William G Laverty worked as proprietor of Arrow Taxi and headed the household at 1653 West 4th Avenue in 1940.
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- person the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- William G Lavertyproprietor of Arrow Taxi · householderp. 339
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 house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1653 West 4th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1617, nine doors along on the same side.
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
- 1601Moss G +1rebuilt
- 1607*Fourth Av Prod +1gone
- 1615Jehovah's Witnessesgone
- 1617Steele Blk +7stands
- 1619Watch Tower Bible Socgone
- 1623Senft Dgone
- 1627*Howey Wgone
- 1629Whittaker Mrs M Egone
- 1639Singh Ggone
- 1641McCready Brosgone
- 1643Delta Blk +5gone
- 1647McDonald D Jgone
- 1653Laverty W Ggone
- 1663Haslam J Bgone
- 1667Wing Singgone
- 1679“Orientals”gone
South side, even numbers
- 1602*Kadanaga Egone
- 1608Moore Mrs Egone
- 1612Adachi Tgone
- 1618Free Animal Clinicgone
- 1624vacantgone
- 1626Asahi Shoe Reprg +1gone
- 1632Lugrin C H +1gone
- 1642Duncan Miss Mgone
- 1656Nu-Way Cleaners & Dyersgone
- 1664vacantgone
- 1666Benson D Wgone
- 1672Omoto Mrs Ugone
- 1674Omoto Tgone
- 1684Sasaki Sgone
- 1694Pine Dressmaker +1gone
- 1698Acme Radiator Serv +1gone
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1653 West 4th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1653-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.