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Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver

4195 Perry Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 4195 Perry Street is Stella Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: E Thomas Bucklage, a cook; John L Campbell, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway; and ten others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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13
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
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1931
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesStella Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • E Thomas Bucklagea cook · householder · suite 3p. 78
  • John L Campbella conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 4p. 90
  • John J Laurencea sheet metal worker at Neon Products · householder · suite 9p. 338
  • Emily Merrywidow of T · householder · suite 8p. 426
  • Lucinda Pikewidow of A P · householder · suite 2p. 494
  • Louis Raptisin grocer fruit and produce · householder · suite 1p. 511
  • Roy Reeda longshoreman · householder · suite 5p. 513
  • Robert Sinclaira mate · householder · suite 7p. 563
  • Thomas M Wilsona master mariner · householder · suite 6p. 667

Also under the Pike name

  • William J Pikean engineer · lives here · suite 2p. 494
  • Theo Raptislives here · suite 1p. 511
  • W Joanne Raptisa saleswoman for L Raptis · lives here · suite 1p. 511

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

PERRY

  1. 4195Stella Aptsp. 133
  2. 41951*Raptis Lp. 133
  3. 41952Pike Mrs Lp. 133
  4. 41953Bucklage E Tp. 133
  5. 41954Campbell J Lp. 133
  6. 41955Reed Rp. 133
  7. 41956Wilson T Mp. 133
  8. 41957Sinclair Rp. 133
  9. 41958Merry Mrs Ep. 133
  10. 41959Laurence J Jp. 133

Names

  1. Bucklage E Thos cook h3, 4195 Perryp. 78
  2. Campbell John L cond BCER h4, 4195 Perryp. 90
  3. Laurence John J sht mtl wkr Neon Products h9, 4195 Perryp. 338
  4. Merry Emily wid T h8, 4195 Perryp. 426
  5. Pike Lucinda wid A P h2, 4195 Perryp. 494
  6. Raptis Louis gro fruit and prod 1598 Kway h1, 4195 Perryp. 511
  7. Reed Roy lngshmn h5, 4195 Perryp. 513
  8. Sinclair Robt mate Coastwise SS & Barge h7, 4195 Perryp. 563
  9. Wilson Thos M mstr mrnr h6, 4195 Perryp. 667
  10. Pike Wm J eng r2, 4195 Perryp. 494
  11. Raptis Theo r1, 4195 Perryp. 511
  12. Raptis W Joanne slswm L Raptis r1, 4195 Perryp. 511
The lines for 4195 Perry 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 building today

4195 Perry Street still has a building from before 1946; the City's assessment record gives 1931 as its year built.

The 4100 block in 1940

Perry Street between Kingsway and East 26th Avenue, Kensington-Cedar Cottage: 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.

Perry Street, the 4100 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. 4195Stella Apts +9stands

East side, even numbers

No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Perry Street, block by block

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4195 Perry Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1931 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/4195-perry, 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.