Vancouver / Heatley Avenue / Strathcona

Strathcona, Vancouver

405 Heatley Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 405 Heatley Avenue is Heatley Block, with 15 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 18 people here: Syd Alderson; Allan Eckman, a logger; and 16 others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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19
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 16 linesHeatley Block and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Syd Aldersonhouseholder · suite 14p. 7
  • Allan Eckmana logger · householder · suite 4p. 177
  • Louis Fornaria sectionman at the CPR · householder · suite 8p. 203
  • William Fostera ship liner · householder · suite 10p. 205
  • Robert Franskea locomotive engineer at the CNR · householder · suite 6p. 208
  • Ida Guliana cook · householder · suite 12p. 244
  • Joseph Halversona logger · householder · suite 5p. 249
  • Jack Klemolaa logger · householder · suite 15p. 327
  • Mon Lihouseholder · suite 7p. 348
  • Felix Misciscoa shoe repairer at London Shoe Renew · householder · suite 3p. 433
  • Peter Munizzahouseholder · suite 9p. 447
  • Mrs Jennie Plastinohouseholder · suite 17p. 496
  • Sam Plastinoproprietor of Heatley Block · householder · suite Ap. 496
  • Coleman Schneiderproprietor of Parisian Shoe Repairs · householder · suite 11p. 546
  • Amato R Tranquillia terrazzo worker at O'Neil Co · householder · suite 1p. 617

Also under the Miscisco name

  • Violet M Misciscolives here · suite 3p. 433
  • William Misciscoa shineman at London Shoe Renew · lives here · suite 3p. 433
  • Carl Plastinolives here · suite 17p. 496

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

Heatley Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HEATLEY

  1. 405Heatley Block aptsp. 82
  2. 405A*Plastino Sp. 82
  3. 4051Tranquilli A Rp. 82
  4. 4053Miscisco Fp. 82
  5. 4054Eckman Ap. 82
  6. 4055Halverson Jp. 82
  7. 4056Franske Rp. 82
  8. 4057Li Monp. 82
  9. 4058Fornari Lp. 82
  10. 4059Munizza Pp. 82
  11. 40510Foster Wp. 82
  12. 40511Schneider Cp. 82
  13. 40512Gulian Miss Ip. 82
  14. 40514Alderson Sp. 82
  15. 40515Klemola Jp. 82
  16. 40517Plastino Mrs Jp. 82

Names

  1. Alderson Syd Ingshmn h14, 405 Heatleyp. 7
  2. Eckman Allan logr h4, 405 Heatleyp. 177
  3. Fornari Louis sectmn CPR h8, 405 Heatleyp. 203
  4. Foster Wm ship liner h10, 405 Heatleyp. 205
  5. Franske Robt loco eng CNR h6, 405 Heatleyp. 208
  6. Gulian Ida cook h12, 405 Heatleyp. 244
  7. Halverson Jos logr h5, 405 Heatleyp. 249
  8. Klemola Jack logr h15, 405 Heatleyp. 327
  9. Li Mon h7, 405 Heatleyp. 348
  10. Miscisco Felix shoe repr London Shoe Renew h3, 405 Heatleyp. 433
  11. Munizza Peter h9, 405 Heatleyp. 447
  12. Plastino Mrs Jennie h17, 405 Heatleyp. 496
  13. Plastino Sam prop Heatley Blk hA, 405 Heatleyp. 496
  14. Schneider Coleman prop Parisian Shoe Reprs h11, 405 Heatleyp. 546
  15. Tranquilli Amato R terrazzo wkr O'Neil Co h1, 405 Heatleyp. 617
  16. Miscisco Violet M r3, 405 Heatleyp. 433
  17. Miscisco Wm shinemn London Shoe Renew r3, 405 Heatleyp. 433
  18. Plastino Carl r17, 405 Heatleyp. 496
The lines for 405 Heatley 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 405 Heatley Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); three doors along, 425 still has one from before 1946, one of seven on the block.

The 400 block in 1940

Heatley Avenue between East Hastings and East Pender Streets, Strathcona: 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.

Heatley Avenue, the 400 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)

East side, even numbers

  1. 432Krzus Mstands
  2. 450Rizzo Nstands

Heatley Avenue, block by block

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405 Heatley Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.