Fairview, Vancouver

2929 Alder Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2929 Alder Street is Stewart Mitchell Construction, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: D Stewart Mitchell, a president at Stewart Mitchell Construction.

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person the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • D S Mitchellp. 3
  • Stewart Mitchell Constructionp. 3

The household

  • D Stewart Mitchella president at Stewart Mitchell Construction · householderp. 433

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

The lines for 2929 Alder 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

Not one of the three addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 2900 block of Alder Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 2929 is probably gone (inferred). A permit to build a house was taken out in April 1927 by J P Laycock, owner and builder: $4,000.

The 2900 block in 1940

Alder Street starting at West 13th Avenue, 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.

Alder Street, the 2900 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

East side, even numbers

No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Alder Street, block by block

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2929 Alder Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2929-alder, 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.