In 1940, 2020 Vine Street is Roslyn Court, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Dorothy J Almond; Charles L Chute; and seven others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 10
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1912
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesRoslyn Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Dorothy J Almondhouseholder · suite 9p. 11
- Charles L Chutehouseholder · suite 1p. 110
- Russell N Haskinsa shipper at R & H Sawmill · householder · suite 10p. 260
- William C Kenta motorman at CN Express · householder · suite 6p. 320
- David J McNeila janitor at Vancouver Block · householder · suite 5p. 397
- John S Millsretired · householder · suite 2p. 431
- John H Nicholsproprietor of Jacks Billiards · householder · suite 8p. 459
- Frank A Robinsona logger · householder · suite 4p. 526
- David W Samsona postman · householder · suite 7p. 542
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Vine Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
VINE
- 2020Roslyn Court aptsp. 163
- 20201Chute C Lp. 163
- 20202Mills J Sp. 163
- 20204Robinson F Ap. 163
- 20205McNeil D Jp. 163
- 20206Kent W Cp. 163
- 20207Samson D Wp. 163
- 20208Nichols J Hp. 163
- 20209Almond Miss D Jp. 163
- 202010Haskins R Np. 163
Names
- Almond Dorothy J h9, 2020 Vinep. 11
- Chute Chas L h1, 2020 Vinep. 110
- Haskins Russell N shpr R & H Sawmill h10, 2020 Vinep. 260
- Kent Wm C mtrmn CN Exp h6, 2020 Vinep. 320
- McNeil David J jntr Van Blk h5, 2020 Vinep. 397
- Mills John S retired h2, 2020 Vinep. 431
- Nichols John H prop Jacks Billiards h8, 2020 Vinep. 459
- Robinson Frank A logr h4, 2020 Vinep. 526
- Samson David W postmn h7, 2020 Vinep. 542
The building today
2020 Vine Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 2030 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.
The 2000 block in 1940
Vine Street between West 4th and West 5th Avenues, 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.
Vine Street, the 2000 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)
West side, odd numbers
No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
East side, even numbers
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2020 Vine Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2020-vine, 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.