In 1940, 2525 Yew Street is Bayview Apartments, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: Alex Brisker, proprietor of BC Fur Cleaners & Furriers; Elizabeth Cameron, widow of J; and three others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Bayview Apartmentsp. 171
- W Waldronsuite 1p. 171
- T Jonessuite 2p. 171
- A Briskersuite 3p. 171
- Mrs E Cameronsuite 4p. 171
The household
- Alex Briskerproprietor of BC Fur Cleaners & Furriers · householder · suite 3p. 66
- Elizabeth Cameronwidow of J · householder · suite 4p. 88
- Thomas Jonesan auto mechanic · householder · suite 2p. 311
- Walter Waldrona woodworker at Mount Pleasant S&D · householder · suite 1p. 636
Also under the Cameron name
- John Camerona candymaker at Sinclair Bros · lives here · suite 4p. 88
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
The 2500 block of Yew Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 2200, 2300 and 2400 blocks of Yew Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
YEW
- 2525Bayview Aptsp. 171
- 25251Waldron Wp. 171
- 25252Jones Tp. 171
- 25253Brisker Ap. 171
- 25254Cameron Mrs Ep. 171
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 2525 Yew Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred).
The 2500 block in 1940
Yew Street, 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.
Yew Street, the 2500 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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2525 Yew Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2525-yew, 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.