In 1940, 2050 Vine Street is Vine Court, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Alice Gilbert, widow of E A; Edward E Lister, a waiter at the CPR; and six others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one 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
- Vine Courtapartmentsp. 163
- E E Listersuite 1p. 163
- F J Thomsonsuite 2p. 163
- Mrs A Gilbertsuite 3p. 163
- W R McLeodsuite 4p. 163
- J Ricksonsuite 5 · marked *p. 163
The household
- Alice Gilbertwidow of E A · householder · suite 3p. 222
- Edward E Listera waiter at the CPR · householder · suite 1p. 351
- Walter R McLeoda bookkeeper at Adam &p. 394
- John Ricksonproprietor of Vine Court and Vine Lodge · householder · suite 5p. 520
- Frederick J Thomsona clerk at the National Harbours Board · householder · suite 2p. 611
Also under the McLeod name
- Anne I McLeodlives here · suite 4p. 392
- Cecil C McLeodan assistant department manager at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives here · suite 4p. 393
- F L Thomsona clerk at the Liquor Control Board · lives here · suite 2p. 610
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
- 2050Vine Court aptsp. 163
- 20501Lister E Ep. 163
- 20502Thomson F Jp. 163
- 20503Gilbert Mrs Ap. 163
- 20504McLeod W Rp. 163
- 20505*Rickson Jp. 163
Names
- Gilbert Alice wid E A h3, 2050 Vinep. 222
- Lister Edw E waiter CPR h1, 2050 Vinep. 351
- McLeod Walter R bkpr Adam & 2050 Vinep. 394
- Rickson John prop Vine Court and Vine Lodge h5, 2050 Vinep. 520
- Thomson Fredk J clk NHB h2, 2050 Vinep. 611
- McLeod Anne I r4, 2050 Vinep. 392
- McLeod Cecil C asst dept mgr HBC r4, 2050 Vinep. 393
- Thomson F L clk Liq Cont Bd r2, 2050 Vinep. 610
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 2050 Vine Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 2030 still has its building from before 1946, one of two on the block.
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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2050 Vine Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2050-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.