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Kitsilano, Vancouver

2515 Vine Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2515 Vine Street is Connaught Apartments, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: Joseph Clark, a window cleaner; Mrs Euphemia McC H Curtis; and nine others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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13
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1910
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Joseph Clarka window cleaner · householder · suite 6p. 112
  • Mrs Euphemia McC H Curtishouseholder · suite 1p. 145
  • Gordon C Douglasa bus operator at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 2p. 166
  • George B Martina janitor at the Canadian Bank of Commerce · householder · suite 5p. 416
  • Mrs Cath K Polleyhouseholder · suite 8p. 497
  • Callum A Smitha fireman at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 7p. 568
  • Margaret S Stewartwidow of H · householder · suite 3p. 588
  • Margaret S Stewartlives here · suite 3p. 588

Also under the Curtis name

  • Margaret E C H Curtisa school teacher · lives here · suite 1p. 145
  • Frances L Stewarta stenographer at the BC Government · lives here · suite 3p. 587
  • Gladys M Stewarta saleswoman at Woodward's · lives here · suite 3p. 587

Also at this address

  • Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

Vine Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

VINE

  1. 2515Connaught Aptsp. 163
  2. 25151Curtis Mrs E McC Hp. 163
  3. 25152Douglas G Cp. 163
  4. 25153Stewart Mrs M Sp. 163
  5. 25155Martin G Bp. 163
  6. 25156Clark Jp. 163
  7. 25157Smith C Ap. 163
  8. 25158Polley Mrs C Kp. 163

Names

  1. Clark Jos window clnr h6, 2515 Vinep. 112
  2. Curtis Mrs Euphemia McC H h1, 2515 Vinep. 145
  3. Douglas Gordon C bus opr BCER h2, 2515 Vinep. 166
  4. Martin Geo B jntr CB of C h5, 2515 Vinep. 416
  5. Polley Mrs Cath K h8, 2515 Vinep. 497
  6. Smith Callum A firmn Van City h7, 2515 Vinep. 568
  7. Stewart Margt S wid H h3, 2515 Vinep. 588
  8. Stewart Margt S r3, 2515 Vinep. 588
  9. Curtis Margt E C H sch tchr Van City r1, 2515 Vinep. 145
  10. Stewart Frances L sten BC Govt r3, 2515 Vinep. 587
  11. Stewart Gladys M slswm Woodwards r3, 2515 Vinep. 587
The lines for 2515 Vine 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

2515 Vine Street still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 2500 block in 1940

Vine Street between West Broadway and West 10th Avenue, 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.

Vine 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 Vine Street

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2515 Vine Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2515-vine, 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.