In 1940, 1886 West 15th Avenue is Talton Manor, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Harry T Fawns, who worked for the BC Telephone; George A Lamont, a physician; and four others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.
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- 8
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- *
- 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
- 1922
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Talton Manorapartmentsp. 220
- Dr G A Lamontsuite 2p. 220
- F W Liddlesuite 3 · marked *p. 220
- H T Fawnssuite 4p. 220
- F Sharplessuite 5p. 220
- Mrs E Pearceysuite 6p. 220
The household
- Harry T Fawnswho worked for the BC Telephone · householder · suite 4p. 192
- George A Lamonta physician · householder · suite 2p. 335
- Frederick W Liddlea dentist · householder · suite 3p. 348
- Emily Pearceywidow of G S · householder · suite 6p. 485
- Fred Sharplesa painter at the Metro Building · householder · suite 5p. 554
Also under the Sharples name
- Robert T Sharplesa helper at Spear & Jackson · lives here · suite 5p. 554
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 15th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 15TH
- 1886Talton Manor aptsp. 220
- 18862Lamont Dr G Ap. 220
- 18863*Liddle F Wp. 220
- 18864Fawns H Tp. 220
- 18865Sharples Fp. 220
- 18866Pearcey Mrs Ep. 220
Names
- Fawns Harry T emp BC Tel h4, 1886 West 15thp. 192
- Lamont Geo A phys 326, 925 W Georgia h2, 1886 West 15thp. 335
- Liddle Fredk W dentist 6, 413 Granville h3, 1886 West 15thp. 348
- Pearcey Emily wid G S h6, 1886 West 15thp. 485
- Sharples Fred pntr Metro Bldg h5, 1886 West 15thp. 554
- Sharples Robt T hlpr Spear & Jackson r5, 1886 West 15thp. 554
The building today
1886 West 15th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1866 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1922 as its year built.
The 1800 block in 1940
West 15th 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.
West 15th Avenue, 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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1886 West 15th Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1922 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1886-west-15th-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.