In 1940, 2550 Laurel Street is Edgeland Apartments, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Victor A Bourne, a caretaker at the Edgeland Apartments; Elsie Hannam, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs A Macdonald. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 10
- 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
- Edgeland Apartmentsp. 102
- Mrs H A Richessuite 1p. 102
- Mrs E Russellsuite 2p. 102
- A Huntersuite 3p. 102
- Mrs A Macdonaldsuite 4p. 102
- Miss E Hannamsuite 5p. 102
- V A Bournesuite 6p. 102
The household
- Victor A Bournea caretaker at the Edgeland Apartments · householder · suite 6p. 58
- Elsie Hannama nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 5p. 252
- Alex Huntera district manager at Hygiene Products · householder · suite 3p. 289
- Mrs Herga A Richesa music teacher · householder · suite 1p. 520
- Ellen Russellwidow of W M · householder · suite 2p. 538
Also under the Macdonald name
- Iza M Macdonalda stenographer at the Canadian Government · lives here · suite 4p. 371
- Margaret E Richesa student · lives here · suite 1p. 520
- Margaret E Russella student · lives here · suite 2p. 538
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 2550Edgeland Aptsp. 102
- 25501Riches Mrs H Ap. 102
- 25502Russell Mrs Ep. 102
- 25503Hunter Ap. 102
- 25504Macdonald Mrs Ap. 102
- 25505Hannam Miss Ep. 102
- 25506Bourne V Ap. 102
Names
- Bourne Victor A caretkr Edgeland Apts h6, 2550 Laurelp. 58
- Hannam Elsie nurse Van Genl Hosp h5, 2550 Laurelp. 252
- Hunter Alex dist mgr Hygiene Prod h3, 2550 Laurelp. 289
- Riches Mrs Herga A mus tchr 659 Granville h1, 2550 Laurelp. 520
- Russell Ellen wid W M ward asst Van Genl Hosp h2, 2550 Laurelp. 538
- Macdonald Iza M sten Can Govt r4, 2550 Laurelp. 371
- Riches Margt E studt r1, 2550 Laurelp. 520
- Russell Margt E studt r2, 2550 Laurelp. 538
The building today
Not one of the four addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 2500 block of Laurel Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 2550 is probably gone (inferred).
The 2500 block in 1940
Laurel Street between West Broadway and West 10th Avenue, 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 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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2550 Laurel Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2550-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.