W J Donovan and A T Garrett are listed at 1630 Alberni Street in 1940, as two households. Its name section gives both in full: William J Donovan, a waiter; and Arthur T Garrett, a service manager for A B Balderston. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 3
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 1975
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
- William J Donovana waiter · householderp. 165
- Arthur T Garretta service manager for A B Balderston · householderp. 217
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Alberni Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
ALBERNI
Names
The house today
A newer building, dated 1975 by the City, has the address now: the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws here is gone, replaced after the 1940 directory; three doors along, 1614 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.
Since 1940
- 1975Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
- 1985A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
The 1600 block in 1940
Alberni Street between Cardero and Bidwell Streets, West End: 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.
Alberni 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)
East side, odd numbers
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1630 Alberni Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1975, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1630-alberni, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.