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West End, Vancouver

859 Thurlow Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists 21 suites and households at 859 Thurlow Street. Its name section lists 28 people here: M Charles Barrie, an auto dealer; Gordon N Beattie; and 26 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Victoria Court. Its name section lists six more people here under other surnames too.

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35
people the 1940 directory lists here, six of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 21 linesThe suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • M Charles Barriean auto dealer · householder · suite 22p. 33
  • Gordon N Beattiehouseholder · suite 10p. 37
  • Margaret Carlislewidow of G · householder · suite 21p. 97
  • Nellie J Carswellwidow of W H · householder · suite 2p. 100
  • Lilian Daviewidow of T · householder · suite 31p. 150
  • Mary J Dilworthwidow of G · householder · suite 1p. 160
  • Eli Entwistlea salesman at Associated Dairies · householder · suite 41p. 185
  • Martha Fletcherwidow of R · householder · suite 23p. 201
  • David L Fosterretired · householder · suite 42p. 205
  • Loyd Foxxa beauty shop & barber · householder · suite 44p. 207
  • Frederick W Holmesa circulation at the Sun · householder · suite 11p. 278
  • Frederick Kascha carpenter · householder · suite 30p. 314
  • E W Lidgeywho worked for M B King Lumber · householder · suite 33p. 348
  • Charles C Nashretired · householder · suite 3p. 453
  • Norman I Northrupa salesman · householder · suite 12p. 464
  • Edward O Phillipsa manager at Victoria Court · householder · suite 4p. 493
  • Alex M Rossan accountant at the Royal Bank · householder · suite 20p. 532
  • Hugh M Stevensona registrar at the Vocational Service · householder · suite 32p. 586
  • Albert Twininga bookkeeper · householder · suite 43p. 623
  • Gerald Uptonan accountant · householder · suite 14p. 625
  • Gerald E Uptonlives here · suite 14p. 625

Also under the Barrie name

  • Adeline Barriea saleswoman · lives here · suite 22p. 33
  • Isabel Carlislea clerk at Spencer's · lives here · suite 21p. 97
  • Howard G Holmeslives here · suite 11p. 279
  • Dorothy Nashlives here · suite 3p. 453
  • June Nasha saleswoman at Woodward's · lives here · suite 3p. 453
  • Margaret C Stevensona stenographer at Lawson Clark & Lundell · lives here · suite 32p. 586
  • John H Uptona helper at Stonehouse Motors · lives here · suite 14p. 625

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • Six more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

THURLOW

  1. 859Victoria Courtp. 155
  2. 8591Dilworth Mrs M Jp. 155
  3. 8592Carswell Mrs Np. 155
  4. 8593Nash C Cp. 155
  5. 8594Phillips E Op. 155
  6. 85910Beattie G Np. 155
  7. 85911Holmes F Wp. 155
  8. 85912Northrup N Ip. 155
  9. 85914Upton Gp. 155
  10. 85920Ross A Mp. 155
  11. 85921Carlisle Mrs Mp. 155
  12. 85922Barrie M Cp. 155
  13. 85923Fletcher Mrs Mp. 155
  14. 85930Kasch Fp. 155
  15. 85931Davie Mrs Lp. 155
  16. 85932Stevenson H Mp. 155
  17. 85933Lidgey E W Mp. 155
  18. 85941Entwistle Ep. 155
  19. 85942Foster D Lp. 155
  20. 85943Twining Ap. 155
  21. 85944Foxx Lp. 155

Names

  1. Barrie M Chas auto dlr h22, 859 Thurlowp. 33
  2. Beattie Gordon N h10, 859 Thurlowp. 37
  3. Carlisle Margt wid G h21, 859 Thurlowp. 97
  4. Carswell Nellie J wid W H sec-treas Crippled Children's Hosp h2, 859 Thurlowp. 100
  5. Davie Lilian wid T h31, 859 Thurlowp. 150
  6. Dilworth Mary J wid G h1, 859 Thurlowp. 160
  7. Entwistle Eli slsmn Assoc Dairies h41, 859 Thurlowp. 185
  8. Fletcher Martha wid R h23, 859 Thurlowp. 201
  9. Foster David L retired h42, 859 Thurlowp. 205
  10. Foxx Loyd beauty shop & barber 991 Thurlow h44, 859 Thurlowp. 207
  11. Holmes Fredk W circ Sun h11, 859 Thurlowp. 278
  12. Kasch Fredk carp h30, 859 Thurlowp. 314
  13. Lidgey E W Marsden acct M B King Lbr h33, 859 Thurlowp. 348
  14. Nash Chas C retired h3, 859 Thurlowp. 453
  15. Northrup Norman I slsmn h12, 859 Thurlowp. 464
  16. Phillips Edw O mgr Victoria Ct h4, 859 Thurlowp. 493
  17. Ross Alex M acct Royal Bk h20, 859 Thurlowp. 532
  18. Stevenson Hugh M registrar Vocational Serv h32, 859 Thurlowp. 586
  19. Twining Albt bkpr h43, 859 Thurlowp. 623
  20. Upton Gerald acct h14, 859 Thurlowp. 625
  21. Upton Gerald E r14, 859 Thurlowp. 625
  22. Barrie Adeline slswm r22, 859 Thurlowp. 33
  23. Carlisle Isabel clk Spencers r21, 859 Thurlowp. 97
  24. Holmes Howard G r11, 859 Thurlowp. 279
  25. Nash Dorothy r3, 859 Thurlowp. 453
  26. Nash June slswm Woodward's r3, 859 Thurlowp. 453
  27. Stevenson Margt C sten Lawson Clark & Lundell r32, 859 Thurlowp. 586
  28. Upton John H hlpr Stonehouse Motors r14, 859 Thurlowp. 625
The lines for 859 Thurlow 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

859 Thurlow Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), as does 855 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 800 block in 1940

Thurlow 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.

Thurlow 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)

The 800 block of Thurlow Street

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859 Thurlow Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/859-thurlow, 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.