The Robertson family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 1845 Cotton Drive, has three people listed here: John Robertson, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway; J Gordon Robertson, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway; and Edna E Robertson, a stenographer at A B Cook.
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- 3
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1910
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The household
- J Gordon Robertsona motorman at the BC Electric Railway · lives herep. 525
- John Robertsona motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householderp. 525
Also under the Robertson name
- Edna E Robertsona stenographer at A B Cook · lives herep. 525
Cotton Drive is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
COTTON DRIVE
Names
The house today
1845 Cotton Drive still has a building from before 1946, one of six on the block; its permit dates from 1910 and the City's record from 1910, so it is very likely the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws on the lot (inferred). A permit to build a frame house (the register's number: “1845-1853 or 1851”) was taken out in March 1910 by W J Barnes, owner and builder: $3,200.
The 1800 block in 1940
Cotton Drive, on the stretch it shares with the 1700 block, between East 1st and East 3rd Avenues, 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.
Cotton Drive, 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)
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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1845 Cotton Drive, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1845-cotton-drive, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.