Ada M Mathers, widow of W J, kept the house at 850 Bidwell Street in 1940, with Ruth E Mathers, a typist at the Dominion Income Tax; its name section adds two more people here under other surnames.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Rebuilt in 1966
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Ada M Matherswidow of W J · householderp. 419
Also under the Mathers name
- Ruth E Mathersa typist at the Dominion Income Tax · lives herep. 419
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Bidwell Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
BIDWELL
Names
The house today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 850 now to 1966; directly across the street, 851 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.
Since 1940
- 1966Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
- 1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
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 800 block in 1940
Bidwell Street between Robson and Haro Streets, West End: 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.
Bidwell Street, the 800 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)
West side, odd numbers
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850 Bidwell Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1966, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/850-bidwell, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 850 Bidwell Street
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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.