The 1940 directory lists seven suites and households at 1135 West 12th Avenue. Its name section lists nine people here: T F Harvey Armitage, a physician; George G Findlay, a fisherman; and seven others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: H E Elfstrom. Its name section lists five more people here under other surnames too.
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- 15
- people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- H E Elfstromapartmentsp. 207
- Mrs H McCartersuite 1p. 207
- Mrs E M Richardsonsuite 2p. 207
- Dr T F H Armitagesuite 3p. 207
- Miss E Warnersuite 4p. 207
- Mrs B Vellowsuite 5p. 207
- G G Findlaysuite 6p. 207
The household
- T F Harvey Armitagea physician · householder · suite 3p. 18
- George G Findlaya fisherman · householder · suite 6p. 196
- Helen McCarterwidow of A · householder · suite 1p. 364
- Helen E McCartera student · lives here · suite 1p. 364
- Elinor M Richardsona nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 2p. 519
- Mrs Emma M Richardsonhouseholder · suite 2p. 519
- Bessie Vellowwidow of W · householder · suite 5p. 632
- Elizabeth Warnerhouseholder · suite 4p. 642
Also under the McCarter name
- J Alex McCarteran assistant at UBC · lives here · suite 1p. 364
Also at this address
- Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 12th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 12TH
- 1135Elfstrom H E aptsp. 207
- 11351McCarter Mrs Hp. 207
- 11352Richardson Mrs E Mp. 207
- 11353Armitage Dr T F Hp. 207
- 11354Warner Miss Ep. 207
- 11355Vellow Mrs Bp. 207
- 11356Findlay G Gp. 207
Names
- Armitage T F Harvey phys 710 Seymour h3, 1135 West 12thp. 18
- Findlay Geo G fshrmn h6, 1135 West 12thp. 196
- McCarter Helen wid A h1, 1135 West 12thp. 364
- McCarter Helen E studt r1, 1135 West 12thp. 364
- Richardson Elinor M nurse Van Genl Hosp r2, 1135 West 12thp. 519
- Richardson Mrs Emma M h2, 1135 West 12thp. 519
- Vellow Bessie wid W nurse h5, 1135 West 12thp. 632
- Warner Eliz h4, 1135 West 12thp. 642
- McCarter J Alex asst UBC r1, 1135 West 12thp. 364
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1135 West 12th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1176, on the other side of the street, one of three on the block.
The 1100 block in 1940
West 12th 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 12th 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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1135 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1135-west-12th-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.