In 1940, 1151 West 12th Avenue is Marwin Apartments, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: William F Arm; Lewis G Longmuir, a janitor at the BC Electric Railway; and four others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 7
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Marwin Apartmentsp. 207
- J G McRaesuite 1p. 207
- W F Armsuite 2p. 207
- B D McLagansuite 3p. 207
- L G Longmuirsuite 5p. 207
The household
- William F Armhouseholder · suite 2p. 18
- Lewis G Longmuira janitor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 5p. 355
- Bruce D McLagana conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 3p. 388
- James G McRaea collector at the BC Government · householder · suite 1p. 401
Also under the Longmuir name
- Doreen G Longmuira stenographer at McDermott Motors · lives here · suite 5p. 355
- Drake B B McRaea lessee at Standard Oil · lives here · suite 1p. 401
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 1151Marwin Aptsp. 207
- 11511McRae J Gp. 207
- 11512Arm W Fp. 207
- 11513McLagan B Dp. 207
- 11515Longmuir L Gp. 207
Names
- Arm Wm F h2, 1151 West 12thp. 18
- Longmuir Lewis G jntr BCER h5, 1151 West 12thp. 355
- McLagan Bruce D cond BCER h3, 1151 West 12thp. 388
- McRae Jas G collr BC Govt h1, 1151 West 12thp. 401
- Longmuir Doreen G sten McDermott Motors r5, 1151 West 12thp. 355
- McRae Drake B B lessee Standard Oil r1, 1151 West 12thp. 401
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1151 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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1151 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1151-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.