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Kitsilano, Vancouver

1719 Yew Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1719 Yew Street is Norman Apartments, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: George F Bell, a horse dealer; Thomas Bray, a caretaker at the Norman Apartments; and eight others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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11
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1908
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • nine linesNorman Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • George F Bella horse dealer · householder · suite 2p. 40
  • Thomas Braya caretaker at the Norman Apartments · householder · suite 4p. 63
  • Harold M Cairnsa laborer · householder · suite 8p. 86
  • George Cartera refineryman · householder · suite 6p. 100
  • Charles F Cowgillretired · householder · suite 7p. 132
  • Alfred P Friesena laborer · householder · suite 1p. 211
  • William R Pearceon active service · householder · suite 5p. 485
  • Harry A Smitha superintendent at General Construction · householder · suite 3p. 570

Also under the Carter name

  • Roy E Cartera clerk at Retail Credit Grantors · lives here · suite 6p. 100
  • Annie Friesenwidow of J M · lives here · suite 1p. 211

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

The 1700 block of Yew Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 2200, 2300 and 2400 blocks of Yew Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

YEW

  1. 1719Norman Apartmentsp. 170
  2. 17191Friesen Ap. 170
  3. 17192Bell G Fp. 170
  4. 17193Smith H Ap. 170
  5. 17194Bray Tp. 170
  6. 17195Pearce W Rp. 170
  7. 17196Carter Gp. 171
  8. 17197Cowgill C Fp. 171
  9. 17198Cairns H Mp. 171

Names

  1. Bell Geo F horse dlr h2, 1719 Yewp. 40
  2. Bray Thos caretkr Norman Apts h4, 1719 Yewp. 63
  3. Cairns Harold M lab h8, 1719 Yewp. 86
  4. Carter Geo refinerymn h6, 1719 Yewp. 100
  5. Cowgill Chas F retired h7, 1719 Yewp. 132
  6. Friesen Alfd P lab h1, 1719 Yewp. 211
  7. Pearce Wm R act serv h5, 1719 Yewp. 485
  8. Smith Harry A supt Genl Constn h3, 1719 Yewp. 570
  9. Carter Roy E clk Retail Cr Grantors r6, 1719 Yewp. 100
  10. Friesen Annie wid J M r1, 1719 Yewp. 211
The lines for 1719 Yew Street 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.

The building today

1719 Yew Street still has a building from before 1946; the City's assessment record gives 1908 as its year built.

Since 1940

  1. 1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
  2. 2024Licensed as a shop.

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 1700 block of Yew Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1719 marked
The 1700 block of Yew Street, between West 1st and West 2nd Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1719, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1700 block in 1940

Yew Street between West 1st and West 2nd Avenues, Kitsilano: 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.

Yew Street, the 1700 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

  1. 1719Norman Apartments +8stands

East side, even numbers

  1. 1728Hayes Apartments +8stands

The 1700 block of Yew Street

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1719 Yew Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1908 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1719-yew, 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.