1130 Granville Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1130 Granville Street is Clowes Block, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Joseph Dallen, a steward; Viva M Finer, widow of E S F; and seven others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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11: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1910: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

Clowes Blockapartmentsp. 66
J Guthriesuite 1p. 66
Mrs L Gidneysuite 2p. 66
C R Webbsuite 3p. 66
J Dallensuite 4p. 66
Mrs V M Finersuite 5p. 66
F Scottsuite 6p. 66

The household

Joseph Dallena steward · householder · suite 4p. 146
Viva M Finerwidow of E S F · householder · suite 5p. 197
Mrs Lillie Gidneyhouseholder · suite 2p. 222
John Guthriea barber at Terminal Barber Shop · householder · suite 1p. 245
Frederick Scotta carpenter · householder · suite 6p. 548
Charles R Webba manager at Clowes Block · householder · suite 3p. 646

Also under the Gidney name

Eileen Gidneya saleswoman · lives here · suite 2p. 222
Georgina Gidneya saleswoman · lives here · suite 2p. 222
May Gidneya saleswoman · lives here · suite 2p. 222

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GRANVILLE

Names

The lines for 1130 Granville 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

1130 Granville Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 1129 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

Since 1940

1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 1100 block of Granville Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1130 marked — The 1100 block of Granville Street, between Helmcken and Davie Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1130, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1100 block in 1940

Granville Street between Helmcken and Davie Streets, Downtown: 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.

Granville 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)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

The 1100 block of Granville Street

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1130 Granville Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1130-granville, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.