1045 West 11th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1045 West 11th Avenue is Gilbrae Apartments, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Mary E Barr, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital; Margaret A Doerr, a school teacher; and twelve others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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17: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1930: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

eleven linesGilbrae Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Mary E Barra nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 1p. 32
Margaret A Doerra school teacher · householder · suite 3p. 163
H S Dowon active service · householder · suite Ap. 167
Hubert Dumonta physician · householder · suite 6p. 171
Don J FitzOsbornea physician · householder · suite 4p. 199
David Gunna lineman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 9p. 244
Margery McFadyenwidow of N · householder · suite 5p. 375
Nellie Merifielda secretary treasurer at Kemp & Co · householder · suite 7p. 426
Olive M Shorean assistant nursing director at the Vancouver General Hospital · householder · suite 2p. 558
Mabel M Williamswidow of H · householder · suite 8p. 662

Also under the Barr name

Kath I Barra nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 1p. 32
Genevieve McFadyena nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 5p. 375
Edmund C Williamsa clerk at the Royal Bank · lives here · suite 8p. 661
Havelock K Williamsa salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives here · suite 8p. 662

Also at this address

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

West 11th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 11TH

Names

The lines for 1045 West 11th 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

1045 West 11th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1930 as its year built.

The 1000 block in 1940

West 11th Avenue between Oak 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 11th Avenue, the 1000 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

The 1000 block of West 11th Avenue

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1045 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1930 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1045-west-11th-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.