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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

2416 Fraser Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2416 Fraser Street is Beath Apartments, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Mrs Agnes Anderson, a seamstress at Imperial Casket; David Bydewell, a salesman; and eleven others.

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13
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1928
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesBeath Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Agnes Andersona seamstress at Imperial Casket · householder · suite 7p. 12
  • David Bydewella salesman · lives here · suite 2p. 85
  • David A Bydewellhouseholder · suite 2p. 85
  • Syd H Cawstona manager at Moore-Cawston Dry Kiln · householder · suite 1p. 103
  • Mrs M Kate Frasera tea cup reader at the Hudson's Bay Company · householder · suite 3p. 209
  • Janet D Harknesswidow of W K Harkness of Beath Apartments · householder · suite 9p. 255
  • John Harknessa chauffeur at Checker Taxi · lives here · suite 9p. 255
  • John S Harknessof Beath Apartments · householder · suite 5p. 255
  • George H Paula baker at Polly Ann Bakeries · householder · suite 8p. 484
  • Thomas R Sheriffof Sheriff Bakery · householder · suite 10p. 556
  • H Frederick Whitehouseholder · suite 6p. 655
  • Ben Yeomana brakeman · householder · suite 4p. 678

Also at this address

  • Alfred S Bydewella driver at Hoy's Crescent Dairy · lives here · suite 2p. 85

Fraser Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as Scott Street; its numbers run along today's Fraser Street, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

FRASER

  1. 2416*Beath Aptsp. 148
  2. 24161Cawston S Hp. 148
  3. 24162Bydewell D Ap. 148
  4. 24163Fraser Mrs M Kp. 148
  5. 24164Yeoman Bp. 148
  6. 24165Harkness J Sp. 148
  7. 24166White H Fp. 148
  8. 24167Anderson Mrs Ap. 148
  9. 24168Paul G Hp. 148
  10. 24169Harkness Mrs J Dp. 148
  11. 241610Sheriff T Rp. 148

Names

  1. Anderson Mrs Agnes smstrs Imp Casket h7, 2416 Fraserp. 12
  2. Bydewell David slsmn r2, 2416 Fraserp. 85
  3. Bydewell David A h2, 2416 Fraserp. 85
  4. Cawston Syd H mgr Moore-Cawston Dry Kiln h1, 2416 Fraserp. 103
  5. Fraser Mrs M Kate tea cup rdr HBC h3, 2416 Fraserp. 209
  6. Harkness Janet D wid W K of Beath Apts h9, 2416 Fraserp. 255
  7. Harkness John chauf Checker Taxi r9, 2416 Fraserp. 255
  8. Harkness John S of Beath Apts h5, 2416 Fraserp. 255
  9. Paul Geo H baker Polly Ann Bkries h8, 2416 Fraserp. 484
  10. Sheriff Thos R of Sheriff Bky h10, 2416 Fraserp. 556
  11. White H Fredk h6, 2416 Fraserp. 655
  12. Yeoman Ben brakemn h4, 2416 Fraserp. 678
  13. Bydewell Alfd S drvr Hoy's Crescent Dairy r2, 2416 Fraserp. 85
The lines for 2416 Fraser Street 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

2416 Fraser Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 2400 block of Fraser Street; the City's assessment record gives 1928 as its year built.

The 2400 block in 1940

Fraser Street between East 8th Avenue and East Broadway, Mount Pleasant: 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.

Fraser Street, 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)

West side, odd numbers

  1. 2421Gunn Jgone

The 2400 block of Fraser Street

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2416 Fraser Street, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1928 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2416-fraser, 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.