The 1940 directory lists six suites and households at 1090 West 12th Avenue. Its name section lists six people here: Ida A Cann, widow of H; Syd S Crowe, a president at Crowe & Co Ltd; and four others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Miss E M Framesuite 1p. 207
- J Wilkinssuite 2p. 207
- Mrs I A Cannsuite 3p. 207
- S S Crowesuite 4p. 207
- Miss B Macdonaldsuite 5p. 207
- J C Parsonssuite 6p. 207
The household
- Ida A Cannwidow of H · householder · suite 3p. 95
- Syd S Crowea president at Crowe & Co Ltd · householder · suite 4p. 141
- Emma M Framehouseholder · suite 1p. 207
- Blanche Macdonaldhouseholder · suite 5p. 370
- John C Parsonsan attendant at the Twelfth & Oak Service Station · householder · suite 6p. 481
- James Wilkinsan inspector at the Federal Meat Inspection Division Canadian Government · householder · suite 2p. 660
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 12th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 12TH
- 10901Frame Miss E Mp. 207
- 10902Wilkins Jp. 207
- 10903Cann Mrs I Ap. 207
- 10904Crowe S Sp. 207
- 10905Macdonald Miss Bp. 207
- 10906Parsons J Cp. 207
Names
- Cann Ida A wid H h3, 1090 West 12thp. 95
- Crowe Syd S pres Crowe & Co Ltd h4, 1090 West 12thp. 141
- Frame Emma M h1, 1090 West 12thp. 207
- Macdonald Blanche h5, 1090 West 12thp. 370
- Parsons John C atdt Twelfth & Oak Serv Sta h6, 1090 West 12thp. 481
- Wilkins Jas inspr Federal Meat Insp Div Can Govt h2, 1090 West 12thp. 660
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1090 West 12th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1043, on the other side of the street, one of two on the block.
The 1000 block in 1940
West 12th 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 12th 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
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1090 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1090-west-12th-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1090 West 12th Avenue
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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.