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Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver

2781 Kingsway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2781 Kingsway is Kway Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Louis Bouchard, a painter; Richard Brownlow; and seven others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: F Wirsz and Mrs A Anderson.

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11
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesKway Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Louis Boucharda painter · householder · suite 2p. 57
  • Richard Brownlowhouseholder · suite 5p. 75
  • Syd J Dannan ice maker · householder · suite 7p. 147
  • James M Mochuka broommaker at Vancouver Broom & Brush · householder · suite 6p. 435
  • Jeanette Parkerwidow of J · householder · suite 4p. 480
  • Emile Triparda laborer · householder · suite 3p. 619
  • Mary Waterfieldwidow of A · householder · suite 1p. 643

Also under the Tripard name

  • Mary Tripardwidow of C · lives here · suite 3p. 619
  • Frances Waterfielda cashier at the Royal Theatre · lives here · suite 1p. 643

Only in the street section

  • F Wirszsuite 1 rearp. 98
  • Mrs A Andersonsuite 3 rearp. 98

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

KINGSWAY

  1. 2781*Kway Aptsp. 98
  2. 27811Waterfield Mrs Mp. 98
  3. 27812Bouchard Lp. 98
  4. 27813Tripard Ep. 98
  5. 27814Parker Mrs Jp. 98
  6. 27815Brownlow Rp. 98
  7. 27816Mochuk J Mp. 98
  8. 27817Dann S Jp. 98
  9. 27811 rearWirsz Fp. 98
  10. 27813 rearAnderson Mrs Ap. 98

Names

  1. Bouchard Louis pntr h2, 2781 Kingswayp. 57
  2. Brownlow Richd h5, 2781 Kingswayp. 75
  3. Dann Syd J ice mkr h7, 2781 Kingswayp. 147
  4. Mochuk Jas M broommkr Van Broom & Brush h6, 2781 Kingswayp. 435
  5. Parker Jeanette wid J h4, 2781 Kingswayp. 480
  6. Tripard Emile lab h3, 2781 Kingswayp. 619
  7. Waterfield Mary wid A h1, 2781 Kingswayp. 643
  8. Tripard Mary wid C r3, 2781 Kingswayp. 619
  9. Waterfield Frances cash Royal Thea r1, 2781 Kingswayp. 643
The lines for 2781 Kingsway 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 2781 Kingsway, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 2768, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.

The 2700 block in 1940

Kingsway between Rhodes and Moss Streets, Renfrew-Collingwood: 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.

Kingsway, the 2700 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 2700 block of Kingsway

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2781 Kingsway, Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2781-kingsway, 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.