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Riley Park, Vancouver

196 East 21st Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 196 East 21st Avenue is Overdale Apartments, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: James C Bennett, a baker for A H Bennett; Edgar A Gooch, a shipper at Famous; and five others.

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7
people the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1910
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • James C Bennetta baker for A H Bennett · householder · suite 1p. 42
  • Edgar A Goocha shipper at Famous · householder · suite 4p. 228
  • Albert Grevelinga compositor at Shears & Co · householder · suite 3p. 241
  • William F Kidmana foreman at Country Club Beverage · householder · suite 6p. 322
  • Ivy Lougheedwidow of E D · householder · suite 2p. 356
  • Mrs Ethel McBridea saleswoman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 5p. 363

Also under the McBride name

  • Allard A McBridea fisherman · lives here · suite 5p. 363

East 21st Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 21ST

  1. 196Overdale Apartmentsp. 232
  2. 1961Bennett J Cp. 232
  3. 1962Lougheed Mrs Ip. 232
  4. 1963Greveling Ap. 232
  5. 1964Gooch E Ap. 232
  6. 1965McBride Mrs Ep. 232
  7. 1966Kidman W Fp. 232

Names

  1. Bennett Jas C baker A H Bennett h1, 196 East 21stp. 42
  2. Gooch Edgar A shpr Famous h4, 196 East 21stp. 228
  3. Greveling Albt comp Shears & Co h3, 196 East 21stp. 241
  4. Kidman Wm F formn Country Club Beverage h6, 196 East 21stp. 322
  5. Lougheed Ivy wid E D h2, 196 East 21stp. 356
  6. McBride Mrs Ethel slswm BCER h5, 196 East 21stp. 363
  7. McBride Allard A fshrmn r5, 196 East 21stp. 363
The lines for 196 East 21st Avenue 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

196 East 21st Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of nine on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 100 block in 1940

East 21st Avenue between Quebec and Main Streets, Riley Park: 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.

East 21st Avenue, the 100 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 100 block of East 21st Avenue

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196 East 21st Avenue, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/196-east-21st-avenue, 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.