The Whiley family owned 4586 Beatrice Street by the 1940 directory's mark, and two of them are listed here: Thomas J Whiley, an elevator operator at Spencer's; and Harold J Whiley, of Buy-Rite Grocery; its name section adds one more person here under another surname.
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- 3
- 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
- 1920
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The household
- Thomas J Whileyan elevator operator at Spencer's · householderp. 654
Also under the Whiley name
- Harold J Whileyof Buy-Rite Grocery · lives herep. 654
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Beatrice Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
BEATRICE
Names
The house today
4586 Beatrice Street still has a building from before 1946, one of four on the block; the City dates it to 1920, after the 1912 map, so it may have replaced the wood-frame building drawn there (inferred).
Since 1940
- 1965A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
- 1970A 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 4500 block in 1940
Beatrice Street between Kingsway and East 31st 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.
Beatrice 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
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4586 Beatrice Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1920 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/4586-beatrice, 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.