Sunset, Vancouver

410 East 47th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists 410 East 47th Avenue as vacant.

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Still standing
today, by the City's records
1908
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The directory lists the address as vacant.

East 47th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 47TH

  1. 410Vacantp. 263
The lines for 410 East 47th Avenue in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The house today

410 East 47th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 403 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1908 as its year built.

The 400 block in 1940

East 47th Avenue, on the stretch it shares with the 500 and 600 blocks, between Prince Edward and Fraser Streets, Sunset: 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.

The 400 block of East 47th Avenue

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410 East 47th Avenue, Sunset, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1908 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/410-east-47th-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.