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Fairview, Vancouver

2635 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2635 Granville Street is The Surrey Apartments, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: John M Alexander, of Columbia Printing; Harold Gillis, a driver at Johnston National Storage; and four others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs H M Davis. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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8
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

The household

  • John M Alexanderof Columbia Printing · householder · suite 3p. 7
  • Harold Gillisa driver at Johnston National Storage · householder · suite 2p. 224
  • Emma P Kingwidow of J W H · householder · suite 5p. 323
  • Fanny Murphywidow of J M · householder · suite 1p. 449
  • George H W Smalla steward · householder · suite 4p. 566

Also under the Alexander name

  • Mrs Mabel F Alexanderof Adele Beauty Salon · lives here · suite 3p. 7

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

  1. 2635Surrey Apts (The)p. 67
  2. 26351Murphy Mrs Fp. 67
  3. 26352Gillis Hp. 67
  4. 26353Alexander J Mp. 67
  5. 26354Small G H Wp. 67
  6. 26355King Mrs E Pp. 67
  7. 2635Davis Mrs H M bakerp. 67
  8. 2635rearLister Bros woodwkrsp. 67

Names

  1. Alexander John M of Columbia Prntg h3, 2635 Granvillep. 7
  2. Gillis Harold drvr Johnston Natl Stge h2, 2635 Granvillep. 224
  3. King Emma P wid J W H h5, 2635 Granvillep. 323
  4. Murphy Fanny wid J M h1, 2635 Granvillep. 449
  5. Small Geo H W steward h4, 2635 Granvillep. 566
  6. Alexander Mrs Mabel F of Adele Beauty Salon r3, 2635 Granvillep. 7
The lines for 2635 Granville 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2635 Granville Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 2633 still has its building from before 1946, one of two on the block.

The 2600 block in 1940

Granville Street between West 10th and West 11th 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.

Granville 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)

The 2600 block of Granville Street

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2635 Granville Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2635-granville, 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.