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Kitsilano, Vancouver

1965 Cornwall Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1965 Cornwall Avenue is The Walnut, an apartment building, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: Thomas W Bennett, a railway mail clerk at the Canadian Government; Andrew Duncan, retired; and nine others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • The Walnutapartmentsp. 37
  • D E Gillissuite 1p. 37
  • W W MacAuleysuite 2p. 37
  • Mrs C G Innissuite 3p. 37
  • A Duncansuite 4p. 37
  • T W Bennettsuite 5 · marked *p. 37

The household

  • Thomas W Bennetta railway mail clerk at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 5p. 43
  • Andrew Duncanretired · householder · suite 4p. 171
  • Doug E Gillisretired · householder · suite 1p. 224
  • Charlotte G Inniswidow of R W · householder · suite 3p. 295
  • Wilmer W MacAulaya conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 2p. 362

Also under the Bennett name

  • John N Bennetta student at UBC · lives here · suite 5p. 43
  • Mary S Duncana clerk at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 4p. 172
  • Molly S Duncana telephone operator · lives here · suite 4p. 172
  • R K Gillisan egg candler at Buckerfield's · lives here · suite 1p. 224
  • Russell K Gillisa laborer · lives here · suite 1p. 224
  • Ruth G Innisa stenographer at Dominion Glass · lives here · suite 3p. 295

Also at this address

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

Cornwall Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as Cornwall Street; every number it gives sits on today's Cornwall Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

CORNWALL

  1. 1965Walnut The aptsp. 37
  2. 19651Gillis D Ep. 37
  3. 19652MacAuley W Wp. 37
  4. 19653Innis Mrs C Gp. 37
  5. 19654Duncan Ap. 37
  6. 19655*Bennett T Wp. 37

Names

  1. Bennett Thos W ry ml clk Can Govt h5, 1965 Cornwallp. 43
  2. Duncan Andw retired h4, 1965 Cornwallp. 171
  3. Gillis Doug E retired h1, 1965 Cornwallp. 224
  4. Innis Charlotte G wid R W h3, 1965 Cornwallp. 295
  5. MacAulay Wilmer W cond BCER h2, 1965 Cornwallp. 362
  6. Bennett John N studt UBC r5, 1965 Cornwallp. 43
  7. Duncan Mary S clk BC Tel r4, 1965 Cornwallp. 172
  8. Duncan Molly S tel opr r4, 1965 Cornwallp. 172
  9. Gillis R K egg candler Buckerfield's r1, 1965 Cornwallp. 224
  10. Gillis Russell K lab r1, 1965 Cornwallp. 224
  11. Innis Ruth G sten Dom Glass r3, 1965 Cornwallp. 295
The lines for 1965 Cornwall 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

Not one of the four addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 1900 block of Cornwall Avenue is on the City's list today, so the building at 1965 is probably gone (inferred).

The 1900 block in 1940

Cornwall Avenue between Cypress and Maple 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.

Cornwall Avenue, 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)

South side, even numbers

No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Cornwall Avenue, block by block

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1965 Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1965-cornwall-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.