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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

57 Kingsway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 57 Kingsway is Muir, an apartment building, with 16 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Verner S Alskog, a logger; Lars Anderson, a miner; and 14 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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18
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 17 linesMuir and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Verner S Alskoga logger · householder · suite 7p. 11
  • Lars Andersona miner · householder · suite 1p. 14
  • Carl L Appela laborer · householder · suite 17p. 17
  • William S Barnesa helper at Art Smith's · householder · suite 12p. 32
  • Edward Caineshouseholder · suite 5p. 86
  • Archibald Dalziela shipper · householder · suite 16p. 147
  • Patrick T Duncana seaman · householder · suite 14p. 172
  • James Fleminga mechanic · householder · suite 2p. 200
  • Thomas R Halla shoemaker · householder · suite 9p. 248
  • Edward E Hamiltona janitor at the Muir Apartments · householder · suite 6p. 250
  • Whillmina Hansonwidow of T · householder · suite 10p. 253
  • Emil B Johnsona laborer · householder · suite 11p. 305
  • John Krutulisproprietor of the Muir Apartments · householder · suite 15p. 331
  • Frank Longbottoma cattle dealer · householder · suite 3p. 354
  • Mrs Jean H McLarenhouseholder · suite 8p. 389
  • Alvin E Stirlinga driver · householder · suite 4p. 589

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

KINGSWAY

  1. 57Muir aptsp. 97
  2. 571Anderson Lp. 97
  3. 572Fleming Jp. 97
  4. 573Longbottom Fp. 97
  5. 574Stirling A Ep. 97
  6. 575Caines Ep. 97
  7. 576Hamilton E Ep. 97
  8. 577Alskog V Sp. 97
  9. 578McLaren Mrs J Hp. 97
  10. 579Hall T Rp. 97
  11. 5710Hanson Mrs Wp. 97
  12. 5711Johnson E Bp. 97
  13. 5712Barnes W Sp. 97
  14. 5714Duncan P Tp. 97
  15. 5715Krutulis Jp. 97
  16. 5716Dalziel Ap. 97
  17. 5717Appel C Lp. 97

Names

  1. Alskog Verner S logr h7, 57 Kingswayp. 11
  2. Anderson Lars miner h1, 57 Kingswayp. 14
  3. Appel Carl L lab h17, 57 Kingswayp. 17
  4. Barnes Wm S hlpr Art Smith's h12, 57 Kingswayp. 32
  5. Caines Edw h5, 57 Kingswayp. 86
  6. Dalziel Arch shpr h16, 57 Kingswayp. 147
  7. Duncan Patk T seamn h14, 57 Kingswayp. 172
  8. Fleming Jas mech h2, 57 Kingswayp. 200
  9. Hall Thos R shoemkr h9, 57 Kingswayp. 248
  10. Hamilton Edw E jntr Muir Apts h6, 57 Kingswayp. 250
  11. Hanson Whillmina wid T h10, 57 Kingswayp. 253
  12. Johnson Emil B lab h11, 57 Kingswayp. 305
  13. Krutulis John prop Muir Apts h15, 57 Kingswayp. 331
  14. Longbottom Frank cattle dlr h3, 57 Kingswayp. 354
  15. McLaren Mrs Jean H h8, 57 Kingswayp. 389
  16. Stirling Alvin E drvr h4, 57 Kingswayp. 589
The lines for 57 Kingsway 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

Not one of the 16 addresses the 1940 directory lists on the first block of Kingsway is on the City's list today, so the building at 57 is probably gone (inferred).

The first block in 1940

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.

Kingsway, the first blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The first block of Kingsway

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57 Kingsway, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.