The 1940 directory lists six suites and households at 1738 West 4th Avenue. Its name section lists seven people here: Mrs Jennie M Barberi; Preston A Jones, a painter; and five others.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- C S Nuttingsuite 1p. 181
- A Shalessuite 2p. 181
- Mrs E Swirskysuite 3p. 181
- L B Prestonsuite 4p. 181
- Mrs J M Barberisuite 5p. 181
- P A Jonessuite 6p. 181
The household
- Mrs Jennie M Barberihouseholder · suite 5p. 30
- Preston A Jonesa painter · householder · suite 6p. 311
- Clinton S Nuttinghouseholder · suite 1p. 466
- Leonard B Prestona patrolman at Citizen's Night Patrol · householder · suite 4p. 502
- Arthur Shalesa laborer · householder · suite 2p. 553
- Mrs Elsie Swirskyhouseholder · suite 3p. 599
Also under the Jones name
- Hazel J Jonesa maid · lives here · suite 6p. 310
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
- 17381Nutting C Sp. 181
- 17382Shales Ap. 181
- 17383Swirsky Mrs Ep. 181
- 17384Preston L Bp. 181
- 17385Barberi Mrs J Mp. 181
- 17386Jones P Ap. 181
Names
- Barberi Mrs Jennie M h5, 1738 West 4thp. 30
- Jones Preston A pntr h6, 1738 West 4thp. 311
- Nutting Clinton S h1, 1738 West 4thp. 466
- Preston Leonard B patrolmn Citizen's Night Patrol h4, 1738 West 4thp. 502
- Shales Arth lab h2, 1738 West 4thp. 553
- Swirsky Mrs Elsie h3, 1738 West 4thp. 599
- Jones Hazel J maid r6, 1738 West 4thp. 310
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1738 West 4th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1752 still has its building from before 1946, one of three on the block.
The 1700 block in 1940
West 4th Avenue between Pine and Burrard 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 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)
North side, odd numbers
South side, even numbers
- 1704Fraser Ggone
- 1712Henley L P +2gone
- 1720McLagan J Cgone
- 1722Jones G W +1stands
- 1724Stowe A Wgone
- 1728Hanson R Agone
- 1732Stevens E S +1gone
- 1738Nutting C S +5gone
- 1752Burt J M +1stands
- 1754vacantgone
- 1758Master Cleaners & Dyers +1stands
- 1772Safeway Wood & Coalgone
- 1778Birch Mrs D Hgone
- 1782Adamson Hgone
- 1788Anderson A M +1rebuilt
- 1792Britten G R +1gone
- 1796*Bennett Mrs Mgone
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1738 West 4th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1738-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.