1176 West 12th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1176 West 12th Avenue is Randolph Apartments, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: George H Burnett; Rudolph Drysdale, a salesman; and nine others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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16: people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1924: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

nine linesRandolph Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

George H Burnettlives here · suite 6p. 81
Rudolph Drysdalea salesman · householder · suite 3p. 169
Robert T Gordona druggist · householder · suite 4p. 230
Margery A Greena stenographer at Canada Life · householder · suite 1p. 239
Garnet R Hardya school teacher · householder · suite 5p. 254
Don Ingramhouseholder · suite 2p. 294
Herbert Spenceran engineer · householder · suite 8p. 578
George A Wardropea chief engineer · householder · suite 9p. 642

Also under the Burnett name

Kathleen L Burnetta student at UBC · lives here · suite 6p. 81
Annie Hardywidow of T · lives here · suite 5p. 254
Mrs K Wardropeproprietor of Merritt Gordon Hotel (Annex) · lives here · suite 9p. 642

Also at this address

Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's 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

Names

The lines for 1176 West 12th Avenue 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

1176 West 12th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1190 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1924 as its year built.

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

South side, even numbers

The 1100 block of West 12th Avenue

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1176 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1924 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1176-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.