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West End, Vancouver

1133 Barclay Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1133 Barclay Street is The Garth, an apartment building, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Frederick J Crewe, a painter at Neon Products; Myrta M Francis, widow of C S; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: L Allison. Its name section lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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13
people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1956
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • The Garthapartmentsp. 8
  • Mrs L Thompsonsuite 1p. 8
  • F J Crewesuite 2p. 8
  • L Allisonsuite 3p. 8
  • Mrs A Purcellsuite 4p. 8
  • M Rippsteinsuite 5p. 8
  • Mrs M M Francissuite 6p. 8

The household

  • Frederick J Crewea painter at Neon Products · householder · suite 2p. 138
  • Myrta M Franciswidow of C S · householder · suite 6p. 207
  • Anne Purcellwidow of E A · householder · suite 4p. 506
  • Max Rippsteina meat cutter at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 5p. 522
  • Lena Thompsonwidow of J E · householder · suite 1p. 609

Also under the Allison name

  • Arthur L Allisona sub station operator at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 3p. 10
  • Herbert W Purcella salesman at Hall Holland · lives here · suite 4p. 506
  • Florence M Thompsona hairdresser at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives here · suite 1p. 609

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BARCLAY

  1. 1133Garth (The) aptsp. 8
  2. 11331Thompson Mrs Lp. 8
  3. 11332Crewe F Jp. 8
  4. 11333Allison Lp. 8
  5. 11334Purcell Mrs Ap. 8
  6. 11335Rippstein Mp. 8
  7. 11336Francis Mrs M Mp. 8

Names

  1. Crewe Fredk J pntr Neon Products h2, 1133 Barclayp. 138
  2. Francis Myrta M wid C S drsmkr h6, 1133 Barclayp. 207
  3. Purcell Anne wid E A caretkr The Garth h4, 1133 Barclayp. 506
  4. Rippstein Max meat ctr Van Hotel h5, 1133 Barclayp. 522
  5. Thompson Lena wid J E h1, 1133 Barclayp. 609
  6. Allison Arth L sub sta opr BCER h3, 1133 Barclayp. 10
  7. Purcell Herbt W slsmn Hall Holland r4, 1133 Barclayp. 506
  8. Thompson Florence M hairdrsr HBC r1, 1133 Barclayp. 609
The lines for 1133 Barclay 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

A newer building, dated 1956 by the City, has the address now: the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws here is gone, replaced after the 1940 directory; next door, 1131 still has its building from before 1946, one of four on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 1956Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
  2. 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 Barclay Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1133 marked
The 1100 block of Barclay Street, between Thurlow and Bute Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1133, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws one wood-frame building on the lot at 1133. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1100 block in 1940

Barclay 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.

Barclay 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 Barclay Street

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1133 Barclay Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1956, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1133-barclay, 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.