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West End, Vancouver

1019 Bute Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1019 Bute Street is Mayfair Apartments, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Margaret Ball, widow of H E; Charles A Berry, a custodian at First Church Christ Science; and 14 others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: J H Harris and P G Abbey. Its name section lists nine more people here under other surnames too.

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27
people the 1940 directory lists here, nine of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1908
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 13 linesMayfair Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Margaret Ballwidow of H E · householder · suite 5p. 28
  • Charles A Berrya custodian at First Church Christ Science · householder · suite 4p. 45
  • Harold S Bowlerproprietor of Chesterfield Shop · householder · suite 6p. 59
  • Wilfred G Dyera saleswoman for H J Heinz · householder · suite 9p. 175
  • Elizabeth J Harrisa bookkeeper at the Dominion Income Tax · householder · suite 8p. 256
  • Florence McEwenhouseholder · suite 12p. 375
  • Roland B Nicklina conductor at the CNR · householder · suite 2p. 460
  • Horace S Rowleyhouseholder · suite 11p. 535
  • Horace S Rowley Jra salesman for Mrs B Rowley · lives here · suite 11p. 535
  • Laura M Sandersa supervisor child hygiene at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 10p. 542
  • Meyer Stonea men's clothing new & used · householder · suite 1p. 590

Also under the Dyer name

  • E Verena Dyerlives here · suite 9p. 174
  • Mrs Beatrice Rowleyin tobacco · lives here · suite 11p. 535
  • Clara A Sanderswidow of E B · lives here · suite 10p. 542
  • Sam L Stonea student · lives here · suite 1p. 590
  • Sylvia Stonea clerk · lives here · suite 1p. 590

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BUTE

  1. 1019Mayfair Aptsp. 23
  2. 1019basementHarris J Hp. 23
  3. 10191Stone Mp. 23
  4. 10192Nicklin R Bp. 23
  5. 10193Abbey P Gp. 23
  6. 10194Berry Cp. 23
  7. 10195Ball Mrs Mp. 23
  8. 10196Bowler H Sp. 23
  9. 10198Harris Miss E Jp. 23
  10. 10199Dyer W Gp. 23
  11. 101910Sanders Miss L Mp. 23
  12. 101911Rowley H Sp. 23
  13. 101912McEwen Miss Fp. 23

Names

  1. Ball Margt wid H E h5, 1019 Butep. 28
  2. Berry Chas A custodian First Ch Christ Science h4, 1019 Butep. 45
  3. Bowler Harold S prop Chesterfield Shop h6, 1019 Butep. 59
  4. Dyer Wilfd G slswm H J Heinz h9, 1019 Butep. 175
  5. Harris Eliz J bkpr Dom Inc Tax h8, 1019 Butep. 256
  6. McEwen Florence h12, 1019 Butep. 375
  7. Nicklin Roland B cond CNR h2, 1019 Butep. 460
  8. Rowley Horace S h11, 1019 Butep. 535
  9. Rowley Horace S Jr slsmn Mrs B Rowley r11, 1019 Butep. 535
  10. Sanders Laura M supvr child hygiene Van City h10, 1019 Butep. 542
  11. Stone Meyer men's clo new & used 549 Robson h1, 1019 Butep. 590
  12. Dyer E Verena r9, 1019 Butep. 174
  13. Rowley Mrs Beatrice tobac 132½ W Hastings r11, 1019 Butep. 535
  14. Sanders Clara A wid E B r10, 1019 Butep. 542
  15. Stone Sam L studt r1, 1019 Butep. 590
  16. Stone Sylvia clk r1, 1019 Butep. 590
The lines for 1019 Bute 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 building today

1019 Bute Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 1065 next door; its permit is from 1908, and the City's assessment record gives 1908 as its year built. A permit to build a frame apartment building (the register's number: “ or 1019”) was taken out in April 1908 by John A Honeyman: architect Parr & Fee, $18,500. (inferred) (the register's number for it is uncertain, but the lot it gives is this address's lot today)

Since 1940

  1. 1956A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 1997–2020Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).

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 1000 block of Bute Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1019 marked
The 1000 block of Bute Street, on the stretch it shares with the 1100 block, between Nelson and Davie Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1019, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1000 block in 1940

Bute Street, on the stretch it shares with the 1100 block, between Nelson and Davie 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.

Bute Street, the 1000 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

Bute Street, block by block

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1019 Bute Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1908 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1019-bute, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.