In 1940, 1836 Franklin Street is Bungalow Court, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: Stewart W Douglas, a longshoreman; John T Droy, a salesman; and three others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: H A Cornett and W C Scowen.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Bungalow Courtapartmentsp. 51
- S W Douglassuite 1p. 51
- T W Muirsuite 2p. 51
- H A Cornettsuite 3p. 51
- J T Droysuite 4p. 51
- A E Smithsuite 5p. 51
- H P Reuschsuite 6p. 51
- W C Scowenrearp. 51
The household
- Stewart W Douglasa longshoreman · householder · suite 1p. 167
- John T Droya salesman · householder · suite 4p. 169
- Thomas W Muira cleaner at the Pacific Building · householder · suite 2p. 446
- Harold P Reuscha foreman at National Dairies · householder · suite 6p. 517
- Albert E Smitha longshoreman · householder · suite 5p. 567
Franklin Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
FRANKLIN
- 1836Bungalow Court aptsp. 51
- 18361Douglas S Wp. 51
- 18362Muir T Wp. 51
- 18363Cornett H Ap. 51
- 18364Droy J Tp. 51
- 18365Smith A Ep. 51
- 18366Reusch H Pp. 51
- 1836rearScowen W Cp. 51
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1836 Franklin Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1860 still has its building from before 1946, one of three on the block.
The 1800 block in 1940
Franklin Street between Salsbury 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.
Franklin Street, the 1800 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
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1836 Franklin Street, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1836-franklin, 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.