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Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

11 West Broadway

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 11 West Broadway is McFee Block, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: Evangeline Balkwill, an operator at the BC Telephone; Mrs Margaret L Dery; and eight others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: McBryde (no first name printed) and J S Marriott. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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15
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1927
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesMcFee Block and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Evangeline Balkwillan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 2p. 28
  • Mrs Margaret L Deryhouseholder · suite 4p. 157
  • Mrs Helena McClintockhouseholder · suite 1p. 365
  • Earl L McLarena laborer at Greater Vancouver Water District · householder · suite 6p. 389
  • Mrs Violet W Mowata waitress at Province Cafe · householder · suite 7p. 446
  • Manuel Nortona carrier driver at Alberta Lumber · householder · suite 8p. 465
  • Bernard Williamswho worked for Boeing's · householder · suite 5p. 661

Also under the Balkwill name

  • Mildred C Balkwilla school teacher · lives here · suite 2p. 28
  • Mary E McBrydewidow of W · householder · suite 3p. 363
  • Eileen McClintockan operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 1p. 365

Only in the street section

  • McBryde (no first name printed)suite 3p. 16
  • J S Marriottbasementp. 16

Also at this address

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

West Broadway is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST BROADWAY

  1. 11McFee Block aptsp. 16
  2. 111McClintock Mrs Hp. 16
  3. 112Balkwill Miss Ep. 16
  4. 113McBryde —p. 16
  5. 114Dery Mrs M Lp. 16
  6. 115Williams Bp. 16
  7. 116McLaren E Lp. 16
  8. 117Mowat Mrs V Wp. 16
  9. 118Norton Mp. 16
  10. 11basementMarriott J Sp. 16

Names

  1. Balkwill Evangeline opr BC Tel h2, 11 West Broadwayp. 28
  2. Dery Mrs Margt L h4, 11 West Broadwayp. 157
  3. McClintock Mrs Helena h1, 11 West Broadwayp. 365
  4. McLaren Earl L lab Greater Van Water Dist h6, 11 West Broadwayp. 389
  5. Mowat Mrs Violet W waitress Province Cafe h7, 11 West Broadwayp. 446
  6. Norton Manuel carrier drvr Alberta Lbr h8, 11 West Broadwayp. 465
  7. Williams Bernard emp Boeing's h5, 11 West Broadwayp. 661
  8. Balkwill Mildred C sch tchr Van City r2, 11 West Broadwayp. 28
  9. McBryde Mary E wid W h3, 11 West Broadwayp. 363
  10. McClintock Eileen opr BC Tel r1, 11 West Broadwayp. 365
The lines for 11 West Broadway 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

11 West Broadway still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the first block of West Broadway; the City's assessment record gives 1927 as its year built.

The first block in 1940

West Broadway ending at Manitoba Street, Mount Pleasant: 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 Broadway, the first 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 first block of West Broadway

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11 West Broadway, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1927 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/11-west-broadway, 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.