2276 West 4th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists seven suites and households at 2276 West 4th Avenue. Its name section lists eight people here: Elijah Clowes, retired; D Rowley Gilbert, a logger; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: W W Anderson. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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10: people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

W McGowansuite 1p. 182
A Richardsonsuite 2p. 182
W W Andersonsuite 3p. 182
A Stewartsuite 4p. 182
D R Gilbertsuite 5p. 182
E Clowessuite 6p. 182
F A Rogerssuite 7p. 182

The household

Elijah Clowesretired · householder · suite 6p. 116
D Rowley Gilberta logger · householder · suite 5p. 222
William McGowana steelworker · householder · suite 1p. 377
Albert Richardsona flagman at the National Harbours Board · householder · suite 2p. 519
Frederick A Rogerson active service · householder · suite 7p. 529
Alex Stewartan engineer at Overseas Wood Products · householder · suite 4p. 586

Also under the Richardson name

Esther Richardsonlives here · suite 2p. 519
John D Richardsona messenger at Cunningham Drug · lives herep. 519

Also at this address

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

West 4th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 4TH

Names

The lines for 2276 West 4th 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.

The house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2276 West 4th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 2262, four doors along on the same side, one of four left on the block.

The 2200 block in 1940

West 4th 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 4th Avenue, the 2200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

North side, odd numbers

No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

South side, even numbers

The 2200 block of West 4th Avenue

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2276 West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2276-west-4th-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.