In 1940, 3195 Oak Street is Oak Dairy, confectioner.
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- Rebuilt in 1992
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Oak Dairyconfectionerp. 121
Oak Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 3195 now to 1992; the nearest that still stands is 3105, ten doors along on the same side.
Since 1940
- 1992Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
- 1997–2011Licensed as a food shop (licences on record start in 1997).
- 2014Licensed as a shop.
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 in 1940
Oak Street between West 15th and West 16th 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.
Oak Street, the 3100 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
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3195 Oak Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1992, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3195-oak, 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.