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West End, Vancouver

1170 Barclay Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1170 Barclay Street is The Florida, an apartment building, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Mrs Eva Albins; H William Duckworth, a salesman for C E Dawson; and twelve others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: L Marshall and Miss M C de Balinhard. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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19
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
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1926
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • twelve linesThe Florida and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Eva Albinshouseholder · suite 3p. 6
  • H William Duckwortha salesman for C E Dawson · householder · suite 12p. 170
  • W Harrison Ekehouseholder · suite 2p. 180
  • Arthur Huddella manager at Royal Insurance · householder · suite 11p. 286
  • William G Hulbertan assistant engineer at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 5p. 288
  • William S Lythgoea salesman · householder · suite 9p. 361
  • Frank E Rimerretired · householder · suite 1p. 521
  • Olive Rothenbushwidow of J · householder · suite 10p. 534
  • A Ward Swensona managing director at Merchants Towel & Linen Supplies · householder · suite 7p. 598

Also under the Albins name

  • Helen M Albinslives here · suite 3p. 6
  • Mary J C deBalinharda stenographer at the Bank of Montreal · householder · suite 8p. 154
  • Mrs Marie Rimerproprietor of The Florida · lives here · suite 1p. 521
  • Eileen L Rothenbusha comptroller operator at Macdonalds Consolidated · lives here · suite 10p. 534
  • J Warren Rothenbusha clerk at American Can · lives here · suite 10p. 534

Only in the street section

  • L Marshallbasementp. 8
  • Miss M C de Balinhardsuite 8p. 8

Also at this address

  • Three 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. 1170Florida (The) aptsp. 8
  2. 1170basementMarshall Lp. 8
  3. 11701*Rimer F Ep. 8
  4. 11702Eke W Hp. 8
  5. 11703Albins Mrs Ep. 8
  6. 11705Hulbert W Gp. 8
  7. 11707Swenson A Wp. 8
  8. 11708de Balinhard Miss M Cp. 8
  9. 11709Lythgoe W Sp. 8
  10. 117010Rothenbush Mrs Op. 8
  11. 117011Huddell Ap. 8
  12. 117012Duckworth H Wp. 8

Names

  1. Albins Mrs Eva h3, 1170 Barclayp. 6
  2. Duckworth H Wm slsmn C E Dawson h12, 1170 Barclayp. 170
  3. Eke W Harrison h2, 1170 Barclayp. 180
  4. Huddell Arth mgr Royal Ins h11, 1170 Barclayp. 286
  5. Hulbert Wm G asst eng Can Govt h5, 1170 Barclayp. 288
  6. Lythgoe Wm S slsmn h9, 1170 Barclayp. 361
  7. Rimer Frank E retired h1, 1170 Barclayp. 521
  8. Rothenbush Olive wid J waitress Georgia Hotel h10, 1170 Barclayp. 534
  9. Swenson A Ward mng dir Merchants Towel & Linen Supp h7, 1170 Barclayp. 598
  10. Albins Helen M r3, 1170 Barclayp. 6
  11. deBalinhard Mary J C sten Bk of Mont h8, 1170 Barclayp. 154
  12. Rimer Mrs Marie prop The Florida r1, 1170 Barclayp. 521
  13. Rothenbush Eileen L compt opr Macdonalds Consol r10, 1170 Barclayp. 534
  14. Rothenbush J Warren clk Am Can r10, 1170 Barclayp. 534
The lines for 1170 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

1170 Barclay Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), as does 1172 next door; Goad's 1912 map shows no building at the street end of the lot, so this one, which the City dates to 1926, went up after it. A permit to build miscellaneous was taken out in July 1926 by Victoria Estates Ltd: builder Moxam & Tod Ltd, architect Richard Thomas Perry, $45,000.

Since 1940

  1. 1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
  2. 2020A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  3. 2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $4,500,000 (BP-2018-02853).
  4. TodayProtected by the City's municipal designation and heritage revitalization agreement.

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 1170 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 1170, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws no building on the lot at 1170. 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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1170 Barclay Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1926 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1170-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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.