In 1940, 3709 Main Street is Brookmount Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Irvin W Baxter, on active service; Isabel A Dingle, widow of J W; and seven others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 10
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1922
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Brookmount Apartmentsp. 109
- I W Baxtersuite 2p. 109
- Mrs I A Dinglesuite 3p. 109
- Mrs E Millssuite 4p. 109
- Mrs J Hyattsuite 5p. 109
- D H McGillivraysuite 7p. 109
The household
- Irvin W Baxteron active service · householder · suite 2p. 36
- Isabel A Dinglewidow of J W · householder · suite 3p. 160
- Jennie Hyattwidow of G · householder · suite 5p. 292
- Don H McGillivraya broker · householder · suite 7p. 376
- Mrs Edith Millshouseholder · suite 4p. 431
Also under the Hyatt name
- Esther M Hyatta stenographer at Bekins · lives here · suite 5p. 292
- John E McGillivraya clerk at Better Buy Grocery · lives here · suite 7p. 376
- Ron D McGillivraya planerman · lives here · suite 7p. 377
- William D McGillivraya laborer · lives here · suite 7p. 377
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Main Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
MAIN
- 3709Brookmount Aptsp. 109
- 37092Baxter I Wp. 109
- 37093Dingle Mrs I Ap. 109
- 37094Mills Mrs Ep. 109
- 37095Hyatt Mrs Jp. 109
- 37097McGillivray D Hp. 109
Names
- Baxter Irvin W act serv h2, 3709 Mainp. 36
- Dingle Isabel A wid J W h3, 3709 Mainp. 160
- Hyatt Jennie wid G caretkr Brookmount Apts h5, 3709 Mainp. 292
- McGillivray Don H broker h7, 3709 Mainp. 376
- Mills Mrs Edith h4, 3709 Mainp. 431
- Hyatt Esther M sten Bekins r5, 3709 Mainp. 292
- McGillivray John E clk Better Buy Gro r7, 3709 Mainp. 376
- McGillivray Ron D planermn r7, 3709 Mainp. 377
- McGillivray Wm D lab r7, 3709 Mainp. 377
The building today
3709 Main Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 3707 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1922 as its year built.
The 3700 block in 1940
Main Street between East 21st and East 22nd Avenues, 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.
Main Street, the 3700 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)
West side, odd numbers
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3709 Main Street, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1922 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3709-main, 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.