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Fairview, Vancouver

2200 Heather Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2200 Heather Street is Dairon Apartments, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Thomas A Arnott, an accountant; William Brassington, a longshoreman; and eleven others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1909
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • nine linesDairon Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Thomas A Arnottan accountant · householder · suite 6p. 20
  • William Brassingtona longshoreman · householder · suite 7p. 63
  • William H Dickersonan accountant · householder · suite 4p. 159
  • Allan M Gavina laborer · householder · suite 2p. 218
  • Andrew C Petersona mechanic at Peterson & Cowan · householder · suite 8p. 491
  • Julius Pichlera helper at Pacific Meat · householder · suite 1p. 494
  • Edward G Pontina photographer · householder · suite 3p. 498
  • Leslie Smitha shipper at Vancouver Pacific Paper · householder · suite 5p. 572

Also under the Arnott name

  • James A Arnotta machinist operator at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 6p. 20
  • Richard H Arnotta salesman · lives here · suite 6p. 20
  • Arthur S Brassingtonlives here · suite 7p. 63
  • James D Gavina meat cutter at Safeway · lives here · suite 2p. 218
  • Doreen P Pontinlives here · suite 3p. 498

Also at this address

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

Heather Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HEATHER

  1. 2200Dairon Aptsp. 82
  2. 22001Pichler Jp. 82
  3. 22002Gavin A Mp. 82
  4. 22003Pontin E Gp. 82
  5. 22004Dickerson W Hp. 82
  6. 22005Smith Lp. 82
  7. 22006Arnott T Ap. 82
  8. 22007Brassington Wp. 82
  9. 22008Peterson A Cp. 82

Names

  1. Arnott Thos A acct h6, 2200 Heatherp. 20
  2. Brassington Wm lngshmn h7, 2200 Heatherp. 63
  3. Dickerson Wm H acct h4, 2200 Heatherp. 159
  4. Gavin Allan M lab h2, 2200 Heatherp. 218
  5. Peterson Andw C mech Peterson & Cowan h8, 2200 Heatherp. 491
  6. Pichler Julius hlpr Pac Meat h1, 2200 Heatherp. 494
  7. Pontin Edw G photog h3, 2200 Heatherp. 498
  8. Smith Leslie shpr Van Pac Paper h5, 2200 Heatherp. 572
  9. Arnott Jas A mach opr Van Genl Hosp r6, 2200 Heatherp. 20
  10. Arnott Richd H slsmn r6, 2200 Heatherp. 20
  11. Brassington Arth S r7, 2200 Heatherp. 63
  12. Gavin Jas D meat ctr Safeway r2, 2200 Heatherp. 218
  13. Pontin Doreen P r3, 2200 Heatherp. 498
The lines for 2200 Heather Street 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

2200 Heather Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 2220 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1909 as its year built.

The 2200 block in 1940

Heather Street between West 6th and West 7th Avenues, Fairview: 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.

Heather Street, the 2200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

  1. 2219Nutting C Agone

The 2200 block of Heather Street

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2200 Heather Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1909 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2200-heather, 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.