975 West 10th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 975 West 10th Avenue is Garnlea Court, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 18 people here: Sam N Baird, an engineer at Alberta Lumber; Harriett J Barnes, widow of W H; and 16 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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20: 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
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1912: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

13 linesGarnlea Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Sam N Bairdan engineer at Alberta Lumber · householder · suite 12p. 26
Harriett J Barneswidow of W H · householder · suite 2p. 32
Hartford V Barnesproprietor of Garnlea Court · householder · suite 1p. 32
Elizabeth C Boylewidow of M J · householder · suite 14p. 61
Archibald Caddella station manager at Union Oil · householder · suite 8p. 85
Charles R Kerra collector at the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association · householder · suite 5p. 320
Neil MacKechniea sheet metal worker · householder · suite 11p. 383
James McPhersonhouseholder · suite 6p. 399
Victoria S Millerwidow of J · householder · suite 10p. 430
Virginia Millerlives here · suite 10p. 430
Martha J Tuplina nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 7p. 621
Mrs Ruth Whiddenhouseholder · suite 15p. 654
Mrs S Hilda Wolfea sewer for Gordon Campbell · householder · suite 9p. 670

Also under the Baird name

Irene Bairdan usher at the Broadway Theatre · lives here · suite 12p. 26
Margaret R Bairda cashier at the Grandview Theatre · lives here · suite 12p. 26
Leonard H Barnesan electrician at the Paramount Radio Service · lives here · suite 2p. 32
Eileen Wolfea nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 9p. 670
Vera Wolfean operator for Gordon Campbell · lives here · suite 9p. 670

Also at this address

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

West 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 10TH

Names

The lines for 975 West 10th 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. *: 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

975 West 10th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 900 block of West 10th Avenue; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 900 block in 1940

West 10th Avenue, on the stretch it shares with the 1000 block, between Laurel and Spruce Streets, Fairview: 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.

West 10th Avenue, 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)

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 900 block of West 10th Avenue

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975 West 10th Avenue, Fairview, 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.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/975-west-10th-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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.