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Riley Park, Vancouver

3869 Main Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 3869 Main Street is Wellington Block, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: George E Anderson, a watchman; Mrs Winifred Elsie, a saleswoman at A & N Department Store; and seven others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Pierce.

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10
people the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesWellington Block and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • George E Andersona watchman · householder · suite 3p. 13
  • Mrs Winifred Elsiea saleswoman at A & N Department Store · householder · suite 9p. 183
  • Cecil T Garretthouseholder · suite 2p. 217
  • George Godfreya painter at Pioneer Painters · householder · suite 5p. 227
  • Allan Hugginsa millworker · householder · suite 7p. 287
  • Frederick A Hurda salesman · householder · suite 10p. 290
  • Roy Loopa laborer at Canadian White Pine · householder · suite 4p. 355
  • John G McBeatha helper at Ross & Howard · householder · suite 1p. 363
  • Henry Wilsona caretaker at Wellington Block · householder · suite 8p. 666

Only in the street section

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

MAIN

  1. 3869Wellington Block aptsp. 109
  2. 38691McBeath J Gp. 109
  3. 38692Garrett C Tp. 109
  4. 38693Anderson G Ep. 109
  5. 38694Loop Rp. 109
  6. 38695Godfrey Gp. 109
  7. 38696Piercep. 109
  8. 38697Huggins Ap. 109
  9. 38698Wilson Hp. 109
  10. 38699Elsie Mrs Wp. 109
  11. 386910Hurd F Ap. 109

Names

  1. Anderson Geo E wtchmn h3, 3869 Mainp. 13
  2. Elsie Mrs Winifred slswm A & N Dept Store h9, 3869 Mainp. 183
  3. Garrett Cecil T h2, 3869 Mainp. 217
  4. Godfrey Geo pntr Pioneer Painters h5, 3869 Mainp. 227
  5. Huggins Allan mlwkr h7, 3869 Mainp. 287
  6. Hurd Fredk A slsmn h10, 3869 Mainp. 290
  7. Loop Roy lab Can White Pine h4, 3869 Mainp. 355
  8. McBeath John G hlpr Ross & Howard h1, 3869 Mainp. 363
  9. Wilson Henry caretkr Wellington Blk h8, 3869 Mainp. 666
The lines for 3869 Main 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.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 3869 Main Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); three doors along, 3853 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 3800 block in 1940

Main Street between East 22nd and East 23rd 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 3800 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The 3800 block of Main Street

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3869 Main Street, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/3869-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.