In 1940, 1624 East Georgia Street is Woodland Terrace Apartments, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: Firman J Brisbois, a conductor at the CNR; Verdun E Mahy, a polisher at Regal Lamp; and eight others.
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- 10
- 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
- Woodland Terrace Apartmentsp. 55
- F J Brisboissuite Ap. 55
- J Rogerssuite Bp. 55
- V E Mahysuite Cp. 55
- F G Smithsuite Dp. 55
The household
- Firman J Brisboisa conductor at the CNR · householder · suite Ap. 66
- Verdun E Mahya polisher at Regal Lamp · householder · suite Cp. 404
- Joe Rogersa helper at the Vancouver Iron Works · lives here · suite Bp. 529
- Joseph Rogersa laborer · householder · suite Bp. 529
- Frederick G Smitha french polisher · householder · suite Dp. 569
Also under the Brisbois name
East Georgia Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST GEORGIA
- 1624Woodland Terrace Aptsp. 55
- 1624ABrisbois F Jp. 55
- 1624BRogers Jp. 55
- 1624CMahy V Ep. 55
- 1624DSmith F Gp. 55
Names
- Brisbois Firman J cond CNR hA, 1624 East Georgiap. 66
- Mahy Verdun E plshr Regal Lamp hC, 1624 East Georgiap. 404
- Rogers Joe hlpr Van Iron Wks rB, 1624 East Georgiap. 529
- Rogers Jos lab hB, 1624 East Georgiap. 529
- Smith Fredk G french plshr hD, 1624 East Georgiap. 569
- Brisbois Ralph J rA, 1624 East Georgiap. 66
- Brisbois Vurdan sten rA, 1624 East Georgiap. 66
- Brisbois Wesley J drvr rA, 1624 East Georgiap. 66
- Rogers Eliz M clk Natl Bky rB, 1624 East Georgiap. 529
- Rogers Marie D rB, 1624 East Georgiap. 529
The building today
1624 East Georgia Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 1618 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.
The 1600 block in 1940
East Georgia Street between Woodland and Commercial Drives, Grandview-Woodland: 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.
East Georgia 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)
North side, odd numbers
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1624 East Georgia Street, Grandview-Woodland, 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/1624-east-georgia, 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.