In 1940, 2340 Cornwall Avenue is Park Manor, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: James Crossland, a caretaker at Park Manor; John Dichmont, proprietor of Park Manor; and seven others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.
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- 11
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1929
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesPark Manor and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- James Crosslanda caretaker at Park Manor · householder · suite 9p. 140
- John Dichmontproprietor of Park Manor · householder · suite 2p. 159
- Leslie C Granta salesman at Office Specialty Manufacturing · householder · suite 3p. 235
- T Murray Hunteron active service · householder · suite 8p. 290
- Wallace C McKaya superintendent at Empire Stevedoring · householder · suite 7p. 382
- Charles N Menziesa salesman for J I Reid · householder · suite 4p. 425
- Mrs Martha L Mocka secretary at Atlas Investment · householder · suite 1p. 435
- Ethel V Parrwidow of H V · householder · suite 6p. 481
- James Rearhouseholder · suite 5p. 512
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's 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
- 2340Park Manor aptsp. 38
- 23401Mock Mrs M Lp. 38
- 23402Dichmont Jp. 38
- 23403Grant L Cp. 38
- 23404Menzies Cp. 38
- 23405Rear Jp. 38
- 23406Parr Mrs E Vp. 38
- 23407McKay W Cp. 38
- 23408Hunter T Mp. 38
- 23409Crossland Jp. 38
Names
- Crossland Jas caretkr Park Manor h9, 2340 Cornwallp. 140
- Dichmont John prop Park Manor h2, 2340 Cornwallp. 159
- Grant Leslie C slsmn Office Specialty Mfg h3, 2340 Cornwallp. 235
- Hunter T Murray act serv h8, 2340 Cornwallp. 290
- McKay Wallace C supt Empire Stvdrg h7, 2340 Cornwallp. 382
- Menzies Chas N slsmn J I Reid h4, 2340 Cornwallp. 425
- Mock Mrs Martha L sec Atlas Invest h1, 2340 Cornwallp. 435
- Parr Ethel V wid H V h6, 2340 Cornwallp. 481
- Rear Jas h5, 2340 Cornwallp. 512
The building today
2340 Cornwall Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 2330 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.
The 2300 block in 1940
Cornwall Avenue between Vine and Balsam 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 2300 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.
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2340 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/2340-cornwall-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 2340 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.