Vancouver / West 15th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

985 West 15th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 985 West 15th Avenue is Delivery Rey Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Harold A Freeman, of Freeman & Freeman; Howard F Hume, a draftsman; and seven others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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13
people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1981
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Harold A Freemanof Freeman & Freeman · householder · suite 3p. 210
  • Howard F Humea draftsman · householder · suite 5p. 288
  • Margaret H Lunaman assistant supervisor at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 1p. 359
  • George Lunna manager at Continental Fruit · householder · suite 2p. 359
  • James G Turgeona financial · householder · suite 4p. 621

Also under the Lunn name

  • Margaret J Lunna clerk at the Province · lives here · suite 2p. 359
  • Alphonse J Turgeonan engineer · lives here · suite 4p. 621
  • Isabelle M Turgeona stenographer at the Willis College of Business · lives here · suite 4p. 621
  • Vivienne M Turgeonlives here · suite 4p. 621

Also at this address

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

West 15th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 15TH

  1. 985Del Rey Aptsp. 219
  2. 9851Lunam Miss M Hp. 219
  3. 9852Lunn Gp. 219
  4. 9853Freeman H Ap. 219
  5. 9854Turgeon J Gp. 219
  6. 9855Hume H Fp. 219

Names

  1. Freeman Harold A of Freeman & Freeman h3, 985 West 15thp. 210
  2. Hume Howard F drftsmn h5, 985 West 15thp. 288
  3. Lunam Margt H asst supvr Van Genl Hosp h1, 985 West 15thp. 359
  4. Lunn Geo mgr Contl Fruit h2, 985 West 15thp. 359
  5. Turgeon Jas G fin 124, 744 W Hastings h4, 985 West 15thp. 621
  6. Lunn Margt J clk Province r2, 985 West 15thp. 359
  7. Turgeon Alphonse J eng r4, 985 West 15thp. 621
  8. Turgeon Isabelle M sten Willis Coll of Bus r4, 985 West 15thp. 621
  9. Turgeon Vivienne M r4, 985 West 15thp. 621
The lines for 985 West 15th 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.

The building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 985 now to 1981; the nearest that still stands is 964, on the other side of the street, one of seven on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 1981Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

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 900 block in 1940

West 15th Avenue between Laurel and Oak 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 15th 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)

The 900 block of West 15th Avenue

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985 West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1981, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/985-west-15th-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.