Vancouver / West 10th Avenue / Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

12 West 10th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 12 West 10th Avenue is View Court, with 28 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 32 people here: Mrs Annie Brecklin, a saleswoman at Famous; Kate Cairns, a school teacher; and 30 others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: Mrs A MacDonald and H E Larson. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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36
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B

In 1940

The street section

  • 29 linesView Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Annie Brecklina saleswoman at Famous · householder · suite 14p. 64
  • Kate Cairnsa school teacher · householder · suite 20p. 86
  • George H Carrola stenographer at the Railway Express Agency · householder · suite 24p. 99
  • Eva Cooka school teacher · householder · suite 32p. 124
  • Jennie S Curriewidow of F · householder · suite 17p. 144
  • Nellie D Evansa school teacher · householder · suite 3p. 187
  • Edna J Fleecewho worked for the BC Telephone · householder · suite 27p. 199
  • Edward A Greeran engineer · householder · suite 19p. 240
  • John Haleya salesman at Woodward's · householder · suite 7p. 247
  • Earl R Hallmanan accountant at the Jantzen Knit Mills · householder · suite 21p. 249
  • Jane Hamiltonhouseholder · suite 16p. 250
  • Ada H Hendersonhouseholder · suite 6p. 266
  • Bertha L Johnsonan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 15p. 305
  • Eric A R Longhursta conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 31p. 354
  • William A J Moseleya warehouse manager for J Damer · householder · suite 29p. 444
  • Christan Munrohouseholder · suite 12p. 448
  • Henry Okeretired · householder · suite 4p. 469
  • K Omorihouseholder · suite 25p. 471
  • Alex Pantonretired · householder · suite 11p. 478
  • William R Peringan engineer at the Credit Foncier Building · householder · suite 26p. 489
  • Charles W Perrya caretaker at View Court · householder · suite 1p. 490
  • Marion Raleighwidow of J T · householder · suite 8p. 509
  • Alice Rogersa stenographer at Electrolux · householder · suite 10p. 529
  • Mrs Ann W Sellarsa kitchen helper at the Vancouver City School Board · householder · suite 28p. 551
  • Myrtle G Stuarta stenographer at Sitka Spruce Lumber · householder · suite 9p. 593
  • Aileen M Swarbrickwho worked for the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 2p. 598
  • Anne Swarbrickwho worked for the BC Telephone · householder · suite 2p. 598

Also under the Cairns name

  • Mabel Cairnsa school teacher · lives here · suite 20p. 86
  • Doris E Fleecea bookkeeper · lives here · suite 27p. 199
  • Elsie V Johnsona ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital · lives here · suite 15p. 305
  • J Dorothy Johnsona stenographer at Independence Founders · lives here · suite 15p. 306
  • Elizabeth T Raleigha stenographer at Mackay, Smith, Blair · lives here · suite 8p. 509

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

West 10th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 10TH

  1. 12View Court aptsp. 198
  2. 121Perry C Wp. 198
  3. 122Swarbrick Miss Ap. 198
  4. 123Evans Miss N Dp. 198
  5. 124Oke Hp. 198
  6. 125MacDonald Mrs Ap. 198
  7. 126Henderson Miss A Hp. 198
  8. 127Haley Jp. 198
  9. 128Raleigh Mrs Mp. 198
  10. 129Stuart Miss M Gp. 198
  11. 1210Rogers Miss Ap. 198
  12. 1211Panton Ap. 198
  13. 1212Munro Miss Cp. 198
  14. 1214Brecklin Mrs Ap. 198
  15. 1215Johnson Miss B Lp. 198
  16. 1216Hamilton Miss Jp. 198
  17. 1217Currie Mrs J Sp. 198
  18. 1219Greer E Ap. 198
  19. 1220Cairns Miss Kp. 198
  20. 1221Hallman E Rp. 198
  21. 1222Larson H Ep. 198
  22. 1224Carrol G Hp. 198
  23. 1225Omori Kp. 198
  24. 1223Pering W Rp. 198
  25. 1227Fleece Miss E Jp. 198
  26. 1228Sellars Mrs A Wp. 198
  27. 1229Moseley W A Jp. 198
  28. 1231Longhurst E A Rp. 198
  29. 1232Cook Miss Ep. 198

Names

  1. Brecklin Mrs Annie slswm Famous h14, 12 West 10thp. 64
  2. Cairns Kate sch tchr h20, 12 West 10thp. 86
  3. Carrol Geo H sten Ry Express Agcy h24, 12 West 10thp. 99
  4. Cook Eva sch tchr Van City h32, 12 West 10thp. 124
  5. Currie Jennie S wid F waitress Green Spot h17, 12 West 10thp. 144
  6. Evans Nellie D sch tchr Van City h3, 12 West 10thp. 187
  7. Fleece Edna J emp BC Tel h27, 12 West 10thp. 199
  8. Greer Edw A eng h19, 12 West 10thp. 240
  9. Haley John slsmn Woodwards h7, 12 West 10thp. 247
  10. Hallman Earl R acct Jantzen Knit Mills h21, 12 West 10thp. 249
  11. Hamilton Jane h16, 12 West 10thp. 250
  12. Henderson Ada H h6, 12 West 10thp. 266
  13. Johnson Bertha L opr BC Tel h15, 12 West 10thp. 305
  14. Longhurst Eric A R cond BCER h31, 12 West 10thp. 354
  15. Moseley Wm A J whse mgr J Damer h29, 12 West 10thp. 444
  16. Munro Christan h12, 12 West 10thp. 448
  17. Oke Henry retired h4, 12 West 10thp. 469
  18. Omori K h25, 12 West 10thp. 471
  19. Panton Alex retired h11, 12 West 10thp. 478
  20. Pering Wm R eng Credit Foncier Bldg h26, 12 West 10thp. 489
  21. Perry Chas W caretkr View Court h1, 12 West 10thp. 490
  22. Raleigh Marion wid J T h8, 12 West 10thp. 509
  23. Rogers Alice sten Electrolux h10, 12 West 10thp. 529
  24. Sellars Mrs Ann W kitchen hlpr Van City Sch Bd h28, 12 West 10thp. 551
  25. Stuart Myrtle G sten Sitka Spruce Lbr h9, 12 West 10thp. 593
  26. Swarbrick Aileen M emp BC Tel r2, 12 West 10thp. 598
  27. Swarbrick Anne emp BC Tel h2, 12 West 10thp. 598
  28. Cairns Mabel sch tchr Van City r20, 12 West 10thp. 86
  29. Fleece Doris E bkpr r27, 12 West 10thp. 199
  30. Johnson Elsie V ward asst Van Genl Hosp r15, 12 West 10thp. 305
  31. Johnson J Dorothy sten Independence Founders r15, 12 West 10thp. 306
  32. Raleigh Eliz T sten Mackay, Smith, Blair r8, 12 West 10thp. 509
The lines for 12 West 10th 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

12 West 10th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), as does 22 next door.

The first block in 1940

West 10th Avenue ending at Manitoba Street, Mount Pleasant: 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 10th Avenue, the first 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 first block of West 10th Avenue

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12 West 10th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there, on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

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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.