Strathcona, Vancouver

315 Vernon Drive

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 315 Vernon Drive is Kingdom Hall.

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Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

VERNON DRIVE

  1. 315Kingdom Hallp. 161
The lines for 315 Vernon Drive in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The building today

Not one of the seven addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 300 block of Vernon Drive is on the City's list today, so the building at 315 is probably gone (inferred).

The 300 block in 1940

Vernon Drive, Strathcona: 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.

Vernon Drive, the 300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The 300 block of Vernon Drive

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315 Vernon Drive, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/315-vernon-drive, 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.