In 1940, 2456 Point Grey Road is Milton Lodge, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: Charles R Boulding, a salesman; Reginald H Foley, a master mariner; and nine others.
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- 11
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1912
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Milton Lodgeapartmentsp. 133
- R E Knightsuite 1p. 133
- C R Bouldingsuite 2p. 133
- Miss I Tylersuite 3p. 133
- R H Foleysuite 4p. 133
- W W Gardinersuite 5p. 133
- Mrs E Warrensuite 6p. 133
The household
- Charles R Bouldinga salesman · householder · suite 2p. 57
- Reginald H Foleya master mariner · householder · suite 4p. 202
- William W Gardinera druggist at Red Star Drug Store · householder · suite 5p. 216
- R Edward Knighthouseholder · suite 1p. 328
- Isobel Tylera stenographer for C Darling · householder · suite 3p. 623
- Mrs Ethel Warrenhouseholder · suite 6p. 642
Also under the Boulding name
- Syd C R Bouldinga shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone · lives here · suite 2p. 58
- Claudia M Gardinera stenographer at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 5p. 216
- Herman H Gardinera clerk · lives here · suite 5p. 216
- Tylera musician · lives here · suite 3p. 623
- L Warrena welder at the Burrard Dry Dock · lives herep. 642
Point Grey Road is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
POINT GREY ROAD
- 2456Milton Lodge aptsp. 133
- 24561Knight R Ep. 133
- 24562Boulding C Rp. 133
- 24563Tyler Miss Ip. 133
- 24564Foley R Hp. 133
- 24565Gardiner W Wp. 133
- 24566Warren Mrs Ep. 133
Names
- Boulding Chas R slsmn h2, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 57
- Foley Regd H mstr mrnr h4, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 202
- Gardiner Wm W druggist Red Star Drug Store h5, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 216
- Knight R Edw h1, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 328
- Tyler Isobel sten C Darling h3, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 623
- Warren Mrs Ethel h6, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 642
- Boulding Syd C R shopmn Can (BC) Tel r2, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 58
- Gardiner Claudia M sten Van Genl Hosp r5, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 216
- Gardiner Herman H clk Mc Mc & Prior r5, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 216
- Tyler musician r3, 2456 Point Grey Roadp. 623
- Warren L wldr Burrard Dry Dock r2456 Point Grey Roadp. 642
The building today
2456 Point Grey Road 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
Point Grey Road, 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.
Point Grey Road, 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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2456 Point Grey Road, 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/2456-point-grey-road, 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.