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Fairview, Vancouver

2204 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists 15 suites and households at 2204 Granville Street. Its name section lists 18 people here: Phila Abercrombie; Stan S Armstrong, a chauffeur at Abbott Taxi; and 16 others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: Morgan Block and W P Copeland. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too. Its name section also lists Morgan Block (R M and Mrs E T Morgan) here.

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22
people the 1940 directory lists here, two 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

  • 15 linesThe suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Phila Abercrombiehouseholder · suite 15p. 2
  • Stan S Armstronga chauffeur at Abbott Taxi · householder · suite 12p. 19
  • Marcel Bessuillea foreman at French Hand Laundry · householder · suite 6p. 45
  • Herbert J Binniea telegraph operator · householder · suite 14p. 48
  • Elva G Cogbilla waitress for White Spot · householder · suite 7p. 118
  • Frederick J Hillan accountant · householder · suite 9p. 272
  • John Hillretired · householder · suite 16p. 272
  • Isaac H Hubbarda steel worker · householder · suite 3p. 286
  • Susan McCallwidow of H · householder · suite 4p. 363
  • William McGavinhouseholder · suite 11p. 376
  • Ethel M Mannwidow of F W · householder · suite 2p. 409
  • Reginald M Morganof Morgan Block · householder · suite 1p. 440
  • James Williamsan engineer at National Biscuit · householder · suite 10p. 662

Also under the Copeland name

  • P Copelandan engineer · householder · suite 8p. 126
  • Josephine S McCalla packer at National Biscuit · lives here · suite 4p. 363
  • Martha McCalla packer at National Biscuit · lives here · suite 4p. 363
  • Albert H Manna driver at Sterling Laundry · lives here · suite 2p. 409
  • Mrs Emma T Morganof Morgan Block · lives here · suite 1p. 440

Only in the street section

A firm here

  • Morgan Block (R M and Mrs E T Morgan)p. 440

Also at this address

  • Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

  1. 2204Morgan Blockp. 67
  2. 22041*Morgan R Mp. 67
  3. 22042Mann Mrs E Mp. 67
  4. 22043Hubbard I Hp. 67
  5. 22044McCall Mrs Sp. 67
  6. 22046Bessuille Mp. 67
  7. 22047Cogbill Miss E Gp. 67
  8. 22048Copeland W Pp. 67
  9. 22049Hill F Jp. 67
  10. 220410Williams Jp. 67
  11. 220411McGavin Wp. 67
  12. 220412Armstrong S Sp. 67
  13. 220414Binnie H Jp. 67
  14. 220415Abercrombie Miss Pp. 67
  15. 220416Hill Jp. 67

Names

  1. Abercrombie Phila h15, 2204 Granvillep. 2
  2. Armstrong Stan S chauf Abbott Taxi h12, 2204 Granvillep. 19
  3. Bessuille Marcel formn French Hand Lndy h6, 2204 Granvillep. 45
  4. Binnie Herbt J teleg opr h14, 2204 Granvillep. 48
  5. Cogbill Elva G waitress White Spot h7, 2204 Granvillep. 118
  6. Hill Fredk J acct h9, 2204 Granvillep. 272
  7. Hill John retired h16, 2204 Granvillep. 272
  8. Hubbard Isaac H stl wkr h3, 2204 Granvillep. 286
  9. McCall Susan wid H h4, 2204 Granvillep. 363
  10. McGavin Wm h11, 2204 Granvillep. 376
  11. Mann Ethel M wid F W h2, 2204 Granvillep. 409
  12. Morgan Regd M of Morgan Blk h1, 2204 Granvillep. 440
  13. Williams Jas eng Natl Biscuit h10, 2204 Granvillep. 662
  14. Copeland P eng h8, 2204 Granvillep. 126
  15. McCall Josephine S pkr Natl Biscuit r4, 2204 Granvillep. 363
  16. McCall Martha pkr Natl Biscuit r4, 2204 Granvillep. 363
  17. Mann Albt H drvr Sterling Lndy r2, 2204 Granvillep. 409
  18. Morgan Mrs Emma T of Morgan Blk r1, 2204 Granvillep. 440
  19. Morgan Block (R M and Mrs E T Morgan) apts 2204 Granvillep. 440
The lines for 2204 Granville 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2204 Granville Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 2203, in strata units now, still has one from before 1946, one of five on the block.

The 2200 block in 1940

Granville 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.

Granville Street, the 2200 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 2200 block of Granville Street

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2204 Granville Street, Fairview, 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.