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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

3106 Alberta Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The Roddan family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 3106 Alberta Street, has five people listed here: Rev Andrew Roddan, a pastor at the First United Church; Andrew Roddan Jr, a student at UBC; Margaret R Roddan, a student; and two 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
on the Heritage Register, category A
1913
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Rev Andrew Roddana pastor at the First United Church · householderp. 528
  • Andrew Roddan Jra student at UBC · lives herep. 528

Also under the Roddan name

  • Margaret R Roddana student · lives herep. 528
  • Ruth M Roddanlives herep. 528
  • Sam M Roddana school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation · lives herep. 528

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ALBERTA

  1. 3106*Roddan Rev Ap. 3

Names

  1. Roddan Rev Andw pastor First United Ch h3106 Albertap. 528
  2. Roddan Andw Jr studt UBC r3106 Albertap. 528
  3. Roddan Margt R studt r3106 Albertap. 528
  4. Roddan Ruth M r3106 Albertap. 528
  5. Roddan Sam M sch tchr Bby Corpn r3106 Albertap. 528
The lines for 3106 Alberta 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 house today

3106 Alberta Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category A); Goad's 1912 map shows no building at the street end of the lot, so this one, which the City dates to 1913, went up after it. A permit to build two dwelling/houses at 3106–3108 Alberta, this one among them, was taken out in June 1912 by Ellis & Chayton, owner and builder: $9,000 for the two.

Since 1940

  1. 1975A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 1980A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.

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 3100 block of Alberta Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 3106 marked
The 3100 block of Alberta Street, between West 15th and West 16th Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 3106, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws no building on the lot at 3106. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 3100 block in 1940

Alberta Street between West 15th and West 16th Avenues, Mount Pleasant: 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.

Alberta Street, the 3100 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)

West side, odd numbers

No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 3100 block of Alberta Street

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3106 Alberta Street, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3106-alberta, 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. 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.