The Benson family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 1969 Creelman Avenue, has three people listed here: Lawrence Benson, proprietor of the Benson Typewriter Service; Frances M Benson, a stenographer at Ferrier Diesel Power; and Marjorie Benson, a clerk at the Benson Typewriter Service; its name section adds two more people here under other surnames.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
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- 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 household
- Lawrence Bensonproprietor of the Benson Typewriter Service · householderp. 43
Also under the Benson name
- Frances M Bensona stenographer at Ferrier Diesel Power · lives herep. 43
- Marjorie Bensona clerk at the Benson Typewriter Service · lives herep. 43
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Creelman Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
CREELMAN
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1969 Creelman Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 1961 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block. A permit to build a house was taken out in March 1928 by W E Hall: builder Day labour, $3,500.
The 1900 block in 1940
Creelman 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.
Creelman 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)
North side, odd numbers
South side, even numbers
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1969 Creelman Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1969-creelman-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1969 Creelman Avenue
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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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.