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West End, Vancouver

1901 Pendrell Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1901 Pendrell Street is Gilford Court, with 13 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 18 people here: Sid W Ashley, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital; Percy M Beasley, a superintendent cargo; and 16 others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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23
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 14 linesGilford Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Sid W Ashleya technician at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 7p. 21
  • Percy M Beasleya superintendent cargo · householder · suite 8p. 37
  • Mary I Bostonan assistant for A H L Campbell · householder · suite 5p. 57
  • Wilfred H Cottrella traffic superintendent at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 10p. 131
  • Joseph W Currana secretary at the Point Grey Golf & Country Club · householder · suite 2p. 144
  • Henry J Galeretired · householder · suite 9p. 214
  • John H Halla school principal · householder · suite 11p. 248
  • Maurice Helyera structural engineer at McCarter & Nairn · householder · suite 6p. 266
  • Hugh A MacKechniea physician · householder · suite 1p. 383
  • Mary E Thomasa widow · householder · suite 3p. 608
  • George A Trimblea caretaker at Gilford Court · householder · suite Bp. 619
  • Clara Tweedalewidow of C · householder · suite 4p. 623
  • Arthur P Woollacottan author · householder · suite 12p. 674

Also under the Ashley name

  • Jean T Ashleya stenographer at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 7p. 21
  • George H Beasleya machinist · lives here · suite 8p. 37
  • Peggy Bostona stenographer at the Canadian Australasian Line · lives here · suite 5p. 57
  • Ethel Thomasa bookkeeper at BC Drugs · lives here · suite 3p. 607
  • Phyllis Tweedalelives here · suite 4p. 623

Also at this address

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

Pendrell Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

PENDRELL

  1. 1901Gilford Court aptsp. 132
  2. 1901BTrimble G Ap. 132
  3. 19011MacKechnie Dr H Ap. 132
  4. 19012Curran J Wp. 132
  5. 19013Thomas Mrs M Ep. 132
  6. 19014Tweedale Mrs Cp. 132
  7. 19015Boston Miss M Ip. 132
  8. 19016Helyer Mp. 132
  9. 19017Ashley S Wp. 132
  10. 19018Beasley P Mp. 132
  11. 19019Gale H Jp. 132
  12. 190110Cottrell W Hp. 132
  13. 190111Hall J Hp. 132
  14. 190112Woollacott A Pp. 132

Names

  1. Ashley Sid W techn Van Genl Hosp h7, 1901 Pendrellp. 21
  2. Beasley Percy M super cargo h8, 1901 Pendrellp. 37
  3. Boston Mary I asst A H L Campbell h5, 1901 Pendrellp. 57
  4. Cottrell Wilfd H traffic supt BCER h10, 1901 Pendrellp. 131
  5. Curran Jos W sec Pt Grey Golf & Country Club h2, 1901 Pendrellp. 144
  6. Gale Henry J retired h9, 1901 Pendrellp. 214
  7. Hall John H sch prin Van City h11, 1901 Pendrellp. 248
  8. Helyer Maurice structural eng McCarter & Nairn h6, 1901 Pendrellp. 266
  9. MacKechnie Hugh A phys 805, 925 W Georgia h1, 1901 Pendrellp. 383
  10. Thomas Mary E wid — h3, 1901 Pendrellp. 608
  11. Trimble Geo A caretkr Gilford Ct hB, 1901 Pendrellp. 619
  12. Tweedale Clara wid C h4, 1901 Pendrellp. 623
  13. Woollacott Arth P author h12, 1901 Pendrellp. 674
  14. Ashley Jean T sten Van Genl Hosp r7, 1901 Pendrellp. 21
  15. Beasley Geo H mach r8, 1901 Pendrellp. 37
  16. Boston Peggy sten Can Aust Line r5, 1901 Pendrellp. 57
  17. Thomas Ethel bkpr BC Drugs r3, 1901 Pendrellp. 607
  18. Tweedale Phyllis r4, 1901 Pendrellp. 623
The lines for 1901 Pendrell 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 City's list of addresses no longer has 1901 Pendrell Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 1900 block of Pendrell Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1937, with a building from 1965.

The 1900 block in 1940

Pendrell Street between Gilford and Chilco Streets, West End: 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.

Pendrell Street, the 1900 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 1900 block of Pendrell Street

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1901 Pendrell Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.