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Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver

3223 Findlay Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 3223 Findlay Street is Patterson Block, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: Millie Anderson, widow of W S; Roy W Hatch, a waiter at the Union Steamship Company; and nine others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: W H Pettit. Its name section lists six more people here under other surnames too.

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18
people the 1940 directory lists here, six of them named in the book
*
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
1913
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesPatterson Block and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Millie Andersonwidow of W S · lives here · suite 10p. 14
  • Roy W Hatcha waiter at the Union Steamship Company · householder · suite 1p. 260
  • Mrs Mary D Jeffrieshouseholder · suite 5p. 302
  • Thora Lombneswidow of M · householder · suite 8p. 354
  • Thomas J Michielretired · householder · suite 11p. 427
  • Ulysses G Pattersonproprietor of Patterson Block · householder · suite 7p. 483
  • Arthur T Paulla wiper at the CPR · householder · suite 6p. 484
  • C George Starksa porter at the CNR · householder · suite 9p. 582
  • Thomas C Swinburnea salesman · householder · suite 2p. 599

Also under the Michiel name

  • Harl L Michiela laborer · lives here · suite 11p. 427
  • Bertha M Swinburnewidow of W · lives here · suite 2p. 599

Only in the street section

A firm here

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

FINDLAY

  1. 3223Patterson Block aptsp. 50
  2. 32231Hatch R Wp. 50
  3. 32232Swinburne T Cp. 50
  4. 32233Pettit W Hp. 50
  5. 32235Jeffries Mrs M Dp. 50
  6. 32236Paull A Tp. 50
  7. 32237*Patterson U Gp. 50
  8. 32238Lombnes Mrs Tp. 50
  9. 32239Starkes C Gp. 50
  10. 322310Anderson Mrs Mp. 50
  11. 322311Michiel T Jp. 50

Names

  1. Anderson Millie wid W S r10, 3223 Findlayp. 14
  2. Hatch Roy W waiter USS h1, 3223 Findlayp. 260
  3. Jeffries Mrs Mary D h5, 3223 Findlayp. 302
  4. Lombnes Thora wid M h8, 3223 Findlayp. 354
  5. Michiel Thos J retired h11, 3223 Findlayp. 427
  6. Patterson Ulysses G prop Patterson Blk h7, 3223 Findlayp. 483
  7. Paull Arth T wiper CPR h6, 3223 Findlayp. 484
  8. Starks C Geo porter CNR h9, 3223 Findlayp. 582
  9. Swinburne Thos C slsmn h2, 3223 Findlayp. 599
  10. Michiel Harl L lab r11, 3223 Findlayp. 427
  11. Swinburne Bertha M wid W r2, 3223 Findlayp. 599
  12. Patterson Block apts 3223 Findlayp. 483
The lines for 3223 Findlay 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

3223 Findlay Street still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.

The 3200 block in 1940

Findlay Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage: 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.

Findlay Street, the 3200 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)

East side, even numbers

  1. 3254Flannigan Gstands

Findlay Street, block by block

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3223 Findlay Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 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.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3223-findlay, 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.