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Kitsilano, Vancouver

1875 Yew Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1875 Yew Street is Manoa Apartments, with 16 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 19 people here: Ernest G Aitkens, a shipper at Frisco Importing; Hyam Blank; and 17 others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: K Fraser and Miss M J Macdonald. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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22
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 17 linesManoa Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Ernest G Aitkensa shipper at Frisco Importing · householder · suite 6p. 6
  • Hyam Blankhouseholder · suite 11p. 52
  • Margaret Curriewidow of J C · householder · suite 15p. 144
  • Victor R Gallaghera barrister · householder · suite 3p. 214
  • Mrs Ida J Garvinhouseholder · suite 17p. 217
  • Percy J Houghtona clearing house manager · householder · suite 2p. 284
  • Wilfred Irwinan elevator operator at the Bank of Toronto Building · householder · suite 7p. 296
  • Neil J MacArthurproprietor of Manoa Apartments and The Arbor · householder · suite 14p. 362
  • Mary O'Doughertya stenographer at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 19p. 468
  • Mary D O'Doughertywidow of F · lives here · suite 19p. 468
  • Mrs E Maude Pattersonhouseholder · suite 10p. 483
  • Agnes I Piriewidow of W I · householder · suite 9p. 495
  • George A Revela buyer for W H Malkin · householder · suite 5p. 517
  • Charles A Shamperretired · householder · suite 20p. 553
  • Muriel L Walkerwidow of R E · householder · suite 1p. 638

Also under the Currie name

  • John C Curriea secretary at Morgan & Co · lives here · suite 15p. 144
  • Ersil C Pattersona delivery for J Jackson · lives here · suite 10p. 483
  • Roy J Pattersona salesman · lives here · suite 10p. 483
  • Maizie H I Piriea stenographer · lives here · suite 9p. 496

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their 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. 1875Manoa Aptsp. 171
  2. 18751Walker Mrs M Lp. 171
  3. 18752Houghton P Jp. 171
  4. 18753Gallagher V R barrp. 171
  5. 18755Revel G Ap. 171
  6. 18756Aitkens E Gp. 171
  7. 18757Irwin Wp. 171
  8. 18758Fraser Kp. 171
  9. 18759Pirie Mrs A Ip. 171
  10. 187510Patterson Mrs E Mp. 171
  11. 187511Blank Hp. 171
  12. 187514*MacArthur N Jp. 171
  13. 187515Currie Mrs Mp. 171
  14. 187516Macdonald Miss M Jp. 171
  15. 187517Garvin Mrs I Jp. 171
  16. 187519O'Dougherty Miss Mp. 171
  17. 187520Shamper C Ap. 171

Names

  1. Aitkens Ernest G shpr Frisco Imptg h6, 1875 Yewp. 6
  2. Blank Hyam h11, 1875 Yewp. 52
  3. Currie Margt wid J C h15, 1875 Yewp. 144
  4. Gallagher Victor R barr h3, 1875 Yewp. 214
  5. Garvin Mrs Ida J h17, 1875 Yewp. 217
  6. Houghton Percy J clearing hse mgr CCMTA h2, 1875 Yewp. 284
  7. Irwin Wilfd elev opr Bk of Toronto Bldg h7, 1875 Yewp. 296
  8. MacArthur Neil J prop Manoa Apts and The Arbor h14, 1875 Yewp. 362
  9. O'Dougherty Mary sten Can Govt h19, 1875 Yewp. 468
  10. O'Dougherty Mary D wid F r19, 1875 Yewp. 468
  11. Patterson Mrs E Maude h10, 1875 Yewp. 483
  12. Pirie Agnes I wid W I h9, 1875 Yewp. 495
  13. Revel Geo A buyer W H Malkin h5, 1875 Yewp. 517
  14. Shamper Chas A retired h20, 1875 Yewp. 553
  15. Walker Muriel L wid R E h1, 1875 Yewp. 638
  16. Currie John C sec Morgan & Co r15, 1875 Yewp. 144
  17. Patterson Ersil C del J Jackson r10, 1875 Yewp. 483
  18. Patterson Roy J slsmn r10, 1875 Yewp. 483
  19. Pirie Maizie H I sten r9, 1875 Yewp. 496
The lines for 1875 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1875 Yew Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1800 block of Yew Street, and across the street the City dates 1870's to 1982.

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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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.