Mrs I Wilson, Mrs J T Downie and W H Douglas are listed at 1911 Yew Street in 1940, as three households. Its name section gives four in full: Isabella Wilson, widow of T H; Jane T Downie, widow of J; James D Downie; and Walter H Douglas, a secretary at W H Douglas & Co. Its name section also lists one more person here: Marjorie Douglas, a maid for M J Crehan.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
- Walter H Douglasa secretary at W H Douglas & Co · householder · suite 3p. 167
- Jane T Downiewidow of J · householder · suite 2p. 167
- Isabella Wilsonwidow of T H · householder · suite 1p. 666
Also under the Douglas name
The 1900 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
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1911 Yew Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1920, on the other side of the street, one of three on the block.
The 1900 block in 1940
Yew Street between West 3rd and West 4th 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 1900 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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1911 Yew Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1911-yew, 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.