2611 Maple Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists six suites and households at 2611 Maple Street. Its name section lists seven people here: John P Bossom; Astor J Johnstone, a chauffeur for Owl Cab; and five others.

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7: people the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

Mrs E P Rosssuite 1p. 111
M Strandebosuite 2p. 111
A J Johnstonesuite 3p. 111
F Woodallsuite 4p. 111
J P Bossomsuite 5p. 111
H B McArthurgeneral contractor · suite 6p. 111

The household

John P Bossomhouseholder · suite 5p. 57
Astor J Johnstonea chauffeur for Owl Cab · householder · suite 3p. 309
Harry B McArthura general contractor · suite 6p. 362
Mrs Ethel P Rosshouseholder · suite 1p. 532
Mike Strandeboa master mariner at Harbour Towing · householder · suite 2p. 591
Frank Woodallhouseholder · suite 4p. 672

Also under the Bossom name

Kathleen M Bossomlives here · suite 5p. 57

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

MAPLE

Names

The lines for 2611 Maple 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 house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2611 Maple Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 2600 block of Maple Street; next door, 2655 has one the City dates to 2019.

The 2600 block in 1940

Maple Street between West 10th and West 11th Avenues, 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.

Maple Street, the 2600 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)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 2600 block of Maple Street

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2611 Maple Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2611-maple, 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.