M J Kemmis, Miss M Gidlund and C Webb are listed at 1761 West 5th Avenue in 1940, as three households. Its name section gives all of them in full: Melvin J Kemmis, a baker at Spencer's; May Gidlund, a waitress at Blue Owl Barbecue; and Carl Webb. Its name section also lists one more person here: Elizabeth Gidlund, a waitress at Blue Owl Barbecue. 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
- May Gidlunda waitress at Blue Owl Barbecue · householderp. 222
- Melvin J Kemmisa baker at Spencer's · householderp. 318
- Carl Webbhouseholderp. 646
Also under the Gidlund name
- Elizabeth Gidlunda waitress at Blue Owl Barbecue · lives herep. 222
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 5th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 5TH
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1761 West 5th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1700 block of West 5th Avenue, and across the street the City dates 1754's to 1968.
The 1700 block in 1940
West 5th 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 5th 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
- 1713*Poirier Jrebuilt
- 1717*Clements W Hrebuilt
- 1725*Riley Mrs Agone
- 1731*Morrow T Hgone
- 1733*Campbell Mrs C Mgone
- 1737Smith J Wgone
- 1741Mills W Egone
- 1747Deacon Mrs M Mgone
- 1751*Warcup H Jgone
- 1757*Brown Dgone
- 1761Kemmis M J +2gone
- 1767*Hughes Dgone
- 1773Mercer Wgone
- 1777*Clark Tgone
- 1783Sun Transf +2gone
- 1785*Tamura Sgone
- 1789vacantgone
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1761 West 5th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1761-west-5th-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.