Riley Park, Vancouver

369 East Woodstock Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

Three of the Taylor household are listed at 369 East Woodstock Avenue in 1940: John Taylor, a swamper at the City of Vancouver; John Taylor Jr; and David Taylor, a meat cutter.

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3
people the 1940 directory lists here
Rebuilt in 1988
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • John Taylora swamper at the City of Vancouver · householderp. 603
  • John Taylor Jrlives herep. 603

Also under the Taylor name

  • David Taylora meat cutter · lives herep. 602

East Woodstock Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as East Woodstock; its numbers run along today's East Woodstock Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

The lines for 369 East Woodstock Avenue 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.

The house today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 369 now to 1988; next door, 375 still has its building from before 1946, one of three on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 1988Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

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 300 block in 1940

East Woodstock Avenue between Sophia and Prince Edward Streets, Riley Park: 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.

East Woodstock Avenue, the 300 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)

South side, even numbers

  1. 362*Foster I Mstands

East Woodstock Avenue, block by block

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369 East Woodstock Avenue, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1988, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/369-east-woodstock-avenue, 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.