1617 West 4th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1617 West 4th Avenue is Steele Block, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: James W Johnston, a driver at Arrow Transfer; Maurice Kyle, a driver at Arrow Transfer; and six others.

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8: people the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1910: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

Steele Blockapartmentsp. 181
F Shelleysuite 1p. 181
S H Woodhousesuite 2p. 181
J L Poolesuite 3p. 181
J S Shelleysuite 4p. 181
M Kylesuite 5p. 181
P D Patsaliesuite 6p. 181
J W Johnstonsuite 7p. 181

The household

James W Johnstona driver at Arrow Transfer · householder · suite 7p. 308
Maurice Kylea driver at Arrow Transfer · householder · suite 5p. 332
Peter D Patsaliea helper at J Chew Shingle · householder · suite 6p. 483
J Lloyd Poolea laborer at Simmons · householder · suite 3p. 498
Frank Shelleya painter · householder · suite 1p. 556
Jack S Shelleya baker at McGavin · householder · suite 4p. 556
Syd H Woodhousea machinist at the CPR · householder · suite 2p. 672

Also under the Woodhouse name

Wills Woodhousea student · lives here · suite 2p. 672

West 4th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 4TH

Names

The lines for 1617 West 4th 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

1617 West 4th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 1600 block of West 4th Avenue; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 1600 block in 1940

West 4th Avenue between Fir and Pine 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 4th Avenue, 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)

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 1600 block of West 4th Avenue

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1617 West 4th 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/1617-west-4th-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.