Helena Dee, widow of A C, kept the house at 3529 West 1st Avenue in 1940, with Charles M Dee, a salesman at Pemberton & Son; Dorothy E Dee, a stenographer at H R MacMillan Export; and two others; its name section adds one more person here under another surname.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Helena Deewidow of A C · householderp. 154
Also under the Dee name
- Charles M Deea salesman at Pemberton & Son · lives herep. 154
- Dorothy E Deea stenographer at H R MacMillan Export · lives herep. 154
- Leslie J W Deea clerk at the Customs · lives herep. 154
- Noreen Deea stenographer at Confederation Life · lives herep. 154
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 1st Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 1ST
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 3529 West 1st Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 3530, on the heritage register, still has one from before 1946, one of 13 on the block.
The 3500 block in 1940
West 1st Avenue between Collingwood and Dunbar Streets, Kitsilano: 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.
West 1st Avenue, the 3500 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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3529 West 1st Avenue, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3529-west-1st-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 3529 West 1st Avenue
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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.