Vancouver / West 14th Avenue / Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

485 West 14th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 485 West 14th Avenue is Cumberland Apartments, with 20 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 21 people here: A K Amundson; Walter F Edmonds, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway; and 19 others. The street section prints three more names the name section doesn't list: Miss M Stoddart, A G Hodgson and Mrs R Roberts. Its name section lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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29
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1928
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 21 linesCumberland Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • A K Amundsonhouseholder · suite 26p. 12
  • Walter F Edmondsa conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 35p. 178
  • Ray B Ellisa salesman · householder · suite 27p. 182
  • Anne W Ferriswidow of W G · householder · suite 34p. 195
  • Arthur E Finlaya driver at the Exclusive Ambulance Service · householder · suite 3p. 197
  • George Hallidaya conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 28p. 249
  • Percy Leea clerk at Crane · householder · suite 36p. 343
  • James H McLeanan inspector at the Workmen's Compensation Board · householder · suite 24p. 390
  • Doug V McTaggarta salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company · householder · suite 31p. 402
  • Frank Mahof Quon On Co · householder · suite 23p. 404
  • Doug V Manleya refinery foreman at Standard Oil · householder · suite 33p. 409
  • A Vernon Manna manager at Benson & Hedges · householder · suite 22p. 409
  • Alfred Perrina manager at the Cumberland Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 489
  • Helen Sewella stenographer at Canadian Fishing · householder · suite 32p. 552
  • Margaret Stanforda social worker at Children's Aid · householder · suite 37p. 581
  • William G Thompsona detective at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 25p. 610
  • Stuart B Williscrofta craneman at the National Harbours Board · householder · suite 4p. 664
  • Stuart B Williscroft Jrlives here · suite 4p. 664

Also under the Ferris name

  • Barbara M Ferrisa clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce · lives here · suite 34p. 195
  • William E Ferrisa clerk at the BC Electric Railway · lives here · suite 34p. 195
  • Mrs Mary Mahproprietor of The Cathay · lives here · suite 23p. 404

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

West 14th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 14TH

  1. 485Cumberland Aptsp. 215
  2. 4851Perrin Ap. 215
  3. 4852Stoddart Miss Mp. 215
  4. 4853Finlay A Ep. 215
  5. 4854Williscroft S Bp. 215
  6. 48521Hodgson A Gp. 215
  7. 48522Mann A Vp. 215
  8. 48523Mah Fp. 215
  9. 48524McLean J Hp. 215
  10. 48525Thompson W Gp. 215
  11. 48526Amundson A Kp. 215
  12. 48527Ellis R Bp. 215
  13. 48528Halliday Gp. 215
  14. 48531McTaggart D Vp. 215
  15. 48532Sewell Miss Hp. 215
  16. 48533Manley D Vp. 215
  17. 48534Ferris Mrs A Wp. 215
  18. 48535Edmonds W Fp. 215
  19. 48536Lee Pp. 215
  20. 48537Stanford Miss Mp. 215
  21. 48538Roberts Mrs Rp. 215

Names

  1. Amundson A K h26, 485 West 14thp. 12
  2. Edmonds Walter F cond BCER h35, 485 West 14thp. 178
  3. Ellis Ray B slsmn h27, 485 West 14thp. 182
  4. Ferris Anne W wid W G h34, 485 West 14thp. 195
  5. Finlay Arth E drvr Exclusive Ambulance Serv h3, 485 West 14thp. 197
  6. Halliday Geo cond BCER h28, 485 West 14thp. 249
  7. Lee Percy clk Crane h36, 485 West 14thp. 343
  8. McLean Jas H inspr Workmen's Comp Bd h24, 485 West 14thp. 390
  9. McTaggart Doug V slsmn HBC h31, 485 West 14thp. 402
  10. Mah Frank of Quon On Co h23, 485 West 14thp. 404
  11. Manley Doug V refinery formn Standard Oil h33, 485 West 14thp. 409
  12. Mann A Vernon mgr Benson & Hedges h22, 485 West 14thp. 409
  13. Perrin Alfd mgr Cumberland Apts h1, 485 West 14thp. 489
  14. Sewell Helen sten Can Fishing h32, 485 West 14thp. 552
  15. Stanford Margt social wkr Children's Aid h37, 485 West 14thp. 581
  16. Thompson Wm G detec Van City h25, 485 West 14thp. 610
  17. Williscroft Stuart B cranemn NHB h4, 485 West 14thp. 664
  18. Williscroft Stuart B Jr r4, 485 West 14thp. 664
  19. Ferris Barbara M clk CB of C r34, 485 West 14thp. 195
  20. Ferris Wm E clk BCER r34, 485 West 14thp. 195
  21. Mah Mrs Mary prop The Cathay r23, 485 West 14thp. 404
The lines for 485 West 14th 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 building today

485 West 14th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of seven on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1928 as its year built.

The 400 block in 1940

West 14th Avenue between Yukon and Cambie 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.

West 14th Avenue, the 400 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)

The 400 block of West 14th Avenue

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485 West 14th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1928 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/485-west-14th-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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.