The Warwick family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 2073 West 1st Avenue, has three people listed here: James H Warwick, a mechanic at the City of Vancouver; G William Warwick, a delivery at Betterton Bros; and John W Warwick.
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- 3
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- 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
- James H Warwicka mechanic at the City of Vancouver · householderp. 643
Also under the Warwick name
West 1st Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 1ST
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 2073 West 1st Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 2000 block of West 1st Avenue; next door, 2065 has one the City dates to 1965.
The 2000 block in 1940
West 1st Avenue between Maple and Arbutus 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.
West 1st Avenue, 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)
North side, odd numbers
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2073 West 1st Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2073-west-1st-avenue, 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.