920 Bidwell Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 920 Bidwell Street is Stanley Court, with 18 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 28 people here: William T Allinson, an agent at Confederation Life; Sam L Bedson, an insurance agent; and 26 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs C E Salmon. Its name section lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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33: people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

19 linesStanley Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

William T Allinsonan agent at Confederation Life · householder · suite 2p. 10
Sam L Bedsonan insurance agent · householder · suite 3p. 39
Oscar Blunthouseholder · suite 6p. 53
James B Edgaron active service · householder · suite 1p. 177
Edmond U J Gagnonproprietor of Stanley Court · householder · suite 8p. 214
W Reid C Howatsonhouseholder · suite 19p. 285
Jessie Jacksonwidow of W · householder · suite 16p. 298
D Lukin Johnstonan accountant at Price, Waterhouse & Co · householder · suite 14p. 307
Theresa Lawsonwidow of W A · householder · suite 21p. 340
Mrs Ada A Littlehouseholder · suite 20p. 351
Hon Charles D Macaulayhouseholder · suite 18p. 362
John R McGowana caretaker at Stanley Court · householder · suite 23p. 377
E H Milneshouseholder · suite 15p. 432
Jean O Proctora cashier at Safeway · householder · suite 22p. 504
George M Roseproprietor of Invermay Cigar Stand · householder · suite 7p. 531
Alan H Rossitera police officer at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 10p. 534
Louis H Tweediea manufacturers agent · householder · suite 4p. 623

Also under the Allinson name

Virginia Allinsona stenographer · lives here · suite 2p. 10
Gladys I Blunta stenographer at Imperial Oil · lives here · suite 6p. 53
Bernard E Gagnona student · lives here · suite 8p. 214
Lionel J E Gagnona clerk at the Royal Bank · lives here · suite 8p. 214
M Kathleen Howatsona teacher at the Crofton House School · lives here · suite 19p. 285
Robert R C Howatsona district manager at the Province · lives here · suite 19p. 285
Dorothy M Lawsona stenographer · lives here · suite 21p. 340
Margaret A Lawsona stenographer at Lampman & Laidlaw · lives here · suite 21p. 340
Ida M Proctorwidow of D · lives here · suite 22p. 504
Francis Rosea secretary treasurer at F Goertz Ltd · lives here · suite 7p. 531
Haskell L Rosean assistant fishery officer at the BC Government · lives here · suite 7p. 531

Only in the street section

Mrs C E Salmonsuite 12p. 12

Also at this address

Four 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 lines for 920 Bidwell 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 920 Bidwell Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); three doors along, 962 still has one from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 900 block in 1940

Bidwell Street between Barclay and Nelson 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 900 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

No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

East side, even numbers

Bidwell Street, block by block

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920 Bidwell Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/920-bidwell, 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.