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Kitsilano, Vancouver

1886 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1886 West Broadway is The Ventura, an apartment building, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Minnie Brown, widow of F; Mrs Patricia Buttler; and eleven others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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15
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1927
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesThe Ventura and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Minnie Brownwidow of F · householder · suite 8p. 74
  • Mrs Patricia Buttlerhouseholder · suite 12p. 84
  • Charles B Cliffea salesman at Daly & Morin · householder · suite 10p. 116
  • Alex M Gowan engineer · householder · suite 9p. 232
  • Mary Harriswidow of J L · householder · suite 6p. 256
  • Richard T Jonesa master mariner at Pacific Coyle Navigation · householder · suite 5p. 311
  • Arthur A Robertsin meats · householder · suite 4p. 523
  • Jessie A Vancewidow of J J · householder · suite 2p. 627
  • Don J Williamsin mining · householder · suite 1p. 661

Also under the Brown name

  • John C Browna shipper for R C A Victor · lives here · suite 8p. 73
  • Dorothy I Harrisa bookkeeper at Eastman Photographer Materials · lives here · suite 6p. 256
  • Grace E Harrisa bookkeeper at the Commercial Credit Corporation · lives here · suite 6p. 256
  • Winifred E Harrisa clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 6p. 257

Also at this address

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

West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST BROADWAY

  1. 1886Ventura (The) aptsp. 18
  2. 18861Williams D Jp. 18
  3. 18862Vance Mrs J Ap. 18
  4. 18864Roberts A Ap. 18
  5. 18865Jones R Tp. 18
  6. 18866Harris Mrs Mp. 18
  7. 18868Brown Mrs Mp. 18
  8. 18869Gow A Mp. 18
  9. 188610Cliffe C Bp. 18
  10. 188612Buttler Mrs Pp. 18

Names

  1. Brown Minnie wid F h8, 1886 West Broadwayp. 74
  2. Buttler Mrs Patricia h12, 1886 West Broadwayp. 84
  3. Cliffe Chas B slsmn Daly & Morin h10, 1886 West Broadwayp. 116
  4. Gow Alex M eng h9, 1886 West Broadwayp. 232
  5. Harris Mary wid J L h6, 1886 West Broadwayp. 256
  6. Jones Richd T mstr mrnr Pac Coyle Nav h5, 1886 West Broadwayp. 311
  7. Roberts Arth A meats 2345 Main h4, 1886 West Broadwayp. 523
  8. Vance Jessie A wid J J h2, 1886 West Broadwayp. 627
  9. Williams Don J mining h1, 1886 West Broadwayp. 661
  10. Brown John C shpr R C A Victor r8, 1886 West Broadwayp. 73
  11. Harris Dorothy I bkpr Eastman Photog Materials r6, 1886 West Broadwayp. 256
  12. Harris Grace E bkpr Coml Cr Corpn r6, 1886 West Broadwayp. 256
  13. Harris Winifred E clk Van Genl Hosp r6, 1886 West Broadwayp. 257
The lines for 1886 West Broadway 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

1886 West Broadway still has a building from before 1946, as does 1876 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1927 as its year built.

The 1800 block in 1940

West Broadway 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 Broadway, 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)

The 1800 block of West Broadway

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1886 West Broadway, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1927 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1886-west-broadway, 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.