In 1940, 2536 West 4th Avenue is Kenwood Lodge, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: James R Hasler, a salesman; Zoe B Hutchinson, a school teacher; and seven others.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1932
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Kenwood Lodgeapartmentsp. 182
- Cliff (no first name printed)suite 1p. 182
- R C Skeltonsuite 2p. 182
- J S Rushtonsuite 3p. 182
- M Wenersuite 4p. 182
- J R Haslersuite 5p. 182
- Miss Z B Hutchinsonsuite 6p. 182
The household
- James R Haslera salesman · householder · suite 5p. 260
- Zoe B Hutchinsona school teacher · householder · suite 6p. 292
- John S Rushtona yard foreman at the CPR · householder · suite 3p. 537
- Rupert C Skeltonretired · householder · suite 2p. 564
- Myer Wenerproprietor of Snowflake Cleaners & Dyers · householder · suite 4p. 650
Also under the Cliff name
West 4th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 4TH
- 2536Kenwood Lodge aptsp. 182
- 25361Cliff —p. 182
- 25362Skelton R Cp. 182
- 25363Rushton J Sp. 182
- 25364Wener Mp. 182
- 25365Hasler J Rp. 182
- 25366Hutchinson Miss Z Bp. 182
Names
- Hasler Jas R slsmn h5, 2536 West 4thp. 260
- Hutchinson Zoe B sch tchr Van City h6, 2536 West 4thp. 292
- Rushton John S yd formn CPR h3, 2536 West 4thp. 537
- Skelton Rupert C retired h2, 2536 West 4thp. 564
- Wener Myer prop Snowflake Clnrs & Dyers h4, 2536 West 4thp. 650
- Cliff — h1, 2536 West 4thp. 115
- Hasler Alethea M sch tchr Van City r5, 2536 West 4thp. 260
- Hutchinson wid r6, 2536 West 4thp. 291
- Skelton Mrs Doris K prop Kenwood Lodge r2, 2536 West 4thp. 564
The building today
2536 West 4th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 2526 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1932 as its year built.
The 2500 block in 1940
West 4th Avenue between Larch and Trafalgar 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 4th Avenue, 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)
North side, odd numbers
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2536 West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1932 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2536-west-4th-avenue, 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.