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West End, Vancouver

1104 Haro Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1104 Haro Street is St Margaret Apartments, with 17 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 22 people here: James Brown, a principal clerk at the Customs; Georgina Crombie, widow of T; and 20 others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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26
people the 1940 directory lists here, four 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

  • 18 linesSt Margaret Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • James Browna principal clerk at the Customs · householder · suite 32p. 73
  • Georgina Crombiewidow of T · householder · suite 30p. 139
  • John E Evanshouseholder · suite 12p. 187
  • Louis W Griffithsa representative at Silks Ltd · householder · suite 14p. 242
  • Sarah L Jacksonwidow of S H · householder · suite 23p. 299
  • Alice E MacDonalda bookkeeper at Cruickshank Bros · suite 11p. 369
  • Charles M McIntosha clerk at the Customs · householder · suite 31p. 380
  • Mrs Beulah Martina comptroller operator at Safeway · householder · suite 33p. 416
  • Robert R Mooreretired · householder · suite 21p. 439
  • Margaret J Mutriewidow of H · householder · suite 22p. 451
  • Grace M Rochewidow of J · householder · suite 10p. 528
  • F Lynn Smithproprietor of F Smith & Co · householder · suite 35p. 569
  • Helen Telforda public stenographer · householder · suite 34p. 605
  • Joseph Travisa salesman · householder · suite 24p. 618
  • John J Welsha clerk at the Loggers Agency · householder · suite 20p. 649
  • Sid Wrighta caretaker at the St Margaret Apartments · householder · suite 15p. 676

Also under the Crombie name

  • Alfred E Crombiea serviceman at Addressograph-Multigraph · lives here · suite 30p. 139
  • A Etta Jacksona stenographer at the National Harbours Board · lives here · suite 23p. 298
  • Clifton L Jacksona salesman at Copp The Shoe Man · lives here · suite 23p. 298
  • Mrs Gladys A McIntoshproprietor of the Norge Apartments · lives here · suite 31p. 380
  • Julia F Rochea saleswoman · lives here · suite 10p. 528
  • M Kathleen Smithwidow of A C · lives here · suite 22p. 572

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HARO

  1. 1104St Margaret Aptsp. 71
  2. 110410Roche Mrs G Mp. 71
  3. 110411MacDonald Miss A Ep. 71
  4. 110412Evans Jp. 71
  5. 110414Griffiths L Wp. 71
  6. 110415Wright Sp. 71
  7. 110420Welsh J Jp. 71
  8. 110421Moore R Rp. 71
  9. 110422Mutrie Mrs M Jp. 71
  10. 110423Jackson Mrs S Lp. 71
  11. 110424Travis Jp. 71
  12. 110430Crombie Mrs Gp. 71
  13. 110431McIntosh C Mp. 71
  14. 110432Brown Jp. 71
  15. 110433Martin Mrs Bp. 71
  16. 110434Telford Miss Hp. 71
  17. 110435Smith F Lp. 71
  18. 110436Occupiedp. 71

Names

  1. Brown Jas prin clk Customs h32, 1104 Harop. 73
  2. Crombie Georgina wid T h30, 1104 Harop. 139
  3. Evans John E h12, 1104 Harop. 187
  4. Griffiths Louis W rep Silks Ltd h14, 1104 Harop. 242
  5. Jackson Sarah L wid S H h23, 1104 Harop. 299
  6. MacDonald Alice E bkpr Cruickshank Bros 11, 1104 Harop. 369
  7. McIntosh Chas M clk Customs h31, 1104 Harop. 380
  8. Martin Mrs Beulah compt opr Safeway h33, 1104 Harop. 416
  9. Moore Robt R retired h21, 1104 Harop. 439
  10. Mutrie Margt J wid H h22, 1104 Harop. 451
  11. Roche Grace M wid J h10, 1104 Harop. 528
  12. Smith F Lynn prop F Smith & Co h35, 1104 Harop. 569
  13. Telford Helen pub sten 916, 525 Seymour h34, 1104 Harop. 605
  14. Travis Jos slsmn h24, 1104 Harop. 618
  15. Welsh John J clk Loggers Agcy h20, 1104 Harop. 649
  16. Wright Sid caretkr St Margaret Apts h15, 1104 Harop. 676
  17. Crombie Alfd E servmn Addressograph-Multigraph r30, 1104 Harop. 139
  18. Jackson A Etta sten NHB r23, 1104 Harop. 298
  19. Jackson Clifton L slsmn Copp The Shoe Man r23, 1104 Harop. 298
  20. McIntosh Mrs Gladys A prop Norge Apts r31, 1104 Harop. 380
  21. Roche Julia F slswm r10, 1104 Harop. 528
  22. Smith M Kathleen wid A C hd wkr Van Day Nursery Assn r22, 1104 Harop. 572
The lines for 1104 Haro 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

1104 Haro Street still has a building from before 1946, one of four on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1927 as its year built.

The 1100 block in 1940

Haro Street between Thurlow and Bute 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.

Haro Street, the 1100 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 1100 block of Haro Street

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1104 Haro Street, West End, 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.

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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.