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Kitsilano, Vancouver

1609 Cypress Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists 14 suites and households at 1609 Cypress Street. Its name section lists eleven people here: Charles Cruikshank, a driver at Spencer's; Fannie D Dale, widow of J M; and nine others. The street section prints six more names the name section doesn't list: Mrs M B Bower, R McCreery and four others. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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18
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
1911
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 14 linesThe suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Charles Cruikshanka driver at Spencer's · householder · suite 3p. 141
  • Fannie D Dalewidow of J M · householder · suite 8p. 146
  • Frederick E Mellisha meat cutter at Woodward's · householder · suite 2p. 424
  • Arthur M Pallenhouseholder · suite 1p. 477
  • Alex Patersonproprietor of the Pacific Foundry · householder · suite 7p. 482
  • Jennie Rawlinsonwidow of C · householder · suite 5p. 511
  • William P Watta salesman at P O News Stand · householder · suite 4p. 645

Also under the Dale name

  • Russell E Dalea manager for Cypress Lodge · lives here · suite 8p. 146
  • William S Daleof Cypress Lodge · lives here · suite 8p. 146
  • Helen J Pallenwidow of A H · lives here · suite 1p. 477
  • Gordon Rawlinsonlives here · suite 5p. 511

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

Cypress Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

CYPRESS

  1. 160919Cypress Lodge aptsp. 39
  2. 16091Pallen A Mp. 39
  3. 16092Mellish F Ep. 39
  4. 16093Cruikshank Cp. 39
  5. 16094Watt W Pp. 39
  6. 16095Rawlinson Mrs Jp. 39
  7. 16097Paterson Ap. 39
  8. 16098*Dale Mrs F Dp. 39
  9. 16099Bower Mrs M Bp. 39
  10. 160911McCreery Rp. 39
  11. 160912Dale C Cp. 39
  12. 160914Campbell Rp. 39
  13. 160915Warnock J Ep. 39
  14. 160917Mitchell Mrs Mp. 39

Names

  1. Cruikshank Chas drvr Spencers h3, 1609 Cypressp. 141
  2. Dale Fannie D wid J M of Cypress Lodge h8, 1609 Cypressp. 146
  3. Mellish Fredk E meat ctr Woodwards h2, 1609 Cypressp. 424
  4. Pallen Arth M h1, 1609 Cypressp. 477
  5. Paterson Alex prop Pac Fndy h7, 1609 Cypressp. 482
  6. Rawlinson Jennie wid C cash HBC h5, 1609 Cypressp. 511
  7. Watt Wm P slsmn P O News Stand h4, 1609 Cypressp. 645
  8. Dale Russell E mgr Cypress Lodge r8, 1609 Cypressp. 146
  9. Dale Wm S of Cypress Lodge r8, 1609 Cypressp. 146
  10. Pallen Helen J wid A H r1, 1609 Cypressp. 477
  11. Rawlinson Gordon r5, 1609 Cypressp. 511
The lines for 1609 Cypress Street 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

1609 Cypress Street still has a building from before 1946; the City's assessment record gives 1911 as its year built.

The 1600 block in 1940

Cypress Street between York and West 1st Avenues, Kitsilano: 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.

Cypress Street, the 1600 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)

West side, odd numbers

  1. 1609Cypress Lodge +13stands

East side, even numbers

No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 1600 block of Cypress Street

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1609 Cypress Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1911 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1609-cypress, 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.