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West End, Vancouver

885 Thurlow Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists nine suites and households at 885 Thurlow Street. Its name section lists eight people here: Jessie A Birkett, widow of H J; Gustave Itzweire; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: (See 1070 Haro). Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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10
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

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

The household

  • Jessie A Birkettwidow of H J · householder · suite 41p. 48
  • Gustave Itzweirehouseholder · suite 29p. 297
  • Annie Millera seamstress at Spencer's · householder · suite 40p. 429
  • Mrs Margaret Moffata waitress · householder · suite 38p. 435
  • Harry F Morrowan elevator operator at the Medical Arts Building · householder · suite 27p. 443
  • Evelyn S Reillya nurse · householder · suite 39p. 515
  • Amy Richardswidow of A D · householder · suite 28p. 518
  • Edith F Tilliehouseholder · suite 37p. 613

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their 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. 885(See 1070 Haro)p. 155
  2. 88527Morrow H Fp. 155
  3. 88528Richards Mrs Ap. 155
  4. 88529Itzweire Gp. 155
  5. 88537Tillie Miss E Fp. 155
  6. 88538Moffat Mrs Mp. 155
  7. 88539Reilly Miss E Sp. 155
  8. 88540Miller Miss Ap. 155
  9. 88541Birkett Mrs J Ap. 155

Names

  1. Birkett Jessie A wid H J h41, 885 Thurlowp. 48
  2. Itzweire Gustave h29, 885 Thurlowp. 297
  3. Miller Annie smstrs Spencers h40, 885 Thurlowp. 429
  4. Moffat Mrs Margt waitress h38, 885 Thurlowp. 435
  5. Morrow Harry F elev opr Medical Arts Bldg h27, 885 Thurlowp. 443
  6. Reilly Evelyn S nurse h39, 885 Thurlowp. 515
  7. Richards Amy wid A D h28, 885 Thurlowp. 518
  8. Tillie Edith F h37, 885 Thurlowp. 613
The lines for 885 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 885 Thurlow Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 859, on the heritage register, still has its building from before 1946, one of two on the block.

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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885 Thurlow Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/885-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.