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Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver

765 Victoria Drive

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 765 Victoria Drive is Westerdale Apartments, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 15 people here: Stan G Boucher, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway; Frederick C Bruin, a guard at Detention Home Vancouver City; and 13 others.

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15
people the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1923
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • twelve linesWesterdale Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Stan G Bouchera conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 11p. 57
  • Frederick C Bruina guard at Detention Home Vancouver City · householder · suite 8p. 76
  • Agnes McKaya nurse · householder · suite 5p. 381
  • Joseph E Morgana salesman at Burns & Co · householder · suite 1p. 440
  • Robert D Morleya local manager at Victor Fox Foods · householder · suite 10p. 441
  • George L Murraya machinist · householder · suite 7p. 450
  • James V O'Connora salesman · householder · suite 3p. 467
  • Constance E Purdonwidow of A · householder · suite 12p. 506
  • Joseph R Towella caretaker at the Westerdale Apartments · householder · suite 0p. 616
  • William D Turnera clerk at Sun Director · householder · suite 6p. 622
  • Wally Woolridgea movie operator at the Strand Theatre · householder · suite 9p. 674

Also under the Boucher name

  • Eunice E Boucherwidow of W · lives here · suite 11p. 57
  • Marjorie McKaya ward assistant at the Grandview Hospital · lives here · suite 5p. 382
  • Charles W Purdonlives here · suite 12p. 506
  • Jean Purdona saleswoman at Woodward's · lives here · suite 12p. 506

Victoria Drive is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

VICTORIA DRIVE

  1. 765Westerdale Aptsp. 161
  2. 7650Towell J Rp. 161
  3. 7651Morgan J Ep. 161
  4. 7653O'Connor J Vp. 161
  5. 7655McKay Miss Ap. 161
  6. 7656Turner W Dp. 161
  7. 7657Murray G Lp. 161
  8. 7658Bruin F Cp. 161
  9. 7659Woolridge Wp. 161
  10. 76510Morley R Dp. 161
  11. 76511Boucher S Gp. 161
  12. 76512Purdon Mrs C Ep. 161

Names

  1. Boucher Stan G cond BCER h11, 765 Victoria Drivep. 57
  2. Bruin Fredk C guard Detention Home Van City h8, 765 Victoria Drivep. 76
  3. McKay Agnes nurse h5, 765 Victoria Drivep. 381
  4. Morgan Jos E slsmn Burns & Co h1, 765 Victoria Drivep. 440
  5. Morley Robt D local mgr Victor Fox Foods h10, 765 Victoria Drivep. 441
  6. Murray Geo L mach h7, 765 Victoria Drivep. 450
  7. O'Connor Jas V slsmn h3, 765 Victoria Drivep. 467
  8. Purdon Constance E wid A h12, 765 Victoria Drivep. 506
  9. Towell Jos R caretkr Westerdale Apts h0, 765 Victoria Drivep. 616
  10. Turner Wm D clk Sun Dir h6, 765 Victoria Drivep. 622
  11. Woolridge Wally movie opr Strand Thea h9, 765 Victoria Drivep. 674
  12. Boucher Eunice E wid W r11, 765 Victoria Drivep. 57
  13. McKay Marjorie ward asst Grandv Hosp r5, 765 Victoria Drivep. 382
  14. Purdon Chas W r12, 765 Victoria Drivep. 506
  15. Purdon Jean slswm Woodwards r12, 765 Victoria Drivep. 506
The lines for 765 Victoria Drive 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 building today

765 Victoria Drive still has a building from before 1946, one of seven on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1923 as its year built.

The 700 block in 1940

Victoria Drive between East Georgia and Adanac Streets, Grandview-Woodland: 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.

Victoria Drive, 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)

The 700 block of Victoria Drive

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765 Victoria Drive, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1923 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/765-victoria-drive, 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.