In 1940, 2415 West 4th Avenue is Cornwall Lodge Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Beatrice M Baillie, widow of T J; William Carnochan, a burner at Hamilton Bridge; and twelve others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.
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- 16
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1920
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- ten linesCornwall Lodge Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Beatrice M Bailliewidow of T J · householder · suite 1p. 26
- William Carnochana burner at Hamilton Bridge · householder · suite 6p. 98
- Thomas Duffhouseholder · suite 9p. 170
- Thomas W Fosterretired · householder · suite 4p. 205
- Louis Lawrencea master mariner at Harbour Towing · householder · suite 3p. 340
- Juanita Leitchan accountant at Murphy & Chapman · householder · suite 5p. 344
- Maude S McCaulwidow of J · householder · suite 2p. 365
- James Roughtonan accountant at Boeings · householder · suite 8p. 534
- Mabel F Syerwidow of W H · householder · suite 1p. 599
Also under the Baillie name
- Cecil M Bailliea public stenographer · lives here · suite 3p. 26
- Rose Fosterwidow of W · lives here · suite 6p. 205
- Annie Leitchwidow of J H · lives here · suite 5p. 344
- Donalda P McCaula school teacher · lives here · suite 2p. 365
- Bettie J Roughtonlives here · suite 8p. 534
Also at this address
- Two 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
- 2415Cornwall Lodge Aptsp. 182
- 24151Syer Mrs M Fp. 182
- 24151Baillie Mrs B Mp. 182
- 24152McCaul Mrs M Sp. 182
- 24153Lawrence Lp. 182
- 24154Foster T Wp. 182
- 24155Leitch Miss Jp. 182
- 24156Carnochan Wp. 182
- 24158Roughton Jp. 182
- 24159Duff Tp. 182
Names
- Baillie Beatrice M wid T J h1, 2415 West 4thp. 26
- Carnochan Wm burner Hamilton Bridge h6, 2415 West 4thp. 98
- Duff Thos h9, 2415 West 4thp. 170
- Foster Thos W retired h4, 2415 West 4thp. 205
- Lawrence Louis mstr mrnr Harbour Towing h3, 2415 West 4thp. 340
- Leitch Juanita acct Murphy & Chapman h5, 2415 West 4thp. 344
- McCaul Maude S wid J h2, 2415 West 4thp. 365
- Roughton Jas acct Boeings h8, 2415 West 4thp. 534
- Syer Mabel F wid W H h1, 2415 West 4thp. 599
- Baillie Cecil M pub sten 18, 425 Howe r3, 2415 West 4thp. 26
- Foster Rose wid W r6, 2415 West 4thp. 205
- Leitch Annie wid J H r5, 2415 West 4thp. 344
- McCaul Donalda P sch tchr Van City r2, 2415 West 4thp. 365
- Roughton Bettie J r8, 2415 West 4thp. 534
The building today
2415 West 4th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1920 as its year built.
The 2400 block in 1940
West 4th Avenue between Balsam and Larch 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 2400 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
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2415 West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1920 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2415-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.