In 1940, 2215 West 1st Avenue is Woodstock Apartments, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Robert E Dover, a painter at the Acme Auto Metal Works; Sam Ferguson, a janitor; and six others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.
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- 12
- people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Woodstock Apartmentsp. 173
- J McDonaldsuite 1p. 173
- R E Doversuite 2p. 173
- S Fergusonsuite 3p. 173
- Mrs E Samssuite 4p. 173
- W Spiridonoffsuite 5p. 173
- J S Goudiesuite 6p. 173
The household
- Robert E Dovera painter at the Acme Auto Metal Works · householder · suite 2p. 167
- Sam Fergusona janitor · householder · suite 3p. 194
- John S Goudiea winchman at the Union Steamship Company · householder · suite 6p. 231
- James McDonalda salesman at Twigg Island Dairy · householder · suite 1p. 371
- Mrs Emily Samshouseholder · suite 4p. 542
- William Spiridonoffa watchman at Jones Tent & Awning · householder · suite 5p. 579
Also under the Ferguson name
- John N Fergusonlives here · suite 3p. 194
- Clif Samsa swamper at Reliance Fuel & Heating · lives here · suite 4p. 542
Also at this address
- Four more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's 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
- 2215Woodstock Aptsp. 173
- 22151McDonald Jp. 173
- 22152Dover R Ep. 173
- 22153Ferguson Sp. 173
- 22154Sams Mrs Ep. 173
- 22155Spiridonoff Wp. 173
- 22156Goudie J Sp. 173
Names
- Dover Robt E pntr Acme Auto Mtl Wks h2, 2215 West 1stp. 167
- Ferguson Sam jntr h3, 2215 West 1stp. 194
- Goudie John S winchmn USS h6, 2215 West 1stp. 231
- McDonald Jas slsmn Twigg Isl Dairy h1, 2215 West 1stp. 371
- Sams Mrs Emily h4, 2215 West 1stp. 542
- Spiridonoff Wm wtchmn Jones Tent & Awning h5, 2215 West 1stp. 579
- Ferguson John N r3, 2215 West 1stp. 194
- Sams Clif swamper Reliance Fuel & Heating r4, 2215 West 1stp. 542
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 2215 West 1st Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 2225 still has one from before 1946, one of two on the block.
The 2200 block in 1940
West 1st Avenue between Yew and Vine 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 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)
North side, odd numbers
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2215 West 1st Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2215-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.