In 1940, 2446 West 4th Avenue is Donaldo Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Wilfred W Hetman, on active service; Florence McLean, widow of W S; and four others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 2000
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Donaldo Apartmentsp. 182
- A H Turriffsuite 1p. 182
- R H Scottsuite 2p. 182
- Mrs F McLeansuite 3p. 182
- Mrs W L Pettiesuite 4p. 182
- W W Hetmansuite 5p. 182
The household
- Wilfred W Hetmanon active service · householder · suite 5p. 270
- Florence McLeanwidow of W S · householder · suite 3p. 390
- Windred L Pettiewidow of G S · householder · suite 4p. 492
- Robert H Scotta sales engineer at Northern Metals & Engineering · householder · suite 2p. 549
- Arthur H Turriffon active service · householder · suite 1p. 622
Also under the Pettie name
- George W Pettiea student at UBC · lives here · suite 4p. 492
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 2446Donaldo Aptsp. 182
- 24461Turriff A Hp. 182
- 24462Scott R Hp. 182
- 24463McLean Mrs Fp. 182
- 24464Pettie Mrs W Lp. 182
- 24465Hetman W Wp. 182
Names
- Hetman Wilfd W act serv h5, 2446 West 4thp. 270
- McLean Florence wid W S h3, 2446 West 4thp. 390
- Pettie Windred L wid G S h4, 2446 West 4thp. 492
- Scott Robt H sls eng Northern Metals & Eng h2, 2446 West 4thp. 549
- Turriff Arth H act serv h1, 2446 West 4thp. 622
- Pettie Geo W studt UBC r4, 2446 West 4thp. 492
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 2446 now to 2000; next door, 2466 still has its building from before 1946, one of two on the block.
Since 1940
- 2000Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
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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2446 West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2000, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2446-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.