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Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver

1707 East 4th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1707 East 4th Avenue is Highland Apartments, with 14 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Isobel Coupar, an accountant at the Western Specialty Works; Bernard Froese, on active service; and 14 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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18
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1911
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 15 linesHighland Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Isobel Couparan accountant at the Western Specialty Works · householder · suite 2p. 131
  • Bernard Froeseon active service · householder · suite 15p. 211
  • Bernard A Heeneya radio announcer · householder · suite 12p. 265
  • Walter Hinesa supervisor at American Can · householder · suite 9p. 274
  • Sarah A Knightwidow of E C · householder · suite 8p. 328
  • Mrs Annie C MacLachlanhouseholder · suite 4p. 388
  • Jessie I Mathewsona saleswoman at Woodward's · householder · suite 10p. 420
  • Edward W Nightingalea clerk at the CPR · householder · suite 11p. 461
  • John E Richardsona wind cleaner at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 3p. 519
  • John Robinsonhouseholder · suite 6p. 527
  • Mrs Katie L Samwortha saleswoman at Woodward's · householder · suite 5p. 542
  • Andrew Smythproprietor of the Highland Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 574
  • Thomas W Whitmana scaler · householder · suite 14p. 657
  • Dean S Wilsona warehouseman for Kelly Douglas · householder · suite 7p. 665

Also under the Knight name

  • William H Knightan electrician inspector at the BC Electric Railway · lives here · suite 8p. 328
  • Madeline E MacLachlanan operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 4p. 388

Also at this address

  • Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 4TH

  1. 1707Highland Aptsp. 180
  2. 17071*Smyth Ap. 180
  3. 17072Coupar Miss Ip. 180
  4. 17073Richardson J Ep. 180
  5. 17074MacLachlan Mrs A Cp. 180
  6. 17075Samworth Mrs K Lp. 180
  7. 17076Robinson Jp. 180
  8. 17077Wilson D Sp. 180
  9. 17078Knight Mrs S Ap. 180
  10. 17079Hines Wp. 180
  11. 170710Mathewson Miss Jp. 180
  12. 170711Nightingale E Wp. 180
  13. 170712Heeney B Ap. 180
  14. 170714Whitman T Wp. 180
  15. 170715Froese Bp. 180

Names

  1. Coupar Isobel acct Western Specialty Wks h2, 1707 East 4thp. 131
  2. Froese Bernard act serv h15, 1707 East 4thp. 211
  3. Heeney Bernard A radio announcer h12, 1707 East 4thp. 265
  4. Hines Walter supvr Am Can h9, 1707 East 4thp. 274
  5. Knight Sarah A wid E C h8, 1707 East 4thp. 328
  6. MacLachlan Mrs Annie C h4, 1707 East 4thp. 388
  7. Mathewson Jessie I slswm Woodwards h10, 1707 East 4thp. 420
  8. Nightingale Edw W clk CPR h11, 1707 East 4thp. 461
  9. Richardson John E wind clnr BCER h3, 1707 East 4thp. 519
  10. Robinson John h6, 1707 East 4thp. 527
  11. Samworth Mrs Katie L slswm Woodwards h5, 1707 East 4thp. 542
  12. Smyth Andw prop Highland Apts h1, 1707 East 4thp. 574
  13. Whitman Thos W scaler h14, 1707 East 4thp. 657
  14. Wilson Dean S whsmn Kelly Douglas h7, 1707 East 4thp. 665
  15. Knight Wm H elec inspr BCER r8, 1707 East 4thp. 328
  16. MacLachlan Madeline E opr BC Tel r4, 1707 East 4thp. 388
The lines for 1707 East 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

1707 East 4th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of 17 on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1911 as its year built.

The 1700 block in 1940

East 4th Avenue, on the stretch it shares with the 1800 block, between Commercial and Victoria 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 4th Avenue, the 1700 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)

The 1700 block of East 4th Avenue

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1707 East 4th Avenue, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1911 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1707-east-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.