Kitsilano, Vancouver

1871 West 3rd Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

Associated Dairies employed George Ball as a salesman, who headed the household at 1871 West 3rd Avenue in 1940.

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1
person the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • George Balla salesman at Associated Dairies · householderp. 28

West 3rd Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 3RD

  1. 1871Ball Gp. 178

Names

  1. Ball Geo slsmn Assoc Dairies h1871 West 3rdp. 28
The lines for 1871 West 3rd Avenue 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 1871 West 3rd Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); across the street, 1876, on the heritage register, still has one from before 1946, one of five on the block.

The 1800 block in 1940

West 3rd Avenue between Burrard and Cypress Streets, 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.

The 1800 block of West 3rd Avenue

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1871 West 3rd Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1871-west-3rd-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.