In 1940, 1996 West 41st Avenue is The Lancelot, an apartment building, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Lena Connolly, widow of G H; Ethel R Curle, widow of W F; and twelve others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 15
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1931
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesThe Lancelot and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Lena Connollywidow of G H · householder · suite 202p. 122
- Ethel R Curlewidow of W F · householder · suite 102p. 144
- John M Grahaman assistant secretary at Powell River Co · householder · suite 2p. 233
- Jesse W Jamesa manager at Apex Gold Mines · householder · suite 203p. 300
- Ralph A Loganan office · householder · suite 204p. 353
- W Alex R McGawa director at Federation Investment Co · householder · suite 103p. 376
- Myer Moloffa manager at Shores · householder · suite 201p. 436
- Mary Murphywidow of S · householder · suite 104p. 449
- Martin C Nordquista carpenter at J L Northey & Co · householder · suite 1p. 462
Also under the Connolly name
- Cairns Connollya clerk at Royal Insurance · lives here · suite 202p. 122
- J Hudson Connollya clerk for Boultbee Sweet · lives here · suite 202p. 122
- William G Curlea clerk at Ford Motor · lives here · suite 102p. 144
- Jack D Logana student at UBC · lives here · suite 204p. 353
- Ruth E Logana stenographer for R A Logan · lives here · suite 204p. 353
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 41st Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 41ST
- 1996Lancelot (The) aptsp. 257
- 19961Nordquist M Cp. 257
- 19962Graham J Mp. 257
- 1996102Curle Mrs E Rp. 257
- 1996103McGaw W A Rp. 257
- 1996104Murphy Mrs Mp. 257
- 1996201Moloff Mp. 257
- 1996202Connolly Mrs Lp. 257
- 1996203James J Wp. 257
- 1996204Logan R Ap. 257
Names
- Connolly Lena wid G H h202, 1996 West 41stp. 122
- Curle Ethel R wid W F h102, 1996 West 41stp. 144
- Graham John M asst sec Powell River Co h2, 1996 West 41stp. 233
- James Jesse W mgr Apex Gold Mines h203, 1996 West 41stp. 300
- Logan Ralph A office 1604, 675 W Hastings h204, 1996 West 41stp. 353
- McGaw W Alex R dir Federation Invest Co h103, 1996 West 41stp. 376
- Moloff Myer mgr Shores h201, 1996 West 41stp. 436
- Murphy Mary wid S h104, 1996 West 41stp. 449
- Nordquist Martin C carp J L Northey & Co h1, 1996 West 41stp. 462
- Connolly Cairns clk Royal Ins r202, 1996 West 41stp. 122
- Connolly J Hudson clk Boultbee Sweet r202, 1996 West 41stp. 122
- Curle Wm G clk Ford Motor r102, 1996 West 41stp. 144
- Logan Jack D studt UBC r204, 1996 West 41stp. 353
- Logan Ruth E sten R A Logan r204, 1996 West 41stp. 353
The building today
1996 West 41st Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of seven on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1931 as its year built.
The 1900 block in 1940
West 41st Avenue between Cypress and Maple Streets, Kerrisdale: 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 41st 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
- 1906*Dichmont Wgone
- 1914Scoular R Bstands
- 1920Wellman F Cstands
- 1926*Jenion A Rstands
- 1930*Jameson Jrebuilt
- 1936Worrall E Hstands
- 1942*Ruggles Mrs Estands
- 1948Blumberg Rstands
- 1958Atkinson Mrs Dgone
- 1960Davis S Ggone
- 1968Taylor Mrs M Cgone
- 1970Hulme T Prebuilt
- 1976Abramson J Lgone
- 1978vacantgone
- 1984Campbell L Lgone
- 1986West A Egone
- 1992Haspel G Kgone
- 1994Stuart Mrs G Cgone
- 1996Lancelot (The) +9stands
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1996 West 41st Avenue, Kerrisdale, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1931 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1996-west-41st-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1996 West 41st 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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.