Vancouver / Heather Street / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

2440 Heather Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2440 Heather Street is Heather Court, with 16 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 17 people here: Ethel J P Anderson, a boundary; Annie M Beaumont, widow of S; and 15 others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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18
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 17 linesHeather Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Ethel J P Andersona boundary · householder · suite 9ap. 13
  • Annie M Beaumontwidow of S · householder · suite 2p. 38
  • Frederick D Beaumonta lather · householder · suite 2ap. 38
  • William R Bradburyan elevator operator at the Vancouver General Hospital · householderp. 61
  • Harold Burgesona laborer at Alberta Lumber · householder · suite 5Cp. 80
  • Jennie Dewhurstwidow of R · householder · suite 5ap. 158
  • Don L Douglashouseholder · suite 8p. 166
  • James Huntera salesman at Canadian Bakeries · householder · suite 11p. 290
  • William Huntera watchman at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 1p. 290
  • Vilhelm E Lingquista helper at Alberta Lumber · householder · suite 12p. 350
  • S Clayton McDonalda clerk at Safeway Stores · lives here · suite 10p. 373
  • Stan C McDonalda building contractor · lives here · suite 10p. 373
  • Sam McLaughlina laborer · householder · suite 9Bp. 389
  • Joseph J Radeleta carpenter · lives here · suite 5bp. 508
  • James Rigbyretired · householder · suite 3p. 521
  • William Robertsonretired · householder · suite 6p. 526
  • Robert M Templemana clerk at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 7p. 605

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HEATHER

  1. 2440Heather Court aptsp. 82
  2. 2440basementBradbury W Rp. 82
  3. 24401Hunter Wp. 82
  4. 24402*Beaumont Mrs A Mp. 82
  5. 24402ABeaumont F Dp. 82
  6. 24403Rigby Jp. 82
  7. 24405ADewhurst Mrs Jp. 82
  8. 24405BRadelet J Jp. 82
  9. 24405CBurgeson Hp. 82
  10. 24406Robertson Wp. 82
  11. 24407Templeman R Mp. 82
  12. 24408Douglas D Lp. 82
  13. 24409AAnderson Miss E J Pp. 82
  14. 24409BMcLaughlin Sp. 82
  15. 244010McDonald S C bldg contrp. 82
  16. 244011Hunter Jp. 82
  17. 244012Lingquist V Ep. 82

Names

  1. Anderson Ethel J P bndy h9a, 2440 Heatherp. 13
  2. Beaumont Annie M wid S prop Heather Court h2, 2440 Heatherp. 38
  3. Beaumont Fredk D lather h2a, 2440 Heatherp. 38
  4. Bradbury Wm R elev opr Van Genl Hosp h2440 Heatherp. 61
  5. Burgeson Harold lab Alberta Lbr h5C, 2440 Heatherp. 80
  6. Dewhurst Jennie wid R h5a, 2440 Heatherp. 158
  7. Douglas Don L h8, 2440 Heatherp. 166
  8. Hunter Jas slsmn Can Bkries h11, 2440 Heatherp. 290
  9. Hunter Wm wtchmn Van Genl Hosp h1, 2440 Heatherp. 290
  10. Lingquist Vilhelm E hlpr Alberta Lbr h12, 2440 Heatherp. 350
  11. McDonald S Clayton clk Safeway Stores r10, 2440 Heatherp. 373
  12. McDonald Stan C bldg contr r10, 2440 Heatherp. 373
  13. McLaughlin Sam lab BCE Power & Gas h9B, 2440 Heatherp. 389
  14. Radelet Jos J carp r5b, 2440 Heatherp. 508
  15. Rigby Jas retired h3, 2440 Heatherp. 521
  16. Robertson Wm retired h6, 2440 Heatherp. 526
  17. Templeman Robt M clk Can Govt h7, 2440 Heatherp. 605
The lines for 2440 Heather 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2440 Heather Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 2400 block of Heather Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 2405, with a building from 2012.

The 2400 block in 1940

Heather Street between West 8th Avenue and West Broadway, Fairview: 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.

Heather 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. 2405Kelynack Nrebuilt

The 2400 block of Heather Street

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2440 Heather Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.