Verner Arola, a cigar stand, shared 210 North Garden Drive in 1940 with one person under another surname, named in the book.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Verner Arolaa cigar stand · householderp. 20
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
North Garden Drive is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
NORTH GARDEN DRIVE
Names
The house today
Not one of the seven addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 200 block of North Garden Drive is on the City's list today, so the building at 210 is probably gone (inferred).
The 200 block in 1940
North Garden Drive between Oxford and Eton Streets, 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.
North Garden Drive, the 200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
Quote this house
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210 North Garden Drive, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/210-north-garden-drive, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 210 North Garden Drive
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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.