In 1940, 1125 West 11th Avenue is Iona Court, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Charles A Carman, a salesman at Mackay Smith Blair; Hattie Garner; and six others. It lists seven more people here under other surnames too.
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- 15
- people the 1940 directory lists here, seven of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Iona Courtapartmentsp. 203
- Miss H Garnersuite 1p. 203
- Miss N W McGeersuite 2p. 203
- Miss B Hicksonsuite 3p. 203
- C A Carmansuite 4p. 203
- Mrs K McLellansuite 5p. 203
- N F Peterssuite 6p. 203
The household
- Charles A Carmana salesman at Mackay Smith Blair · householder · suite 4p. 98
- Hattie Garnerhouseholder · suite 1p. 216
- Bertha Hicksona stenographer at Beatty Bros · householder · suite 3p. 271
- Ninyas W McGeera nurse · householder · suite 2p. 376
- Karen McLellanwidow of A · householder · suite 5p. 391
- Norman F Petersa manager at Iona Court · householder · suite 6p. 491
Also under the McGeer name
- Aileen W McGeerlives here · suite 2p. 376
- Edna J Petersa clerk at the Royal Bank · lives here · suite 6p. 490
Also at this address
- Seven 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
- 1125Iona Court aptsp. 203
- 11251Garner Miss Hp. 203
- 11252McGeer Miss N Wp. 203
- 11253Hickson Miss Bp. 203
- 11254Carman C Ap. 203
- 11255McLellan Mrs Kp. 203
- 11256Peters N Fp. 203
Names
- Carman Chas A slsmn Mackay Smith Blair h4, 1125 West 11thp. 98
- Garner Hattie h1, 1125 West 11thp. 216
- Hickson Bertha sten Beatty Bros h3, 1125 West 11thp. 271
- McGeer Ninyas W nurse h2, 1125 West 11thp. 376
- McLellan Karen wid A h5, 1125 West 11thp. 391
- Peters Norman F mgr Iona Court h6, 1125 West 11thp. 491
- McGeer Aileen W r2, 1125 West 11thp. 376
- Peters Edna J clk Royal Bk r6, 1125 West 11thp. 490
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1125 West 11th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1100 block of West 11th Avenue, and across the street the City dates 1126's to 1992.
The 1100 block in 1940
West 11th Avenue between Spruce and Alder 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 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)
North side, odd numbers
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1125 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1125-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.