In 1940, 2296 Cornwall Avenue is Royal York Apartments, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Ernest A Ball, a salesman at Storey & Campbell; Charles C Brown, of Martin Hotel; and seven others. It 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
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1929
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Royal York Apartmentsp. 38
- A T Warnkensuite 1p. 38
- F M Scudamoresuite 2 · marked *p. 38
- H L Usbornesuite 3p. 38
- Mrs F Etheringtonsuite 6p. 38
- C C Brownsuite 7p. 38
- E A Ballsuite 8p. 38
- Miss H K Heffellsuite 9p. 38
The household
- Ernest A Balla salesman at Storey & Campbell · householder · suite 8p. 28
- Charles C Brownof Martin Hotel · householder · suite 7p. 72
- Florence Etheringtonwidow of F · householder · suite 6p. 186
- Hilda K Heffella stenographer at Royal Insurance · householder · suite 9p. 265
- Frederick M Scudamoreproprietor of the Royal York Apartments · householder · suite 2p. 550
- Henry L Usbornean agent at North American Life · householder · suite 3p. 626
- Arthur T Warnkena watchman at M-W Ltd · householder · suite 1p. 642
Also under the Ball name
- Harold E Balla clerk at R Gelletly & Co · lives here · suite 8p. 28
- Leslie Etheringtona fireman · lives here · suite 6p. 186
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
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
- 2296Royal York Aptsp. 38
- 22961Warnken A Tp. 38
- 22962*Scudamore F Mp. 38
- 22963Usborne H Lp. 38
- 22966Etherington Mrs Fp. 38
- 22967Brown C Cp. 38
- 22968Ball E Ap. 38
- 22969Heffell Miss H Kp. 38
Names
- Ball Ernest A slsmn Storey & Campbell h8, 2296 Cornwallp. 28
- Brown Chas C of Martin Hotel h7, 2296 Cornwallp. 72
- Etherington Florence wid F h6, 2296 Cornwallp. 186
- Heffell Hilda K sten Royal Ins h9, 2296 Cornwallp. 265
- Scudamore Fredk M prop Royal York Apts h2, 2296 Cornwallp. 550
- Usborne Henry L agt North Am Life h3, 2296 Cornwallp. 626
- Warnken Arth T wtchmn M-W Ltd h1, 2296 Cornwallp. 642
- Ball Harold E clk R Gelletly & Co r8, 2296 Cornwallp. 28
- Etherington Leslie firmn r6, 2296 Cornwallp. 186
The building today
2296 Cornwall Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.
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.
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2296 Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1929 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2296-cornwall-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 2296 Cornwall Avenue
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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.