2570 Spruce Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2570 Spruce Street is Fairmont Apartments, with 27 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 34 people here: James Anderson; John Anderson, a shipper at Broadway Lumber; and 32 others. The street section prints three more names the name section doesn't list: J McIntosh, A D McDonald and S P Mariatt. Its name section lists ten more people here under other surnames too.

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47: people the 1940 directory lists here, ten of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1923: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

28 linesFairmont Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

James Andersonlives here · suite 15p. 13
John Andersona shipper at Broadway Lumber · householder · suite 15p. 13
Sam Belkina president at Household Traders · householder · suite 8p. 40
Don E Berrya clerk at Stewart-McIntosh · householder · suite 4p. 45
Anne S Caversan instructor at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 27p. 103
B Dalzellhouseholder · suite 6p. 147
Carolyn I de Wolfea visitor at the BC Government · householder · suite 7p. 158
Alice M Englanda stenographer at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 14p. 184
T Fouliohouseholder · suite 25p. 206
Emanuel Goldproprietor of Mother Hubbard Bakery · householder · suite 3p. 227
Jennie M H Hardingwidow of A W · householder · suite 11p. 254
Beatrice M Hodgerta nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 26p. 275
D J Leachhouseholder · suite 16p. 341
Lionel Leea laborer at Cedar Cove S & D · householder · suite 10p. 342
Ellen J Lynna nurse · householder · suite 21p. 360
J Bruce McCalluma barber at Vancouver Hotel Barber Shop · householder · suite 22p. 364
Barbara K Mandellwho worked for the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 1p. 409
Alberta C Reidhouseholder · suite 19p. 514
Kath B Reida nurse · householder · suite 24p. 515
Sam J Schactera secretary at Household Traders · householder · suite 9p. 545
Mrs Clara Vicaryhouseholder · suite 20p. 633
Margaret Walkera nurse · householder · suite 23p. 638
Christina C Whytewidow of J S · householder · suite 5p. 658
Martha F Wirtsa dressmaker · suite 2p. 669
Marguerite O Wolfendena clerk at the Royal Bank · householder · suite 12p. 670

Also under the Anderson name

Nan Andersona seamstress at Woodward's · lives here · suite 9p. 14
Elizabeth Dalzella stenographer at the CNR · lives herep. 147
Etta E de Wolfea missionary · lives here · suite 7p. 158
Kathleen M Englandan assistant for Gowen Sutton · lives here · suite 14p. 184
Jean P Leachwidow of W W · lives here · suite 16p. 341
Agnes McIntosha telephone operator at Johnston National Storage · lives herep. 379
Vivian C Vicarya clerk at the Sun · lives here · suite 20p. 633
P Smith Walkerretired · lives here · suite 23p. 638
May A Whytea stenographer · lives here · suite 5p. 658

Only in the street section

J McIntoshbasementp. 153
A D McDonaldsuite 17p. 153
S P Mariattsuite 18p. 153

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

SPRUCE

Names

The lines for 2570 Spruce 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

2570 Spruce Street still has a building from before 1946; the City's assessment record gives 1923 as its year built.

The 2500 block in 1940

Spruce Street, on the stretch it shares with the 2400 block, between West 8th and West 10th Avenues, 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.

Spruce Street, the 2500 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

East side, even numbers

2570Fairmont Apts +27stands

Spruce Street, block by block

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2570 Spruce Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1923 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2570-spruce, 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.