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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

2505 Fraser Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2505 Fraser Street is Campbell Court, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: William H Atherton, retired; Albert M Brown, a manager at Regent Hotel Cigar Stand; and eleven others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: W E Grant and A J MacDonald. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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17
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 13 linesCampbell Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • William H Athertonretired · householder · suite 11p. 22
  • Albert M Browna manager at Regent Hotel Cigar Stand · householder · suite 6p. 71
  • Menlo E Giddingsa caretaker at Campbell Court · householder · suite 13p. 222
  • Harold C Harveya foreman at Pacific Junk · householder · suite 8p. 259
  • Elizabeth Hudsonwidow of A E Hudson · householder · suite 7p. 286
  • Cath G McQuarriewidow of A E McQuarrie · householder · suite 5p. 400
  • Bert Mutchhouseholder · suite 2p. 451
  • Albert F Shorta dairyman at Turner's Dairy · householder · suite 1p. 558
  • George T Stileson active service · householder · suite 3p. 588
  • Alfred J Williamsa civil engineer · householder · suite 12p. 661

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • Bessie Hudsona stenographer · lives here · suite 7p. 286
  • George E Granta driver · lives here · suite 9p. 235
  • Pearl Grantwho worked for the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 9p. 235
  • Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

Fraser Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as Scott Street; its numbers run along today's Fraser Street, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

FRASER

  1. 2505Campbell Court aptsp. 148
  2. 25051Short A Fp. 148
  3. 25052Mutch Bp. 148
  4. 25053Stiles G Tp. 148
  5. 25055McQuarrie Mrs C Gp. 148
  6. 25056Brown A Mp. 148
  7. 25057Hudson Mrs Ep. 148
  8. 25058Harvey H Cp. 148
  9. 25059Grant W Ep. 148
  10. 250510MacDonald A Jp. 148
  11. 250511Atherton W Hp. 148
  12. 250512Willaims A Jp. 148
  13. 250513Giddings M Ep. 148

Names

  1. Atherton Wm H retired h11, 2505 Fraserp. 22
  2. Brown Albt M mgr Regent Hotel Cigar Stand h6, 2505 Fraserp. 71
  3. Giddings Menlo E caretkr Campbell Ct h13, 2505 Fraserp. 222
  4. Harvey Harold C formn Pac Junk h8, 2505 Fraserp. 259
  5. Hudson Eliz wid A E h7, 2505 Fraserp. 286
  6. McQuarrie Cath G wid A E h5, 2505 Fraserp. 400
  7. Mutch Bert h2, 2505 Fraserp. 451
  8. Short Albt F dairymn Turner's Dairy h1, 2505 Fraserp. 558
  9. Stiles Geo T act serv h3, 2505 Fraserp. 588
  10. Williams Alfd J civil eng h12, 2505 Fraserp. 661
  11. Grant Geo E drvr r9, 2505 Fraserp. 235
  12. Grant Pearl emp BC Tel r9, 2505 Fraserp. 235
  13. Hudson Bessie sten r7, 2505 Fraserp. 286
The lines for 2505 Fraser 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.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2505 Fraser Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 2531 still has its building from before 1946, one of five on the block.

The 2500 block in 1940

Fraser Street between East Broadway and East 10th Avenue, Mount Pleasant: 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.

Fraser Street, the 2500 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)

The 2500 block of Fraser Street

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2505 Fraser Street, Mount Pleasant, 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.