In 1940, 5697 Victoria Drive is Sub Post Office No 43, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists two people here: James Sewell, a confectioner; and Alice V Sewell.
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- 2
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
- James Sewella confectionerp. 552
Also under the Sewell name
- Alice V Sewelllives herep. 552
Victoria Drive is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
VICTORIA DRIVE
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 5697 Victoria Drive, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 5663, five doors along on the same side, one of two left on the block.
The 5600 block in 1940
Victoria Drive between East 40th and East 41st Avenues, 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.
Victoria Drive, the 5600 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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5697 Victoria Drive, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/5697-victoria-drive, 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.