Sunset, Vancouver

7180 Ontario Street

In the 1940 city directory.

At 7180 Ontario Street in 1940, the householder is Harvey Lewis, a laborer.

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1
person the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1925
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Harvey Lewisa laborer · householderp. 347

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ONTARIO

  1. 7180Lewis Hp. 122

Names

  1. Lewis Harvey lab h7180 Ontariop. 347
The lines for 7180 Ontario 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

7180 Ontario Street still has a building from before 1946; the City's assessment record gives 1925 as its year built.

Since 1940

  1. 1965A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 2024A building permit for a new building, valued at $2,000,000 (BP-2024-01786).
  3. 2024A building permit for demolition, valued at $150,000 (DB-2024-03132).

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 7100 block of Ontario Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 7180 marked
The 7100 block of Ontario Street, between East 55th and East 56th Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 7180, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 7100 block in 1940

Ontario Street between East 55th and East 56th 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.

Ontario Street, the 7100 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

East side, even numbers

  1. 7180Lewis Hstands

The 7100 block of Ontario Street

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7180 Ontario Street, Sunset, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1925 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/7180-ontario, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.