1915 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1915 West Broadway is Broadway West Apartments, with 24 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 26 people here: Cora Adair, widow of T; George Almas, a mechanic at Begg Motor; and 24 others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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27: people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1913: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

25 linesBroadway West Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Cora Adairwidow of T · householder · suite 14p. 3
George Almasa mechanic at Begg Motor · householder · suite 3p. 10
Elizabeth H Buntaina supervisor at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 15p. 79
Myrtle Cameronan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 5p. 88
George W Godfreya conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 18p. 227
Charles J Langa clerk at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 22p. 336
Norman Lewisa carpenter · householder · suite 23p. 347
Cora McKenziea widow · householder · suite 16p. 384
Daisy G Mellonan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 2p. 424
Flora O'Connora widow · householder · suite 6p. 467
David Patersona driver · householder · suite 26p. 482
William E Phillipsa janitor at the Broadway West Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 493
Frances Reesa widow · householder · suite 12p. 513
Lily R Rollingswidow of W · householder · suite 24p. 530
Isabel M Simmsa stenographer · householder · suite 17p. 561
Bella F Smithwidow of G L of Alyne Beauty Shop · householder · suite 10p. 568
Rachel Thorburna widow · householder · suite 25p. 611
Mrs Louisa Travershouseholder · suite 9p. 618
Henry J Trawina fireman · householder · suite 8p. 618
John G Tylora carman at the CPR · householder · suite 21p. 623
Nigel Vigersa mechanic at Boeing's · householder · suite 11p. 634
Gordon Williamsa foreman at BC Motor Transportation · householder · suite 20p. 662
A Wilhelmina Woodwardan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 4p. 673

Also under the Abercrombie name

Abercrombiea widow · householder · suite 19p. 2
Mary E Abercrombiea school teacher at Richmond Municipality · lives here · suite 19p. 2
A Gillan Thorburnan accountant · lives here · suite 25p. 611

Also at this address

One more personunder another surname, with their 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

Names

The lines for 1915 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

1915 West Broadway still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 1900 block of West Broadway; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.

The 1900 block in 1940

West Broadway, on the stretch it shares with the 2000 and 2100 blocks, between Cypress and Yew 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 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)

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 1900 block of West Broadway

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1915 West Broadway, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1915-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.