In 1940, 1596 West 10th Avenue is Strand Lodge, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Flora J Gibb, a stenographer; Caroline M Gomer, widow of F; and four others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 7
- 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
- 1910
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Strand Lodgeapartmentsp. 200
- Mrs A Shawsuite 1 · marked *p. 200
- Miss F J Gibbsuite 2p. 200
- Mrs M Thorntonsuite 3p. 200
- Mrs C M Gomersuite 4p. 200
- C I Loatsuite 5p. 200
- Miss M Vospersuite 6p. 200
The household
- Flora J Gibba stenographer · householder · suite 2p. 221
- Caroline M Gomerwidow of F · householder · suite 4p. 228
- Clif I Loata conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 5p. 352
- Amanda Shawwidow of W · householder · suite 1p. 554
- Mary Thorntonwidow of W A · householder · suite 3p. 612
- Maude Vosperproprietor of Mary Ellen Dress Shop · householder · suite 6p. 635
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 10TH
- 1596Strand Lodge aptsp. 200
- 15961*Shaw Mrs Ap. 200
- 15962Gibb Miss F Jp. 200
- 15963Thornton Mrs Mp. 200
- 15964Gomer Mrs C Mp. 200
- 15965Loat C Ip. 200
- 15966Vosper Miss Mp. 200
Names
- Gibb Flora J sten EC&C h2, 1596 West 10thp. 221
- Gomer Caroline M wid F h4, 1596 West 10thp. 228
- Loat Clif I cond BCER h5, 1596 West 10thp. 352
- Shaw Amanda wid W prop Strand Lodge h1, 1596 West 10thp. 554
- Thornton Mary wid W A h3, 1596 West 10thp. 612
- Vosper Maude prop Mary Ellen Dress Shop h6, 1596 West 10thp. 635
The building today
1596 West 10th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 1500 block of West 10th Avenue; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.
The 1500 block in 1940
West 10th 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 10th 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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1596 West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1596-west-10th-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.