In 1940, 2191 West 1st Avenue is Croydon Apartments, with 14 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: George W Churton, a salesman at White Distributor; Charles E Cook, a manager at the Croydon Apartments; and twelve others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: T N Brown. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 16
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1931
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- 15 linesCroydon Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- George W Churtona salesman at White Distributor · householder · suite 10p. 110
- Charles E Cooka manager at the Croydon Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 124
- A Howard Garlanda salesman at Canada Cycle & Motor · householder · suite 12p. 216
- Wilfred L Grahama branch manager at Tip Top Tailors · householder · suite 4p. 234
- Ormond St C Harrisa president at Harris Lumber and Shuswap Lumber · householder · suite 8p. 256
- William Jacksonretired · householder · suite 15p. 299
- Jane Kiddwidow of D · householderp. 322
- Mrs Ina J McIntoshhouseholder · suite 2p. 380
- Alfred A Mandelslowa manager at Cylinder Grinders · householder · suite 5p. 409
- Ray D O'Conneran engineer · householder · suite 6p. 467
- Frank M Paintera school teacher · householder · suite 9p. 477
- W Cecil Wakelya canvasser for Ceperley Rounsefell · householder · suite 7p. 636
Also under the Jackson name
Only in the street section
- T N Brownsuite 14p. 173
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
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
- 2191Croydon Aptsp. 173
- 21911Cook C Ep. 173
- 21911AKeelingp. 173
- 21912McIntosh Mrs I Jp. 173
- 21914Graham W Lp. 173
- 21915Mandelslow A Ap. 173
- 21916O'Conner R Dp. 173
- 21917Wakely W Cp. 173
- 21918Harris O Sp. 173
- 21919Painter F Mp. 173
- 219110Churton G Wp. 173
- 219112Garland A Hp. 173
- 219114Brown T Np. 173
- 219115Jackson Wp. 173
- 2191Kidd Mrs Jp. 173
Names
- Churton Geo W slsmn White Distrib h10, 2191 West 1stp. 110
- Cook Chas E mgr Croydon Apts h1, 2191 West 1stp. 124
- Garland A Howard slsmn Canada Cycle & Motor h12, 2191 West 1stp. 216
- Graham Wilfd L br mgr Tip Top Tailors h4, 2191 West 1stp. 234
- Harris Ormond St C pres Harris Lbr and Shuswap Lbr h8, 2191 West 1stp. 256
- Jackson Wm retired h15, 2191 West 1stp. 299
- Kidd Jane wid D h2191 West 1stp. 322
- McIntosh Mrs Ina J h2, 2191 West 1stp. 380
- Mandelslow Alfd A mgr Cylinder Grinders h5, 2191 West 1stp. 409
- O'Conner Ray D eng h6, 2191 West 1stp. 467
- Painter Frank M sch tchr Van City h9, 2191 West 1stp. 477
- Wakely W Cecil canvasser Ceperley Rounsefell h7, 2191 West 1stp. 636
- Jackson Elsie r15, 2191 West 1stp. 298
- Keeling wid — h1A, 2191 West 1stp. 316
The building today
2191 West 1st Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1931 as its year built.
The 2100 block in 1940
West 1st 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.
West 1st 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
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2191 West 1st Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1931 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2191-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.