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Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver

5597 Kerr Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Three of the Drew household are listed at 5597 Kerr Street in 1940: Walter A Le Drew, a fireman at the Union Steamship Company; Beryl Le Drew, an operator at Family Service Laundry; and Florence Le Drew, a sausage maker at Canada Packers.

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3
people the 1940 directory lists here
Rebuilt in 1965
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • Walter A Le Drewa fireman at the Union Steamship Company · householderp. 342

Also under the Le Drew name

  • Beryl Le Drewan operator at Family Service Laundry · lives herep. 342
  • Florence Le Drewa sausage maker at Canada Packers · lives herep. 342

Kerr Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

KERR

  1. 5597Le Drew W Ap. 95

Names

  1. Le Drew Walter A firmn USS h5597 Kerrp. 342
  2. Le Drew Beryl opr Family Serv Lndy r5597 Kerrp. 342
  3. Le Drew Florence sausage mkr Canada Pkrs r5597 Kerrp. 342
The lines for 5597 Kerr Street 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

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 5597 now to 1965.

Since 1940

  1. 1965Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
  2. 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 5500 block of Kerr Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 5597 marked
The 5500 block of Kerr Street, on the stretch it shares with the 5600 block, between Kingsway and East 41st Avenue, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 5597, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 5500 block in 1940

Kerr Street, on the stretch it shares with the 5600 block, between Kingsway and East 41st Avenue, Renfrew-Collingwood: 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.

Kerr Street, the 5500 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

  1. 5597Le Drew W Arebuilt

East side, even numbers

No east-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 5500 block of Kerr Street

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5597 Kerr Street, Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1965, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/5597-kerr, 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.