, 1595 West 7th Avenue is Beatrice Block, with three suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists four people here: Harold A MacKenzie, a shipper at Canadian Canners; William A Varney, a helper at Otis-Fensom Elevator; and two others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Beatrice Blockapartmentsp. 192
- W A Varneysuite 1p. 192
- Mrs N Wyliesuite 2p. 192
- H A MacKenziesuite 4p. 192
The household
- Harold A MacKenziea shipper at Canadian Canners · householder · suite 4p. 384
- William A Varneya helper at Otis-Fensom Elevator · householder · suite 1p. 632
- Nan Wyliewidow of J T · householder · suite 2p. 677
Also under the Wylie name
- Joseph T Wyliea driver at the American News · lives here · suite 2p. 677
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 7th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 7TH
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1595 West 7th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 1500 block of West 7th Avenue keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1570, with a building from 1969.
The 1500 block in 1940
West 7th 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 7th 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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1595 West 7th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1595-west-7th-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.