In 1940, 550 East 15th Avenue is Donada Apartments, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Mrs Isabelle Baker; Rev Anna Britton, widow of W; and six others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 9
- 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
- 1927
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Donada Apartmentsp. 218
- C C Donevansuite 1 · marked *p. 218
- Mrs I Bakersuite 1Ap. 218
- Mrs E Cranstonsuite 2p. 218
- E G Hoopersuite 3p. 218
- T Fergusonsuite 4p. 218
- Mrs A Brittonsuite 5p. 218
The household
- Mrs Isabelle Bakerhouseholder · suite 1ap. 27
- Rev Anna Brittonwidow of W · householder · suite 5p. 69
- Ellen Cranstonwidow of J H · householder · suite 2p. 137
- Cecil C Donevanproprietor of the Donada Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 165
- Thomas Fergusona chief electrician · householder · suite 4p. 194
- Edward G Hooperhouseholder · suite 3p. 280
Also under the Cranston name
- Roxy R Cranstona nurse · lives here · suite 2p. 137
- Eleanor M Hoopera ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 3p. 280
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
East 15th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST 15TH
- 550Donada Aptsp. 218
- 5501*Donevan C Cp. 218
- 5501ABaker Mrs Ip. 218
- 5502Cranston Mrs Ep. 218
- 5503Hooper E Gp. 218
- 5504Ferguson Tp. 218
- 5505Britton Mrs Ap. 218
Names
- Baker Mrs Isabelle h1a, 550 East 15thp. 27
- Britton Rev Anna wid W pastor Intl Ch of the Foursquare Gospel h5, 550 East 15thp. 69
- Cranston Ellen wid J H h2, 550 East 15thp. 137
- Donevan Cecil C prop Donada Apts h1, 550 East 15thp. 165
- Ferguson Thos chf electn h4, 550 East 15thp. 194
- Hooper Edw G h3, 550 East 15thp. 280
- Cranston Roxy R nurse r2, 550 East 15thp. 137
- Hooper Eleanor M ward asst Van Genl Hosp r3, 550 East 15thp. 280
The building today
550 East 15th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 534 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1927 as its year built.
The 500 block in 1940
East 15th Avenue between St. George Street and Kingsway, 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.
East 15th Avenue, the 500 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)
North side, odd numbers
No north-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
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550 East 15th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1927 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/550-east-15th-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.