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Kitsilano, Vancouver

1870 Yew Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1870 Yew Street is The Seabright, an apartment building, with 14 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 19 people here: Charlein Barker, a branch manager at the CN Telegraphs; Robert O Bradshaw, on active service; and 17 others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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24
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1982
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 15 linesThe Seabright and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Charlein Barkera branch manager at the CN Telegraphs · householder · suite 8p. 31
  • Robert O Bradshawon active service · householder · suite 11p. 62
  • James A Finucanea salesman at Imperial Oil · householder · suite 3p. 197
  • Sylva A Joncasan accountant at McGavin · householder · suite 16p. 309
  • George A Laronea salesman at Burns & Co · householder · suite 14p. 337
  • Grace M McKilliganwidow of C S · householder · suite 1p. 386
  • M Aletha McLellanin acting director nursing at the Vancouver City School Board · householder · suite 7p. 391
  • Don G MacPhersonon active service · householder · suite 5p. 399
  • Thomas H Metcalfa draftsman at N Vancouver Shipping · householder · suite 10p. 426
  • Mary Pittswidow of A · householder · suite 2p. 496
  • James Pollockan inspector at the Board of Grain Commissioners · householder · suite 9p. 498
  • Joseph H Priceretired · householder · suite 4p. 503
  • Mrs Teresa F Steelehouseholder · suite 6p. 583
  • David C Taylora pressman at the Province · householder · suite 12p. 602

Also under the Finucane name

  • Irene F Finucanea nurse at the St Paul's Hospital · lives here · suite 3p. 197
  • Roland A Joncasa student · lives here · suite 16p. 309
  • Hannabelle McLellanwidow of A D · lives here · suite 7p. 391
  • Angus Pittsa processor at Nabob Food Products · lives here · suite 2p. 496
  • Lloyd T Steelea representative at the Household Financial Corporation · lives here · suite 6p. 583

Also at this address

  • Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

The 1800 block of Yew Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 2200, 2300 and 2400 blocks of Yew Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

YEW

  1. 1870Seabright (The) aptsp. 171
  2. 18701McKilligan Mrs G Mp. 171
  3. 18702Pitts Mrs Mp. 171
  4. 18703Finucane J Ap. 171
  5. 18704Price J Hp. 171
  6. 18705MacPherson D Gp. 171
  7. 18706Steele Mrs T Fp. 171
  8. 18707McLellan Miss M Ap. 171
  9. 18708Barker Miss Cp. 171
  10. 18709Pollock Jp. 171
  11. 187010Metcalf T Hp. 171
  12. 187011Bradshaw R Op. 171
  13. 187012Taylor D Cp. 171
  14. 187014Larone G Ap. 171
  15. 187016Joncas S Ap. 171

Names

  1. Barker Charlein br mgr CN Telegs h8, 1870 Yewp. 31
  2. Bradshaw Robt O act serv h11, 1870 Yewp. 62
  3. Finucane Jas A slsmn Imp Oil h3, 1870 Yewp. 197
  4. Joncas Sylva A acct McGavin h16, 1870 Yewp. 309
  5. Larone Geo A slsmn Burns & Co h14, 1870 Yewp. 337
  6. McKilligan Grace M wid C S h1, 1870 Yewp. 386
  7. McLellan M Aletha acting dir nursing Van City Sch Bd h7, 1870 Yewp. 391
  8. MacPherson Don G act serv h5, 1870 Yewp. 399
  9. Metcalf Thos H drftsmn N Van Shipping h10, 1870 Yewp. 426
  10. Pitts Mary wid A caretkr Seabright Apts h2, 1870 Yewp. 496
  11. Pollock Jas inspr Bd of Grain Comrs h9, 1870 Yewp. 498
  12. Price Jos H retired h4, 1870 Yewp. 503
  13. Steele Mrs Teresa F h6, 1870 Yewp. 583
  14. Taylor David C prsmn Province h12, 1870 Yewp. 602
  15. Finucane Irene F nurse St Paul's Hosp r3, 1870 Yewp. 197
  16. Joncas Roland A studt r16, 1870 Yewp. 309
  17. McLellan Hannabelle wid A D r7, 1870 Yewp. 391
  18. Pitts Angus processor Nabob Food Prods r2, 1870 Yewp. 496
  19. Steele Lloyd T rep Household Fin Corpn r6, 1870 Yewp. 583
The lines for 1870 Yew 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 building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1870 now to 1982; none of the three old addresses on the 1800 block of Yew Street keeps a building from before 1946.

Since 1940

  1. 1982Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 1800 block of Yew Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1870 marked
The 1800 block of Yew Street, between West 2nd and West 3rd Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1870, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1800 block in 1940

Yew Street between West 2nd and West 3rd Avenues, Kitsilano: 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.

Yew 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)

East side, even numbers

  1. 1870Seabright (The) +14rebuilt

The 1800 block of Yew Street

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1870 Yew Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1982, by the City's record.

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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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.