Vancouver / Davie Street / West End

West End, Vancouver

1744 Davie Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Mrs E C Chrismas and A F Young are listed at 1744 Davie Street in 1940, as two households. Its name section gives one of them in full: Ena C Chrismas, widow of T L. Its name section also lists two more people here: June A Chrismas, a waitress; and Thomas B Chrismas, a roofer. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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5
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Ena C Chrismaswidow of T L · householder · suite 2p. 109

Also under the Chrismas name

  • June A Chrismasa waitress · lives here · suite 2p. 109
  • Thomas B Chrismasa roofer · lives here · suite 2p. 109

Also at this address

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

Davie Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DAVIE

  1. 17442Chrismas Mrs E Cp. 41
  2. 17443Young A Fp. 41

Names

  1. Chrismas Ena C wid T L h2, 1744 Daviep. 109
  2. Chrismas June A waitress r2, 1744 Daviep. 109
  3. Chrismas Thos B roofer r2, 1744 Daviep. 109
The lines for 1744 Davie 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 house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1744 Davie Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); nothing on the 1700 block of Davie Street stands from before 1946: three doors along, 1750 has a building from 1964.

The 1700 block in 1940

Davie Street between Bidwell and Denman Streets, West End: 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.

Davie Street, 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 Davie Street

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1744 Davie Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1744-davie, 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.