The 1940 directory lists four suites and households at 737 West 16th Avenue. Its name section lists four people here: Albert J Beniston, a cook; Helen Langridge, a music teacher; and two others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs F Ellis.
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- 5
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Miss H Langridgemusic teacher · suite 1p. 222
- A J Benistonsuite 2p. 222
- J McAllistersuite 3p. 222
- Mrs F Ellissuite ap. 222
The household
- Albert J Benistona cook · householder · suite 2p. 42
- Helen Langridgea music teacher · suite 1p. 336
- James McAllisteran engineer · householder · suite 3p. 361
Also under the Beniston name
- Irene D Benistona dietitian at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 2p. 42
West 16th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 16TH
- 7371Langridge Miss H mus tchrp. 222
- 7372Beniston A Jp. 222
- 7373McAllister Jp. 222
- 737aEllis Mrs Fp. 222
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 737 West 16th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 712, on the other side of the street, one of three on the block.
The 700 block in 1940
West 16th Avenue between Heather and Willow Streets, South Cambie: 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.
West 16th Avenue, the 700 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)
North side, odd numbers
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737 West 16th Avenue, South Cambie, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/737-west-16th-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.