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Kitsilano, Vancouver

2466 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2466 West Broadway is Viceroy Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: William H Bryson, a manager at the Viceroy Apartments; Thomas E Burgess, an assistant log buyer at Canadian White Pine; and nine others.

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11
people the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1930
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesViceroy Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • William H Brysona manager at the Viceroy Apartments · householder · suite 10p. 77
  • Thomas E Burgessan assistant log buyer at Canadian White Pine · householder · suite 8p. 80
  • Aubrey W Dinsmorea bus operator at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 9p. 160
  • John R Fiska clerk at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 4p. 198
  • Arthur Haseldena chief clerk at CP Express · householder · suite 6p. 259
  • Luella Lanskailan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 1p. 337
  • Margaret W McCalluma clerk at U S Immigration · householder · suite 5p. 364
  • Vernon W Mulvina school teacher · householder · suite 2p. 447
  • Herbert B Seabrooka transmission supervisor at the CJOR · householder · suite 3p. 550

Also under the Lanskail name

  • Joan Lanskailan operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 1p. 337
  • Anna J McCallumwidow of D · lives here · suite 5p. 363

West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST BROADWAY

  1. 2466Viceroy Aptsp. 18
  2. 24661Lanskail Miss Lp. 18
  3. 24662Mulvin V Wp. 18
  4. 24663Seabrook H Bp. 18
  5. 24664Fisk J Rp. 18
  6. 24665McCallum Miss M Wp. 18
  7. 24666Haselden Ap. 18
  8. 24668Burgess T Ep. 18
  9. 24669Dinsmore A Wp. 18
  10. 246610Bryson W Hp. 18

Names

  1. Bryson Wm H mgr Viceroy Apts h10, 2466 West Broadwayp. 77
  2. Burgess Thos E asst log buyer Can White Pine h8, 2466 West Broadwayp. 80
  3. Dinsmore Aubrey W bus opr BCER h9, 2466 West Broadwayp. 160
  4. Fisk John R clk Van City h4, 2466 West Broadwayp. 198
  5. Haselden Arth chf clk CP Exp h6, 2466 West Broadwayp. 259
  6. Lanskail Luella opr BC Tel h1, 2466 West Broadwayp. 337
  7. McCallum Margt W clk U S Immig h5, 2466 West Broadwayp. 364
  8. Mulvin Vernon W sch tchr Van City h2, 2466 West Broadwayp. 447
  9. Seabrook Herbt B transmission supvr CJOR h3, 2466 West Broadwayp. 550
  10. Lanskail Joan opr BC Tel r1, 2466 West Broadwayp. 337
  11. McCallum Anna J wid D r5, 2466 West Broadwayp. 363
The lines for 2466 West Broadway 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

2466 West Broadway still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1930 as its year built.

The 2400 block in 1940

West Broadway 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 Broadway, the 2400 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

South side, even numbers

  1. 2466Viceroy Apts +9stands

The 2400 block of West Broadway

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2466 West Broadway, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1930 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2466-west-broadway, 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.