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West End, Vancouver

1144 Haro Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1144 Haro Street is The Shelbourne, an apartment building, with 14 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 23 people here: Ivan F W Ackery, a manager at the Orpheum Theatre; Charles G Berney, proprietor of Court House Barber Shop; and 21 others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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26
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 15 linesThe Shelbourne and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Ivan F W Ackerya manager at the Orpheum Theatre · householder · suite 106p. 3
  • Charles G Berneyproprietor of Court House Barber Shop · householder · suite 105p. 44
  • Charles S Denta dentist · householder · suite 203p. 156
  • Victor R Duncana traveller freight agent at the CPR · householder · suite 104p. 172
  • Robert J Fisherretired · householder · suite 205p. 198
  • Gertrude E Foxa stenographer at the Bank of Montreal · householder · suite 206p. 206
  • Harry Geea painter at the Rogers Building · householder · suite 2p. 219
  • Charles Harrisona president at the Riverside Shingle Mills Ltd and of Harrison & Lamond · householder · suite 103p. 257
  • Mrs Ann E P Kerrwidow of C D · householder · suite 204p. 320
  • Albert Lyoneretired · householder · suite 101p. 360
  • Hugh C Oliveran accountant at the West Canadian Hydro Electric · householder · suite 102p. 470
  • W Hume Pinglea druggist · householder · suite 202p. 495
  • William G Quasta salesman · householder · suite 201p. 507
  • Edward H Teela booker · householder · suite 1p. 604

Also under the Ackery name

  • Lillian Ackerywidow of I W · lives here · suite 106p. 3
  • Mrs Kathleen M Berneyproprietor of the Court House Beauty Parlor · lives here · suite 105p. 44
  • Muriel A Berneya stenographer at Dun & Bradstreet · lives here · suite 105p. 44
  • Mrs Alice A Geea manager at the Shelbourne Apartments · lives here · suite 2p. 219
  • Kathleen Geelives here · suite 2p. 219
  • Phyllis Geea stockkeeper for S J Hudson · lives here · suite 2p. 219
  • Milly Harrisonlives here · suite 103p. 257
  • Madeline B B Kerra clerk at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 204p. 321
  • Joan K Oliverlives here · suite 102p. 470

Also at this address

  • Three 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. 1144Shelbourne (The) aptsp. 71
  2. 11441Teel E Hp. 71
  3. 11442Gee Hp. 71
  4. 1144101Lyone Ap. 71
  5. 1144102Oliver H Cp. 71
  6. 1144103Harrison Cp. 71
  7. 1144104Duncan V Rp. 71
  8. 1144105Berney C Gp. 71
  9. 1144106Ackery I F Wp. 71
  10. 1144201Quast W Gp. 71
  11. 1144202Pingle W Hp. 71
  12. 1144203Dent C Sp. 71
  13. 1144204Kerr Mrs A E Pp. 71
  14. 1144205Fisher R Jp. 71
  15. 1144206Fox Miss G Ep. 71

Names

  1. Ackery Ivan F W mgr Orpheum Thea h106, 1144 Harop. 3
  2. Berney Chas G prop Court House Barber Shop h105, 1144 Harop. 44
  3. Dent Chas S dentist 730, 925 W Georgia h203, 1144 Harop. 156
  4. Duncan Victor R trav frt agt CPR h104, 1144 Harop. 172
  5. Fisher Robt J retired h205, 1144 Harop. 198
  6. Fox Gertrude E sten Bk of Mont h206, 1144 Harop. 206
  7. Gee Harry pntr Rogers Bldg h2, 1144 Harop. 219
  8. Harrison Chas pres Riverside Shingle Mills Ltd and of Harrison & Lamond h103, 1144 Harop. 257
  9. Kerr Mrs Ann E P wid C D h204, 1144 Harop. 320
  10. Lyone Albt retired h101, 1144 Harop. 360
  11. Oliver Hugh C acct West Can Hydro Elec h102, 1144 Harop. 470
  12. Pingle W Hume druggist h202, 1144 Harop. 495
  13. Quast Wm G slsmn h201, 1144 Harop. 507
  14. Teel Edw H booker 20th Century Fox Corpn h1, 1144 Harop. 604
  15. Ackery Lillian wid I W r106, 1144 Harop. 3
  16. Berney Mrs Kathleen M prop Court House Beauty Parlor r105, 1144 Harop. 44
  17. Berney Muriel A sten Dun & Bradstreet r105, 1144 Harop. 44
  18. Gee Mrs Alice A mgr Shelbourne Apts r2, 1144 Harop. 219
  19. Gee Kathleen r2, 1144 Harop. 219
  20. Gee Phyllis stockkpr S J Hudson r2, 1144 Harop. 219
  21. Harrison Milly r103, 1144 Harop. 257
  22. Kerr Madeline B B clk BC Tel r204, 1144 Harop. 321
  23. Oliver Joan K r102, 1144 Harop. 470
The lines for 1144 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1144 Haro Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 1143 still has one from before 1946, one of four on the block.

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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1144 Haro Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.