The 1940 directory lists seven firms and three other lines at 1675 West 10th Avenue. Its name section lists one person here: Angus Gow, a janitor at Children's Aid. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Vancouver Welfare Fed. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.
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- 4
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 1997
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesVancouver Council of Social Agencies and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Angus Gowa janitor at Children's Aid · householderp. 232
Only in the street section
- Vancouver Welfare Fedp. 200
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 10TH
- 1675Van Welfare Fedp. 200
- 1675Van Council of Social Agciesp. 200
- 1675Social Serv Exchp. 200
- 1675Van Day Nursery Assnp. 200
- 1675Family Welfare Burp. 200
- 1675Victorian Order of Nursesp. 200
- 1675Greater Van Health Leaguep. 200
- 1675Children's Aid Socp. 200
- 1675B C Canteen Fundp. 200
- 1675Gow Ap. 200
Names
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1675 now to 1997; the nearest that still stands is 1666, on the other side of the street, one of three on the block.
Since 1940
- 1997Today's building goes up, by the City'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
West 10th 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 10th 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
- 1600Germain A Tgone
- 1610*Anderson Jgone
- 1616Evalon Apts +4stands
- 1626Larmouth Rev N D Brebuilt
- 1636*Ahlgrim Miss I Mrebuilt
- 1646Fernhurst Apts +7stands
- 1654Timberlake Miss Drebuilt
- 1656*Deas Tgone
- 1666Fairview Gospel Hallstands
- 1676Evans J Jrebuilt
- 1678*Stewart A Sgone
- 1686Gibson Dr Rgone
- 1688Aune Ogone
- 1696Pine Crest Apts +5rebuilt
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1675 West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1997, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1675-west-10th-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1675 West 10th Avenue
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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.