2186 Cornwall Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2186 Cornwall Avenue is Blenheim Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: L S Scotney George, an engineer at the Canadian Government; Elizabeth McMaster, widow of J; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J C Drew. 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
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

Blenheim Apartmentsp. 37
L S S Georgesuite 1p. 37
Mrs F M Taylorp. 37
Mrs E McMastersuite 3p. 37
H A Prycesuite 4p. 37
J C Drewrearp. 37

The household

L S Scotney Georgean engineer at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 1p. 220
Elizabeth McMasterwidow of J · householder · suite 3p. 395
Harry A Prycea musician · householder · suite 4p. 505
Florence M Taylorwidow of H J · householder · suite 2p. 602

Also under the McMaster name

Gladys McMastera nurse for J W Gallagher · lives here · suite 3p. 395
Joseph McMastera 3rd engineer at the BC Coast Steamship Service · lives here · suite 3p. 395
Maude E McMasteran operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 3p. 395
Dudley M Taylora checker · lives here · suite 2p. 602

Also at this address

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

Cornwall Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as Cornwall Street; every number it gives sits on today's Cornwall Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

CORNWALL

Names

The lines for 2186 Cornwall 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.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2186 Cornwall Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 2120, 16 doors along on the same side.

The 2100 block in 1940

Cornwall Avenue between Arbutus and Yew 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.

Cornwall 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)

North side, odd numbers

No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

South side, even numbers

Cornwall Avenue, block by block

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2186 Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2186-cornwall-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.