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Kitsilano, Vancouver

2431 Vine Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2431 Vine Street is The Patricia, an apartment building, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Mrs Edith C Coker; Owen K Kennedy, a commissionaire; and ten others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: A Peladeau. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesThe Patricia and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Edith C Cokerhouseholder · suite 7p. 118
  • Owen K Kennedya commissionaire · householder · suite 2p. 319
  • A Percy Mainprizea caretaker at Connaught Apartments and The Patricia · householder · suite 9p. 405
  • Andrew Milnean organist at the St John's United Church · householder · suite 8p. 432
  • Harold C Parkerhouseholder · suite 5p. 480
  • Leslie Porteran accountant · householder · suite 1p. 499
  • Mabel F Pullena school teacher · householder · suite 3p. 505
  • Mary E Wilsonwidow of J R · householder · suite 4p. 666

Also under the Coker name

  • Edith L Cokera supervisor at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 7p. 118
  • Jean A Milnelives here · suite 8p. 432
  • William E Parkerof Broadway & Maple Service Station · lives here · suite 5p. 480
  • Annie Porterwidow of F · lives here · suite 1p. 499

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

Vine Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

VINE

  1. 2431Patricia (The) aptsp. 163
  2. 24311Porter Lp. 163
  3. 24312Kennedy O Kp. 163
  4. 24313Pullen Miss M Fp. 163
  5. 24314Wilson Mrs M Ep. 163
  6. 24315Parker H Cp. 163
  7. 24316Peladeau Ap. 163
  8. 24317Coker Mrs E Cp. 163
  9. 24318Milne Ap. 163
  10. 24319Mainprize A Pp. 163

Names

  1. Coker Mrs Edith C h7, 2431 Vinep. 118
  2. Kennedy Owen K commissionaire CC of C h2, 2431 Vinep. 319
  3. Mainprize A Percy caretkr Connaught Apts and The Patricia h9, 2431 Vinep. 405
  4. Milne Andw organist St John's United Ch h8, 2431 Vinep. 432
  5. Parker Harold C h5, 2431 Vinep. 480
  6. Porter Leslie acct h1, 2431 Vinep. 499
  7. Pullen Mabel F sch tchr Van City h3, 2431 Vinep. 505
  8. Wilson Mary E wid J R sten M A Monson h4, 2431 Vinep. 666
  9. Coker Edith L supvr BC Tel r7, 2431 Vinep. 118
  10. Milne Jean A r8, 2431 Vinep. 432
  11. Parker Wm E of Bway & Maple Serv Sta r5, 2431 Vinep. 480
  12. Porter Annie wid F r1, 2431 Vinep. 499
The lines for 2431 Vine 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.

The building today

2431 Vine Street still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 2400 block in 1940

Vine Street between West 8th Avenue and West Broadway, 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.

Vine Street, the 2400 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

  1. 2431Patricia (The) +9stands

The 2400 block of Vine Street

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2431 Vine Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2431-vine, 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.