In 1940, 1158 West 13th Avenue is The Gables, an apartment building, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: Albert E Acres, a manager at W & J Wilson; John A McDonald, a cement contractor; and five others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 10
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- The Gablesapartmentsp. 211
- J Waybrantsuite 1 · marked *p. 211
- R Thompsonsuite 2p. 211
- J A McDonaldsuite 3p. 211
- F K Tritessuite 4p. 211
- A E Acressuite 5p. 211
The household
- Albert E Acresa manager at W & J Wilson · householder · suite 5p. 3
- John A McDonalda cement contractorp. 372
- Ron Thompsona clerk at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 2p. 610
- Francis Tritesa timekeeper · lives here · suite 4p. 619
- Frank K Tritesan underwriter at General Insurance · householder · suite 4p. 619
- John Waybrantproprietor of The Gables · householder · suite 1p. 646
Also under the Trites name
- Helen Tritesa stenographer · lives here · suite 4p. 619
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 13th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 13TH
- 1158Gables (The) aptsp. 211
- 11581*Waybrant Jp. 211
- 11582Thompson Rp. 211
- 11583McDonald J Ap. 211
- 11584Trites F Kp. 211
- 11585Acres A Ep. 211
Names
- Acres Albt E mgr W & J Wilson h5, 1158 West 13thp. 3
- McDonald John A cement contr 31158 West 13thp. 372
- Thompson Ron clk Van City h2, 1158 West 13thp. 610
- Trites Francis tmkpr r4, 1158 West 13thp. 619
- Trites Frank K underwrtr Genl Ins h4, 1158 West 13thp. 619
- Waybrant John prop The Gables h1, 1158 West 13thp. 646
- Trites Helen sten r4, 1158 West 13thp. 619
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1158 West 13th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1100 block of West 13th Avenue, and across the street the City dates 1165's to 1965.
The 1100 block in 1940
West 13th 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 13th 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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1158 West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1158-west-13th-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.