Downtown, Vancouver

1187 Burrard Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1187 Burrard Street is West End Fuel, with one household listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Mrs Marjorie Davies, proprietor of Howard's Beauty Salon. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: T G Davies. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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5
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

Also under the Davies name

  • Mrs Marjorie Daviesproprietor of Howard's Beauty Salon · lives herep. 150

Also at this address

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

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

The lines for 1187 Burrard 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 1187 Burrard Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 1100 block of Burrard Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1160, with a building from 1981.

The 1100 block in 1940

Burrard Street between Helmcken and Davie Streets, Downtown: 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.

The 1100 block of Burrard Street

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1187 Burrard Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1187-burrard, 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.