Riley Park, Vancouver

82 East King Edward Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

At 82 East King Edward Avenue in 1940, the householder is Thomas G Mercer, on active service.

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1
person the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1910
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Thomas G Merceron active service · householderp. 425

East King Edward Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST KING EDWARD

  1. 82Mercer T Gp. 95

Names

  1. Mercer Thos G act serv h82 East King Edwardp. 425
The lines for 82 East King Edward Avenue 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

82 East King Edward Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 77 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The first block of East King Edward Avenue on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 82 marked
The first block of East King Edward Avenue, between Ontario and Quebec Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 82, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The first block in 1940

East King Edward Avenue between Ontario and Quebec Streets, Riley Park: 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 King Edward Avenue, the first 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 first block of East King Edward Avenue

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82 East King Edward Avenue, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/82-east-king-edward-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. 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.