Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver

4270 Atlin Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The Jennings family owned 4270 Atlin Street by the 1940 directory's mark, and two of them are listed here: Leslie H Jennings, a teamster; and Clara B Jennings, a comptroller operator.

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2
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
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
1922
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Leslie H Jenningsa teamster · householderp. 303

Also under the Jennings name

  • Clara B Jenningsa comptroller operator · householderp. 303

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

The lines for 4270 Atlin 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

4270 Atlin Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 4250 next door; its permit is from 1921, and the City's assessment record gives 1922 as its year built. A permit to build a house was taken out in August 1921 by L H Jennings: builder H Pickett, $2,000; the 1940 directory lists the Jennings name here.

Since 1940

  1. 1990A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.

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 4200 block of Atlin Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 4270 marked
The 4200 block of Atlin Street, on the stretch it shares with the 4100 block, between East 25th and East 27th Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 4270, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 4200 block in 1940

Atlin Street, on the stretch it shares with the 4100 block, between East 25th and East 27th Avenues, Renfrew-Collingwood: 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.

Atlin Street, the 4200 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)

Atlin Street, block by block

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4270 Atlin Street, Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1922 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/4270-atlin, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.