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Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver

2026 Franklin Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2026 Franklin Street is Brussels Court, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: William A Barr, a janitor at Brussels Court; Thomas Cook, a longshoreman; and five others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: H Bennett.

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8
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

  • ten linesBrussels Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • William A Barra janitor at Brussels Court · householder · suite 5p. 32
  • Thomas Cooka longshoreman · householder · suite 3p. 124
  • Mrs Rose E A Fosterhouseholderp. 205
  • Walter Fosteran engineer at Hammond's · householder · suite 6p. 205
  • Marguerite Harriswidow of A · householder · suite 7p. 256
  • Edward W Pitkeathleya warehouseman at Spencer's · householder · suite 2p. 496
  • Florence A Sentella helper for Kelly Douglas · householder · suite 8p. 552

Only in the street section

Franklin Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

FRANKLIN

  1. 2026Brussels Court aptsp. 51
  2. 20262Pitkeathley E Wp. 51
  3. 20263Cook Tp. 51
  4. 20265Barr W Ap. 51
  5. 20266Foster Wp. 51
  6. 20267Harris Mrs Mp. 51
  7. 20268Sentell Miss F Ap. 51
  8. 2026A rearFoster Mrs R E Ap. 51
  9. 2026BBennett Hp. 51
  10. 2026CBarr W Ep. 51

Names

  1. Barr Wm A jntr Brussels Ct h5, 2026 Franklinp. 32
  2. Cook Thos lngshmn h3, 2026 Franklinp. 124
  3. Foster Mrs Rose E A h2026 Franklinp. 205
  4. Foster Walter eng Hammond's h6, 2026 Franklinp. 205
  5. Harris Marguerite wid A h7, 2026 Franklinp. 256
  6. Pitkeathley Edw W whsmn Spencers h2, 2026 Franklinp. 496
  7. Sentell Florence A hlpr Kelly Douglas h8, 2026 Franklinp. 552
The lines for 2026 Franklin Street 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

2026 Franklin Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 2042 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 2000 block in 1940

Franklin Street between Semlin and Lakewood Drives, Grandview-Woodland: 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.

Franklin 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)

The 2000 block of Franklin Street

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2026 Franklin Street, Grandview-Woodland, 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/2026-franklin, 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.