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Shaughnessy, Vancouver

3837 Alexandra Street

In the 1940 city directory.

H Prentice Bloedel, a secretary-treasurer at Bloedel Stewart & Welch, shared 3837 Alexandra Street in 1940 with three people under other surnames, each one named in the book.

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4
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1910
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • H Prentice Bloedela secretary-treasurer at Bloedel Stewart & Welch · householderp. 53

Also at this address

  • Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

Alexandra Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ALEXANDRA

  1. 3837*Bloedel H Pp. 4

Names

  1. Bloedel H Prentice sec-treas Bloedel Stewart & Welch h3837 Alexandrap. 53
The lines for 3837 Alexandra Street 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The house today

3837 Alexandra Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B); the City's record dates it to 1910, before the 1912 map was drawn, so it is very likely the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws on the lot (inferred).

Since 1940

  1. 1953A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 2013A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  3. 2018A building permit for alterations, valued at $3,000,000 (BP-2018-00977).

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 3800 block of Alexandra Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 3837 marked
The 3800 block of Alexandra Street, between Balfour and Laurier Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 3837, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws one wood-frame building on the lot at 3837. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 3800 block in 1940

Alexandra Street between Balfour and Laurier Avenues, Shaughnessy: 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.

Alexandra Street, the 3800 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

  1. 3837*Bloedel H Pstands

East side, even numbers

  1. 3890Armitage Very Rev Rstands

Alexandra Street, block by block

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3837 Alexandra Street, Shaughnessy, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3837-alexandra, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.