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West End, Vancouver

1209 Thurlow Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1209 Thurlow Street is Capitola Apartments, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 16 people here: Guy E Barr, a warehouseman for Kelly Douglas; Margaret Bryan, widow of G H; and 14 others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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19
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1909
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 13 linesCapitola Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Guy E Barra warehouseman for Kelly Douglas · householder · suite 9p. 32
  • Margaret Bryanwidow of G H · householder · suite 14p. 76
  • Anna Christophersonwidow of W C · householder · suite 2p. 110
  • Reginald G Dodgeretired · householder · suite 10p. 162
  • Mary Erwinhouseholder · suite 3p. 186
  • Eric Jervishouseholder · suite 4p. 304
  • George C Kylean assistant operator at BC Plywoods · householder · suite 11p. 332
  • George M Murdocha shipper at Vancouver Warehouse · householder · suite 8p. 448
  • Albert V Swansonproprietor of Al's Confectionery · householder · suite 7p. 598
  • Wyvern Vallancea caretaker at the Capitola Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 626
  • Charles W Whiteretired · householder · suite 15p. 654

Also under the Bryan name

  • James H Bryanof Atlas Dental Lab · lives here · suite 14p. 76
  • Eileen O Dodgean operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 10p. 162
  • Sara Erwinlives here · suite 3p. 186
  • Inez A Swansona hairdresser at Style Beauty Salon · lives here · suite 7p. 598
  • Mildred N Whitelives here · suite 15p. 655

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

THURLOW

  1. 1209Capitola Aptsp. 156
  2. 12091Vallance Wp. 156
  3. 12092Christopherson Mrs Ap. 156
  4. 12093Erwin Miss Mp. 156
  5. 12094Jervis Ep. 156
  6. 12095Occupiedp. 156
  7. 12097Swanson A Vp. 156
  8. 12098Murdoch G Mp. 156
  9. 12099Barr G Ep. 156
  10. 120910Dodge R Gp. 156
  11. 120911Kyle G Cp. 156
  12. 120914Bryan Mrs Mp. 156
  13. 120915White C Wp. 156

Names

  1. Barr Guy E whsmn Kelly Douglas h9, 1209 Thurlowp. 32
  2. Bryan Margt wid G H h14, 1209 Thurlowp. 76
  3. Christopherson Anna wid W C h2, 1209 Thurlowp. 110
  4. Dodge Regd G retired h10, 1209 Thurlowp. 162
  5. Erwin Mary h3, 1209 Thurlowp. 186
  6. Jervis Eric h4, 1209 Thurlowp. 304
  7. Kyle Geo C asst opr BC Plywoods h11, 1209 Thurlowp. 332
  8. Murdoch Geo M shpr Van Whse h8, 1209 Thurlowp. 448
  9. Swanson Albt V prop Al's Conf h7, 1209 Thurlowp. 598
  10. Vallance Wyvern caretkr Capitola Apts h1, 1209 Thurlowp. 626
  11. White Chas W retired h15, 1209 Thurlowp. 654
  12. Bryan Jas H of Atlas Dental Lab r14, 1209 Thurlowp. 76
  13. Dodge Eileen O opr BC Tel r10, 1209 Thurlowp. 162
  14. Erwin Sara r3, 1209 Thurlowp. 186
  15. Swanson Inez A hairdrsr Style Beauty Salon r7, 1209 Thurlowp. 598
  16. White Mildred N r15, 1209 Thurlowp. 655
The lines for 1209 Thurlow 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

1209 Thurlow Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1909 as its year built.

The 1200 block in 1940

Thurlow Street between Davie and Burnaby 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.

Thurlow Street, the 1200 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)

East side, even numbers

  1. 1240occupied, no name givenstands

The 1200 block of Thurlow Street

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1209 Thurlow Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1909 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1209-thurlow, 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.