Vancouver / West 40th Avenue / Arbutus Ridge

Arbutus Ridge, Vancouver

2176 West 40th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2176 West 40th Avenue is Janada Lodge, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Sid S Hodgson, an engineer at Hamilton Bridge; Stan G Lowden, a branch manager at Sterling Food Markets; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J E Ellis. Its name section 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
*
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

The household

  • Sid S Hodgsonan engineer at Hamilton Bridge · householder · suite 3p. 276
  • Stan G Lowdena branch manager at Sterling Food Markets · householder · suite 1p. 357
  • Joseph T O'Connora manager at Imperial Sales · householder · suite 5p. 467
  • William J Richardsona gardener · householder · suite 2p. 519

Also under the Hodgson name

  • Betty D Hodgsonlives here · suite 3p. 276
  • Grace K Lowdena stenographer · lives here · suite 1p. 357
  • James Lowdena delivery at Sterling Food Markets · lives here · suite 1p. 357
  • Harry E Richardsona class advertising manager at the Sun · lives herep. 519

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

West 40th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 40TH

  1. 2176Janada Lodge aptsp. 256
  2. 21761Lowden S Gp. 256
  3. 21762Richardson W Jp. 256
  4. 21763Hodgson S Sp. 256
  5. 21764*Ellis J Ep. 256
  6. 21765O'Connor J Tp. 256

Names

  1. Hodgson Sid S eng Hamilton Bridge h3, 2176 West 40thp. 276
  2. Lowden Stan G br mgr Sterling Food Mkts h1, 2176 West 40thp. 357
  3. O'Connor Jos T mgr Imperial Sales h5, 2176 West 40thp. 467
  4. Richardson Wm J gdnr h2, 2176 West 40thp. 519
  5. Hodgson Betty D r3, 2176 West 40thp. 276
  6. Lowden Grace K sten r1, 2176 West 40thp. 357
  7. Lowden Jas del Sterling Food Mkts r1, 2176 West 40thp. 357
  8. Richardson Harry E class adv mgr Sun r2176 West 40thp. 519
The lines for 2176 West 40th Avenue 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2176 West 40th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 2100 block of West 40th Avenue, and across the street the City dates 2181's to 1958.

The 2100 block in 1940

West 40th Avenue ending at Yew Street, Arbutus Ridge: 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 40th Avenue, the 2100 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 2100 block of West 40th Avenue

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2176 West 40th Avenue, Arbutus Ridge, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.