2395 West 4th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists seven suites and households at 2395 West 4th Avenue. Its name section lists eight people here: Mrs Jessie Denham, a saleswoman; Kathleen Gardner, an usher at the Kitsilano Theatre; and six others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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13: people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

Mrs A Lazorakp. 182
Mrs H T Wickettsuite 3p. 182
Miss K Gardnersuite 4p. 182
Mrs C V Israelsuite 6p. 182
S R Powellsuite 7p. 182
Mrs J Denhamsuite 8p. 182
P W Wickettsuite 9p. 182

The household

Mrs Jessie Denhama saleswoman · householder · suite 8p. 156
Kathleen Gardneran usher at the Kitsilano Theatre · householder · suite 4p. 216
Cynthia V Israelwidow of I · householder · suite 6p. 297
Annie Lazorakwidow of D · householder · suite 1p. 341
Syd R Powella cook for Aristocratic Hamburgers · householder · suite 7p. 501
Harriett T Wickettwidow of W · householder · suite 3p. 658
Peter W Wicketta millworker at BC Plywoods · householder · suite 9p. 658

Also under the Wickett name

Joseph E Wicketta clerk at the CNR · lives here · suite 3p. 658

Also at this address

Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

West 4th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 4TH

Names

The lines for 2395 West 4th 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2395 West 4th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 2320, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.

The 2300 block in 1940

West 4th 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.

West 4th 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

South side, even numbers

The 2300 block of West 4th Avenue

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2395 West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2395-west-4th-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.