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Kitsilano, Vancouver

2394 Cornwall Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2394 Cornwall Avenue is Lilfred Lodge, with 20 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 22 people here: Syd L Abbott, an engineer; Florence M Batcher, widow of S O; and 20 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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24
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1926
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 21 linesLilfred Lodge and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Syd L Abbottan engineer · householder · suite 18p. 2
  • Florence M Batcherwidow of S O · householder · suite 19p. 35
  • Elna M Blackmura stenographer at Woodward's · householder · suite 9p. 51
  • Joseph Browna salesman · householder · suite 6p. 73
  • Archie Dewara clerk at the CNR · householder · suite 11p. 158
  • Mrs Cath Doyproprietor of the French Beauty Parlor · householder · suite 1p. 168
  • James R Goulda bookkeeper at Dairy Supplies · householder · suite 8p. 232
  • Cecil J H Holmson active service · householder · suite 20p. 279
  • Wilfred A Lemona city passenger agent at the Northern Pacific Railway · householder · suite 17p. 345
  • Lennie Macdonaldwidow of C · householder · suite 10p. 372
  • Thomas J B McDowella clerk at Imperial Oil · householder · suite 5p. 374
  • Henry Milnera manager for Lilfred Lodge · householder · suite 4p. 432
  • Elizabeth Napierwidow of W S · householder · suite 16p. 453
  • Mary J Parsonwidow of H G · householder · suite 14p. 481
  • Frederick W Parsonsa printer · householder · suite 2p. 481
  • Lavina B Richardsa clerk at the BC Government · householder · suite 3p. 518
  • Glyn R Thomasa department manager at Vancouver Motors · householder · suite 21p. 607
  • Leonard Turnbulla railway mail clerk at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 12p. 621
  • Albert J Tysona druggist · householder · suite 15p. 623
  • Glasgow J Wintera stock keeper at Vancouver Motors · householder · suite 7p. 669

Also under the McDowell name

  • Margaret A McDowelllives here · suite 5p. 374
  • Dorothy G Parsona clerk at Birks · lives here · suite 14p. 481

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

  1. 2394Lilfred Lodge aptsp. 38
  2. 23941Doy Mrs Cp. 38
  3. 23942Parsons F Wp. 38
  4. 23943Richards Miss L Bp. 38
  5. 23944Milner Hp. 38
  6. 23945McDowell T J Bp. 38
  7. 23946Brown Jp. 38
  8. 23947Winter G Jp. 38
  9. 23948Gould J Rp. 38
  10. 23949Blackmur Miss E Mp. 38
  11. 239410Macdonald Mrs Lp. 38
  12. 239411Dewar Ap. 38
  13. 239412Turnbull Lp. 38
  14. 239414Parson Mrs M Jp. 38
  15. 239415Tyson A Jp. 38
  16. 239416Napier Mrs Ep. 38
  17. 239417Lemon W Ap. 38
  18. 239418Abbott S Lp. 38
  19. 239419Batcher Mrs F Mp. 38
  20. 239420Holms C J Hp. 38
  21. 239421Thomas G Rp. 38

Names

  1. Abbott Syd L eng h18, 2394 Cornwallp. 2
  2. Batcher Florence M wid S O h19, 2394 Cornwallp. 35
  3. Blackmur Elna M sten Woodwards h9, 2394 Cornwallp. 51
  4. Brown Jos slsmn h6, 2394 Cornwallp. 73
  5. Dewar Archie clk CNR h11, 2394 Cornwallp. 158
  6. Doy Mrs Cath prop French Beauty Parlor h1, 2394 Cornwallp. 168
  7. Gould Jas R bkpr Dairy Supps h8, 2394 Cornwallp. 232
  8. Holms Cecil J H act serv h20, 2394 Cornwallp. 279
  9. Lemon Wilfd A city pass agt Northern Pac Ry h17, 2394 Cornwallp. 345
  10. Macdonald Lennie wid C h10, 2394 Cornwallp. 372
  11. McDowell Thos J B clk Imp Oil h5, 2394 Cornwallp. 374
  12. Milner Henry mgr Lilfred Lodge h4, 2394 Cornwallp. 432
  13. Napier Eliz wid W S h16, 2394 Cornwallp. 453
  14. Parson Mary J wid H G h14, 2394 Cornwallp. 481
  15. Parsons Fredk W prntr h2, 2394 Cornwallp. 481
  16. Richards Lavina B clk BC Govt h3, 2394 Cornwallp. 518
  17. Thomas Glyn R dept mgr Van Motors h21, 2394 Cornwallp. 607
  18. Turnbull Leonard ry mail clk Can Govt h12, 2394 Cornwallp. 621
  19. Tyson Albt J druggist h15, 2394 Cornwallp. 623
  20. Winter Glasgow J stock kpr Van Motors h7, 2394 Cornwallp. 669
  21. McDowell Margt A r5, 2394 Cornwallp. 374
  22. Parson Dorothy G clk Birks r14, 2394 Cornwallp. 481
The lines for 2394 Cornwall 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 building today

2394 Cornwall Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1926 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.

Cornwall Avenue, block by block

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2394 Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1926 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2394-cornwall-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.