Kerrisdale, Vancouver

5870 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Vaughan A Jack worked as a manager at the General Motor Acceptance Corporation and headed the household at 5870 Granville Street in 1940.

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1
person the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1926
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Vaughan A Jacka manager at the General Motor Acceptance Corporation · householderp. 298

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

  1. 5870Jack V Ap. 68

Names

  1. Jack Vaughan A mgr Genl Motor Accept Corpn h5870 Granvillep. 298
The lines for 5870 Granville 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

5870 Granville Street still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1926 as its year built.

Since 1940

  1. 1962A 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 5800 block in 1940

Granville Street, on the stretch it shares with the 5700 block, between West 41st and West 43rd Avenues, Kerrisdale: 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.

Granville Street, the 5800 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

  1. 5889*McSpadden Mrs Mstands

The 5800 block of Granville Street

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5870 Granville Street, Kerrisdale, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1926 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/5870-granville, 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.