In 1940, 3742 West 10th Avenue is Dick Bros, produce; its name section adds two people here under other surnames.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here, all named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1926
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Dick Brosproducep. 201
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
3742 West 10th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of four on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1926 as its year built.
The 3700 block in 1940
West 10th Avenue between Alma and Highbury Streets, West Point Grey: 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 10th Avenue, 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)
North side, odd numbers
- 3707Cunningham Druggone
- 3713Alma Fish Mktgone
- 3715Harry Bros +1gone
- 3727Frenchy's Dairy +1rebuilt
- 3731Golden Sheaf Bake Shopgone
- 3735West Point Cycle Shop +1gone
- 3737Buddys Fish & Chipgone
- 3739McGregor Miss Jgone
- 3743Cloverdale Farms +2gone
- 3753Monson M Arebuilt
- 3757Sanitary Dry Clng +1gone
- 3759Smart-Cut Beauty Salon +2gone
- 3761Campbell W A Rstands
- 3763Ashworth Nan Gown & Sports Salongone
- 3777Thaemor Giftsgone
- 3779Barcelona Beauty Salongone
- 3783Norris W Ggone
- 3785Gillis Mrs M Cgone
South side, even numbers
- 3702*Bank of Torontostands
- 3708vacantgone
- 3712Technocracy Incgone
- 3716Almadene Lending Librarygone
- 3720West Point Hdwstands
- 3730Safeway Storesgone
- 3734Sterling Food Mktsgone
- 3742Dick Brosstands
- 3744Ferguson Sgone
- 3754Marguerite Shoppe men & +1gone
- 3760Sanitary Barber Shop +1rebuilt
- 3762Nelson Mrs Mgone
- 3764Westpoint Meat Mkt & Delctsngone
- 3766Woman's Bky +1gone
- 3770vacantgone
- 3786Service Shoe Repair +1gone
- 3788Pritchard A Hrebuilt
- 3790Hagerty T Agone
- 3794Shell Oil Serv Stagone
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3742 West 10th Avenue, West Point Grey, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1926 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3742-west-10th-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.