Charles H Bradley, a foreman at National Biscuit, headed a household at 4567 Blenheim Street in 1940 that the directory marks as owning it.
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- 1
- person the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Standing; age not recorded
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Charles H Bradleya foreman at National Biscuit · householderp. 61
Blenheim Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
BLENHEIM
Names
The house today
The address is on the City's list, but its record gives no year built.
Since 1940
- 1960A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
- 1975A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
- 2026A building permit for a new building, valued at $1,230,000 (BP-2025-02312).
- 2026A building permit for demolition, valued at $60,000 (DB-2025-04207).
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 4500 block in 1940
Blenheim Street between West 29th and West 30th Avenues, Dunbar-Southlands: 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.
Blenheim Street, the 4500 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
East side, even numbers
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4567 Blenheim Street, Dunbar-Southlands, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/4567-blenheim, 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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.