In 1940, 2480 Laurel Street is Fairview Apartments, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists four people here: Kopel Charkow, retired; Rachel Hunt, widow of W H; and two others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here, five 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
- Fairview Apartmentsp. 102
- Mrs R Huntsuite 1p. 102
- K Charkowsuite 2p. 102
- F Rookledgesuite 4p. 102
- Mrs C A Murraysuite 6p. 102
The household
- Kopel Charkowretired · householder · suite 2p. 106
- Rachel Huntwidow of W H · householder · suite 1p. 289
- Cath A Murraywidow of G · lives here · suite 6p. 450
- Fred Rookledgeretired · householder · suite 4p. 531
Also at this address
- Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Laurel Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
LAUREL
- 2480Fairview Aptsp. 102
- 24801Hunt Mrs Rp. 102
- 24802Charkow Kp. 102
- 24804Rookledge Fp. 102
- 24806Murray Mrs C Ap. 102
Names
The building today
2480 Laurel Street still has a building from before 1946; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.
The 2400 block in 1940
Laurel 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.
Laurel Street, the 2400 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
East side, even numbers
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2480 Laurel Street, Fairview, 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/2480-laurel, 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.