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Fairview, Vancouver

2930 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 2930 Granville Street is The Gordon, an apartment building, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: Harold M Clark, retired; J Morrison Clark, retired; and three others.

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5
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • The Gordonapartments · marked *p. 68
  • J M Clarksuite 1p. 68
  • Mrs J E MacLeodsuite 3p. 68
  • D N Hoveysuite 4p. 68
  • Miss B Pricesuite 5p. 68
  • H M Clarksuite 6 · marked *p. 68

The household

  • Harold M Clarkretired · householder · suite 6p. 112
  • J Morrison Clarkretired · householder · suite 1p. 112
  • Mrs Jessie E MacLeodhouseholder · suite 3p. 393
  • Blodwen Pricea stenographer at the YMCA · householder · suite 5p. 503

Also under the Hovey name

  • Don M Hoveya fireman at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 4p. 284

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

  1. 2930*Gordon (The) aptsp. 68
  2. 29301Clark J Mp. 68
  3. 29303MacLeod Mrs J Ep. 68
  4. 29304Hovey D Np. 68
  5. 29305Price Miss Bp. 68
  6. 29306*Clark H Mp. 68

Names

  1. Clark Harold M retired h6, 2930 Granvillep. 112
  2. Clark J Morrison retired h1, 2930 Granvillep. 112
  3. MacLeod Mrs Jessie E h3, 2930 Granvillep. 393
  4. Price Blodwen sten YMCA h5, 2930 Granvillep. 503
  5. Hovey Don M firmn Van City h4, 2930 Granvillep. 284
The lines for 2930 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. *: 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

2930 Granville Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 2928 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

Since 1940

  1. 1960A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
  3. 2026A building permit for alterations, valued at $845,500 (BP-2021-03263).

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 2900 block of Granville Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 2930 marked
The 2900 block of Granville Street, between West 13th and West 14th Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 2930, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 2900 block in 1940

Granville Street between West 13th and West 14th 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 2900 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 2900 block of Granville Street

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2930 Granville Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2930-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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.