In 1940, 657 East 15th Avenue is Reliable Washer Service, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Frederick W Neumann, proprietor of the Reliable Washer Service. The street section prints five more names the name section doesn't list: A Colwell, G Kincaid and three others.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1912
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Reliable Washer Servicep. 218
- F W Neumannp. 218
- A Colwellbarberp. 218
- G Kincaidsuite 1p. 218
- C Andersonsuite 2p. 218
- R W Clarksuite 3p. 218
- R Woolstonsuite 4p. 218
The household
- Frederick W Neumannproprietor of the Reliable Washer Service · householderp. 457
East 15th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST 15TH
- 657Reliable Washer Servp. 218
- 657Neumann F Wp. 218
- 657Colwell A barberp. 218
- 6571Kincaid Gp. 218
- 6572Anderson Cp. 218
- 6573Clark R Wp. 218
- 6574Woolston Rp. 218
Names
The building today
657 East 15th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.
The 600 block in 1940
East 15th Avenue between Kingsway and Fraser Street, 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.
East 15th Avenue, the 600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
- 615West Coast Vulcanizinggone
- 619Kidd Bros +2gone
- 621Bennett F T +1gone
- 623Fraser Plmbg & Stovesgone
- 625Highway Clnrs & Dyers +3gone
- 631Western Crown Mfgstands
- 633vacantgone
- 635Pong H Brosgone
- 639Sheriff Bakerygone
- 649Ross M +2gone
- 651Safeway Storestands
- 653Bradbury C J +1gone
- 655Bradbury J Cgone
- 657Reliable Washer Serv +6stands
- 661Cloverdale Farm Prod +1gone
- 663Fuller's Billiard Parlorgone
- 665Hutchison H +2gone
- 667Parent L J +1gone
- 675Bellerby Mrs Ogone
South side, even numbers
No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.
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657 East 15th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, 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/657-east-15th-avenue, 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.