Fairview, Vancouver

3048 Spruce Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Anne Fearnehough, widow of J L, lived at 3048 Spruce Street in 1940, with Margaret F Fearnehough, a hairdresser; its name section adds ten more people here under other surnames.

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12
people the 1940 directory lists here, ten of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • Anne Fearnehoughwidow of J Lp. 192

Also under the Fearnehough name

  • Margaret F Fearnehougha hairdresser · lives herep. 192

Also at this address

  • Ten more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

The lines for 3048 Spruce 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 house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 3048 Spruce Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); two doors along, 3030 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 3000 block in 1940

Spruce Street starting at West 14th 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.

Spruce Street, the 3000 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Spruce Street, block by block

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3048 Spruce Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3048-spruce, 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.