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Kitsilano, Vancouver

2264 Cornwall Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2264 Cornwall Avenue is Harting Manor, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Norma M Barrington, a clerk at Imperial Oil; Roy D Beal, proprietor of Harting Manor; and eleven others.

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13
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
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

  • eleven linesHarting Manor and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Norma M Barringtona clerk at Imperial Oil · householder · suite 1p. 33
  • Roy D Bealproprietor of Harting Manor · householder · suite 2p. 37
  • Mrs Margaret Dixonhouseholder · suite 9p. 161
  • Mrs Alma T Hatchhouseholder · suite 7p. 260
  • Mrs Margaret Johnshouseholder · suite 6p. 304
  • Leo D McClintocka clerk at the Bank of Montreal · householder · suite 4p. 365
  • Percy A Macfarlanea clerk at National Cash Register · householder · suite 10p. 375
  • John G Meadowsa salesman · householder · suite 5p. 423
  • Mrs Florence Murdochhouseholder · suite 8p. 448

Also under the Barrington name

  • Josephine R Barringtonlives here · suite 1p. 33
  • Frances A Hatcha buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives here · suite 7p. 260
  • Hector J Macfarlanea bell boy · lives here · suite 10p. 375
  • Vera S Murdocha clerk at Western Wholesale Drug · lives here · suite 8p. 448

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

  1. 2264Harting Manor aptsp. 37
  2. 22641Barrington Miss N Mp. 37
  3. 22642*Beal R Dp. 37
  4. 22644McClintock L Dp. 37
  5. 22645Meadows J Gp. 37
  6. 22645Contl Rug Co weaversp. 37
  7. 22646Johns Mrs Mp. 37
  8. 22647Hatch Mrs A Tp. 37
  9. 22648Murdoch Mrs Fp. 37
  10. 22649Dixon Mrs Mp. 37
  11. 226410Macfarlane P Ap. 37

Names

  1. Barrington Norma M clk Imp Oil h1, 2264 Cornwallp. 33
  2. Beal Roy D prop Harting Manor h2, 2264 Cornwallp. 37
  3. Dixon Mrs Margt h9, 2264 Cornwallp. 161
  4. Hatch Mrs Alma T h7, 2264 Cornwallp. 260
  5. Johns Mrs Margt h6, 2264 Cornwallp. 304
  6. McClintock Leo D clk Bk of Mont h4, 2264 Cornwallp. 365
  7. Macfarlane Percy A clk Natl Cash Register h10, 2264 Cornwallp. 375
  8. Meadows John G slsmn h5, 2264 Cornwallp. 423
  9. Murdoch Mrs Florence h8, 2264 Cornwallp. 448
  10. Barrington Josephine R r1, 2264 Cornwallp. 33
  11. Hatch Frances A buyer HBC r7, 2264 Cornwallp. 260
  12. Macfarlane Hector J bell boy r10, 2264 Cornwallp. 375
  13. Murdoch Vera S clk Western Whol Drug r8, 2264 Cornwallp. 448
The lines for 2264 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2264 Cornwall Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 2296, four doors along on the same side, one of two left on the block.

The 2200 block in 1940

Cornwall 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.

Cornwall 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

No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Cornwall Avenue, block by block

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2264 Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2264-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.