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Sunset, Vancouver

6126 Fraser Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 6126 Fraser Street is Arnason Block, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Oliver C Brown, a salesman; Doug T Coldicutt, on active service; and eleven others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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14
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
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesArnason Block and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Oliver C Browna salesman · householder · suite 7p. 74
  • Doug T Coldicutton active service · householder · suite 14p. 118
  • Margaret Frasera caretaker at Arnason Block · householder · suite 16p. 209
  • Mrs May Griffithshouseholder · suite 1p. 242
  • Elizabeth M Lesterwidow of J · householder · suite 10p. 346
  • Glen Lougheeda salesman at Twigg Island Dairy · householder · suite 6p. 356
  • Mrs Signe MacMillanhouseholder · suite 12p. 396
  • Ian Mathiesona salesman at Twigg Island Dairy · householder · suite 2p. 420
  • John D Somersbyof Gem Cafe · householder · suite 15p. 576
  • Allan Whorleyhouseholder · suite 8p. 657

Also under the Lester name

  • Jean E Lesterlives here · suite 10p. 346
  • Archibald D McMillana motorman at the BC Electric Railway · lives here · suite 12p. 395
  • John MacMillanlives here · suite 12p. 396

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

FRASER

  1. 6126*Arnason Block aptsp. 53
  2. 61261Griffiths Mrs Mp. 53
  3. 61262Mathieson Ip. 53
  4. 61266Lougheed Gp. 53
  5. 61267Brown O Cp. 53
  6. 61268Whorley Ap. 53
  7. 612610Lester Mrs E Mp. 53
  8. 612612MacMillan Mrs Sp. 53
  9. 612614Coldicutt D Tp. 53
  10. 612615Somersby J Dp. 53
  11. 612616Fraser Mrs Mp. 53

Names

  1. Brown Oliver C slsmn h7, 6126 Fraserp. 74
  2. Coldicutt Doug T act serv h14, 6126 Fraserp. 118
  3. Fraser Margt caretkr Arnason Blk h16, 6126 Fraserp. 209
  4. Griffiths Mrs May h1, 6126 Fraserp. 242
  5. Lester Eliz M wid J h10, 6126 Fraserp. 346
  6. Lougheed Glen slsmn Twigg Isl Dairy h6, 6126 Fraserp. 356
  7. MacMillan Mrs Signe h12, 6126 Fraserp. 396
  8. Mathieson Ian slsmn Twigg Isl Dairy h2, 6126 Fraserp. 420
  9. Somersby John D of Gem Cafe h15, 6126 Fraserp. 576
  10. Whorley Allan h8, 6126 Fraserp. 657
  11. Lester Jean E r10, 6126 Fraserp. 346
  12. McMillan Arch D mtrmn BCER r12, 6126 Fraserp. 395
  13. MacMillan John r12, 6126 Fraserp. 396
The lines for 6126 Fraser 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

6126 Fraser Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 6131 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 6100 block in 1940

Fraser Street between East 45th and East 46th Avenues, Sunset: 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.

Fraser Street, the 6100 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)

The 6100 block of Fraser Street

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6126 Fraser Street, Sunset, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/6126-fraser, 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.