Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

458 East 10th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

Frederick D Williamson shared 458 East 10th Avenue in 1940 with two people under other surnames, each one named in the book.

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3
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category C
1908
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Frederick D Williamsonhouseholderp. 663

Also at this address

  • Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

East 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 10TH

  1. 458Williamson F Dp. 198

Names

  1. Williamson Fredk D h458 East 10thp. 663
The lines for 458 East 10th 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.

The house today

458 East 10th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category C), as does 456 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1908 as its year built.

Since 1940

  1. TodayProtected by the City's municipal designation and heritage revitalization agreement.

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 400 block of East 10th Avenue on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 458 marked
The 400 block of East 10th Avenue, on the stretch it shares with the 500 block, between Prince Edward and Carolina Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 458, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 400 block in 1940

East 10th Avenue, on the stretch it shares with the 500 block, between Prince Edward and Carolina Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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 10th Avenue

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458 East 10th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, 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, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/458-east-10th-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. 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.