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West End, Vancouver

1170 Bute Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1170 Bute Street is Capitola Apartments, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Joshua Anderson, a salesman; Mrs Lily Clayton; and six others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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9
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

The household

  • Joshua Andersona salesman · householder · suite 4p. 14
  • Mrs Lily Claytonhouseholder · suite 3p. 114
  • Mrs Mary Noblehouseholder · suite 1p. 462
  • May E Noblelives here · suite 1p. 462
  • Robert Pollocka laborer · householder · suite 2p. 498

Also under the Anderson name

  • Phyllis I Andersonlives here · suite 4p. 14
  • Joan A E Claytonan operator at B C Telephone · lives here · suite 3p. 114
  • Alfred W Noblea clerk at the BC Electric Railway · lives here · suite 1p. 462

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

Bute Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BUTE

  1. 1170Capitola Aptsp. 24
  2. 11701Noble Mrs Mp. 24
  3. 11702Pollock Rp. 24
  4. 11703Clayton Mrs Lp. 24
  5. 11704Anderson Jp. 24

Names

  1. Anderson Joshua slsmn h4, 1170 Butep. 14
  2. Clayton Mrs Lily h3, 1170 Butep. 114
  3. Noble Mrs Mary h1, 1170 Butep. 462
  4. Noble May E r1, 1170 Butep. 462
  5. Pollock Robt lab h2, 1170 Butep. 498
  6. Anderson Phyllis I r4, 1170 Butep. 14
  7. Clayton Joan A E opr B C Tel r3, 1170 Butep. 114
  8. Noble Alfd W clk BCER r1, 1170 Butep. 462
The lines for 1170 Bute 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 1170 Bute Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1122, on the heritage register, six doors along on the same side, one of three left on the block.

The 1100 block in 1940

Bute Street, on the stretch it shares with the 1000 block, between Nelson and Davie 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.

Bute 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)

Bute Street, block by block

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1170 Bute Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1170-bute, 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.