In 1940, 3437 Kingsway is Tyne Apartments, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Alex C Baxter, a branch manager at Safeway Stores; Richard C Bradley, a salesman; and six others.
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- 8
- 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
- today, by the City's records
- 1920
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- nine linesTyne Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Alex C Baxtera branch manager at Safeway Stores · householder · suite 4p. 35
- Richard C Bradleya salesman · householder · suite 7p. 62
- Daniel Colvinhouseholder · suite 1p. 121
- J William Dalya mechanic · householder · suite 5p. 147
- Jean Moorewidow of A · householder · suite 3p. 438
- Joseph Munroea decorator · householder · suite 6p. 448
- Jessie Scottwidow of W · householder · suite 2p. 548
- John L Smalleyon active service · householder · suite 8p. 566
Kingsway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
KINGSWAY
- 3437Tyne Aptsp. 99
- 34371*Colvin Dp. 99
- 34372Scott Mrs Jp. 99
- 34373Moore Mrs Jp. 99
- 34374Baxter A Cp. 99
- 34375Daly J Wp. 99
- 34376Munroe Jp. 99
- 34377Bradley R Cp. 99
- 34378Smalley J Lp. 99
Names
- Baxter Alex C br mgr Safeway Stores h4, 3437 Kingswayp. 35
- Bradley Richd C slsmn h7, 3437 Kingswayp. 62
- Colvin Danl h1, 3437 Kingswayp. 121
- Daly J Wm mech h5, 3437 Kingswayp. 147
- Moore Jean wid A h3, 3437 Kingswayp. 438
- Munroe Jos decrtr h6, 3437 Kingswayp. 448
- Scott Jessie wid W h2, 3437 Kingswayp. 548
- Smalley John L act serv h8, 3437 Kingswayp. 566
The building today
3437 Kingsway still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 3400 block of Kingsway; the City's assessment record gives 1920 as its year built.
The 3400 block in 1940
Kingsway between Stamford and Melbourne Streets, Renfrew-Collingwood: 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.
Kingsway, the 3400 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)
North side, odd numbers
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3437 Kingsway, Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1920 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3437-kingsway, 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.