The 1940 directory lists five suites and households at 2285 West 10th Avenue. Its name section lists seven people here: Frank M Laird, a tile layer at Sansan Floor; James A Lamb, a driver at UBC; and five others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.
Reserve this house's book, freeIts history in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. Read for this address so far: 1940. The book reads the other 19 directories we hold. About $29 when orders open. The City Archives charges $25 a year searched, a house historian $300 to $550 or more.
- 10
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1931
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- R McI Millerp. 200
- Miss M D Rushburysuite 1p. 200
- J A Lambsuite 2p. 200
- F M Lairdsuite 3p. 200
- Mrs A Pickeringsuite 4p. 200
The household
- Frank M Lairda tile layer at Sansan Floor · householder · suite 3p. 333
- James A Lamba driver at UBC · householder · suite 2p. 334
- Robert McI Millera factory worker at BC Hardwood Floor · householderp. 430
- Mrs Alice Pickeringhouseholder · suite 4p. 494
- Mary D Rushburywho worked for the BC Telephone · householder · suite 1p. 537
Also under the Pickering name
- William Pickeringan engineer at BC Cement · lives here · suite 4p. 494
- Jessie McA Rushburylives here · suite 1p. 537
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 10TH
- 2285Miller R McIp. 200
- 22851Rushbury Miss M Dp. 200
- 22852Lamb J Ap. 200
- 22853Laird F Mp. 200
- 22854Pickering Mrs Ap. 200
Names
- Laird Frank M tile layer Sansan Floor h3, 2285 West 10thp. 333
- Lamb Jas A drvr UBC h2, 2285 West 10thp. 334
- Miller Robt McI fcty wkr BC Hardwood Fl h2285 West 10thp. 430
- Pickering Mrs Alice h4, 2285 West 10thp. 494
- Rushbury Mary D emp BC Tel h1, 2285 West 10thp. 537
- Pickering Wm eng BC Cement r4, 2285 West 10thp. 494
- Rushbury Jessie McA r1, 2285 West 10thp. 537
The house today
2285 West 10th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1931 as its year built.
The 2200 block in 1940
West 10th 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 10th 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
Quote this house
One line with its source, for a listing, a talk or a family tree. A link to this page shows the card below wherever it's shared.
2285 West 10th Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1931 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2285-west-10th-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 2285 West 10th Avenue
Every directory, as one book
The book reads this address in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: who lived here year by year, their work from the name sections, with the three people here in 1940 under other surnames whom this page doesn't name, the block around it, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a house.
The City Archives search records for $25 a year searched. A hired house historian charges $300 to $550 or more.
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.