Victoria-Fraserview, Vancouver

2386 East 45th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

Mrs Elsie Burgon is the householder at 2386 East 45th Avenue in 1940; the directory prints no work beside the name. Its name section lists one more person here: Florence Burgon. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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3
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1910
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Mrs Elsie Burgonhouseholderp. 80

Also under the Burgon name

  • Florence Burgonlives herep. 80

Also at this address

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

East 45th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

The lines for 2386 East 45th 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

2386 East 45th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of four on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

Since 1940

  1. 2025A building permit for a new building, valued at $800,000 (DB-2024-03144).
  2. 2025A building permit for demolition, valued at $40,000 (BP-2024-03567).

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 2300 block of East 45th Avenue on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 2386 marked
The 2300 block of East 45th Avenue, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 2386, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 2300 block in 1940

East 45th Avenue, Victoria-Fraserview: 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.

East 45th Avenue, the 2300 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

  1. 2395Griffin Jgone

The 2300 block of East 45th Avenue

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2386 East 45th Avenue, Victoria-Fraserview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2386-east-45th-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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.