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West End, Vancouver

1185 Haro Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists eleven suites and households at 1185 Haro Street. Its name section lists 16 people here: James W Greer, retired; Ethel H Harrison, a clerk; and 14 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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18
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Standing; age not recorded
on the Heritage Register, category C

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesThe suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • James W Greerretired · householder · suite 6p. 240
  • Ethel H Harrisona clerk · householder · suite 11p. 257
  • Alex McLean Jrof A McLean & Sons · householder · suite 12p. 389
  • Robert MacMillana clerk · householder · suite 3p. 396
  • Hans J Nissena baker · householder · suite 5p. 461
  • Hansi Nissena student at UBC · lives here · suite 5p. 461
  • John O'Hagena master mariner · householder · suite 8p. 469
  • William Reillyretired · householder · suite 1p. 516
  • William H E Reillya student · lives here · suite 1p. 516
  • Doug H Stewarta salesman · householder · suite 4p. 587
  • F George Thorneycrofta clerk at Crone Storage · householder · suite 10p. 612
  • Cecilia Vivianwidow of J · householder · suite 2p. 634
  • Oswald J Walmesleya foreman at Consolidated Motor · householder · suite 7p. 639

Also under the Greer name

  • Winter J G Greera cashier · lives here · suite 6p. 240
  • Nellie L Harrisona dressmaker at D'Allaird's · lives here · suite 11p. 257
  • Oswald R Walmesleya clerk at Dairy Supplies · lives here · suite 7p. 639

Also at this address

  • Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HARO

  1. 11851Reilly Wp. 71
  2. 11852Vivian Mrs Cp. 71
  3. 11853MacMillan Rp. 71
  4. 11854Stewart D Hp. 71
  5. 11855Nissen H Jp. 71
  6. 11856Greer J Wp. 71
  7. 11857Walmesley O Jp. 71
  8. 11858O'Hagen Jp. 71
  9. 118510Thorneycroft F Gp. 71
  10. 118511Harrison Miss E Hp. 71
  11. 118512McLean Ap. 71

Names

  1. Greer Jas W retired h6, 1185 Harop. 240
  2. Harrison Ethel H clk h11, 1185 Harop. 257
  3. McLean Alex Jr of A McLean & Sons h12, 1185 Harop. 389
  4. MacMillan Robt clk h3, 1185 Harop. 396
  5. Nissen Hans J baker h5, 1185 Harop. 461
  6. Nissen Hansi studt UBC r5, 1185 Harop. 461
  7. O'Hagen John mstr mrnr h8, 1185 Harop. 469
  8. Reilly Wm retired h1, 1185 Harop. 516
  9. Reilly Wm H E studt r1, 1185 Harop. 516
  10. Stewart Doug H slsmn h4, 1185 Harop. 587
  11. Thorneycroft F Geo clk Crone Stge h10, 1185 Harop. 612
  12. Vivian Cecilia wid J h2, 1185 Harop. 634
  13. Walmesley Oswald J formn Consol Motor h7, 1185 Harop. 639
  14. Greer Winter J G cash r6, 1185 Harop. 240
  15. Harrison Nellie L drsmkr D'Allaird's r11, 1185 Harop. 257
  16. Walmesley Oswald R clk Dairy Supps r7, 1185 Harop. 639
The lines for 1185 Haro 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 house today

The address is on the City's list, but its record gives no year built.

The 1100 block in 1940

Haro 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.

Haro 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 Haro Street

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1185 Haro Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory.

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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.