Luther Mottishaw is the householder at 2695 Arbutus Street in 1940; the directory prints no work beside the name. Its name section lists one more person here: Daisy Mottishaw.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Luther Mottishawhouseholderp. 445
Also under the Mottishaw name
- Daisy Mottishawlives herep. 445
Arbutus Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
ARBUTUS
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 2695 Arbutus Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred). A permit to build a store was taken out in January 1927 by Stirling Const. Co, owner and builder: $750.
The 2600 block in 1940
Arbutus 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.
Arbutus Street, the 2600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
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2695 Arbutus Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2695-arbutus, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.