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West End, Vancouver

1924 Comox Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1924 Comox Street is The Capistrano Apartments, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Mrs Rosina Besner; Jack K Brown, a sales manager; and twelve others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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17
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1987
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • twelve linesThe Capistrano Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Rosina Besnerhouseholder · suite 10p. 45
  • Jack K Browna sales manager · householder · suite 3p. 73
  • Norman W Clelandhouseholder · suite 7p. 115
  • John Ewarta broker · householder · suite 4p. 188
  • Walton E Macka salesman at Standard Oil · householder · suite 1p. 403
  • Frank Monahanin insurance · householder · suite 8p. 436
  • John F Pattersona reporter at the Sun · householder · suite 9p. 483
  • W Desmond Pattersona purser at Canadian Pacific Steamships · householder · suite 5p. 483
  • Syd H Perrya druggist at Harcus Drug Stores · householder · suite 11p. 490
  • Alex S Swanstonwho worked for National Schools · householder · suite 2p. 598
  • Alex C Walmsleya president at Walmsley Motors · householder · suite 6p. 639

Also under the Monahan name

  • Arthur R Monahana student at UBC · lives here · suite 8p. 436
  • Mrs Irene M Monahana manager at the Capistrano Apartments · lives here · suite 8p. 436
  • A Doug Pattersona pressman at the Sun · lives herep. 483

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

COMOX

  1. 1924Capistrano (The) Aptsp. 35
  2. 19241Mack W Ep. 35
  3. 19242Swanston A Sp. 35
  4. 19243Brown J Kp. 35
  5. 19244Ewart Jp. 35
  6. 19245Patterson W Dp. 35
  7. 19246Walmsley A Cp. 35
  8. 19247Cleland N Wp. 35
  9. 19248Monahan Fp. 35
  10. 19249Patterson J Fp. 35
  11. 192410Besner Mrs Rp. 35
  12. 192411Perry S Hp. 35

Names

  1. Besner Mrs Rosina h10, 1924 Comoxp. 45
  2. Brown Jack K slsmgr h3, 1924 Comoxp. 73
  3. Cleland Norman W h7, 1924 Comoxp. 115
  4. Ewart John broker h4, 1924 Comoxp. 188
  5. Mack Walton E slsmn Standard Oil h1, 1924 Comoxp. 403
  6. Monahan Frank ins 217, 470 Granville h8, 1924 Comoxp. 436
  7. Patterson John F reporter Sun h9, 1924 Comoxp. 483
  8. Patterson W Desmond purser CPSS h5, 1924 Comoxp. 483
  9. Perry Syd H druggist Harcus Drug Stores h11, 1924 Comoxp. 490
  10. Swanston Alex S Can supvr Natl Schs h2, 1924 Comoxp. 598
  11. Walmsley Alex C pres Walmsley Motors h6, 1924 Comoxp. 639
  12. Monahan Arth R studt UBC r8, 1924 Comoxp. 436
  13. Monahan Mrs Irene M mgr Capistrano Apts r8, 1924 Comoxp. 436
  14. Patterson A Doug prsmn Sun r1924 Comoxp. 483
The lines for 1924 Comox 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 building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1924 now to 1987; the nearest that still stands is 1963, on the heritage register, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 1987Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 1900 block in 1940

Comox 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.

Comox 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 Comox Street

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1924 Comox Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1987, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1924-comox, 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.