In 1940, 1234 Barclay Street is Snowdon Apartments, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Constance de Bruyne, widow of E; Louis V Mallan, proprietor of Vancouver Block Barber Shop; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J Johnson. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 12
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 1968
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Snowdon Apartmentsp. 8
- Mrs C de Bruynesuite 1p. 8
- Mrs M J Smithsuite 2p. 8
- Mrs G Turnersuite 3p. 8
- J Johnsonsuite 5p. 8
- L V Mallansuite 6p. 8
The household
- Constance de Bruynewidow of E · householder · suite 1p. 154
- Louis V Mallanproprietor of Vancouver Block Barber Shop · householder · suite 6p. 406
- Mary J Smithwidow of S · householder · suite 2p. 572
- Georgina Turnerwidow of G · householder · suite 3p. 622
Also under the de Bruyne name
- Alfred G de Bruynea clerk at the BC Electric Railway · lives here · suite 1p. 154
- Beatrice M I Johnsonproprietor of Vogue Modiste · lives here · suite 5p. 305
- Beverley D Smithlives here · suite 2p. 568
- A Mae Turneran elevator starter at the Stock Exchange Building · lives here · suite 3p. 621
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Barclay Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
BARCLAY
- 1234Snowdon Aptsp. 8
- 12341de Bruyne Mrs Cp. 8
- 12342Smith Mrs M Jp. 8
- 12343Turner Mrs Gp. 8
- 12345Johnson Jp. 8
- 12346Mallan L Vp. 8
Names
- de Bruyne Constance wid E h1, 1234 Barclayp. 154
- Mallan Louis V prop Van Blk Barber Shop h6, 1234 Barclayp. 406
- Smith Mary J wid S h2, 1234 Barclayp. 572
- Turner Georgina wid G h3, 1234 Barclayp. 622
- de Bruyne Alfd G clk BCER r1, 1234 Barclayp. 154
- Johnson Beatrice M I prop Vogue Modiste r5, 1234 Barclayp. 305
- Smith Beverley D r2, 1234 Barclayp. 568
- Turner A Mae elev starter Stock Exch Bldg r3, 1234 Barclayp. 621
The building today
A newer building, dated 1968 by the City, has the address now: the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws here is gone, replaced after the 1940 directory; no building from before 1946 is left on the 1200 block of Barclay Street, and across the street the City dates 1231's to 1962. A permit to build miscellaneous was taken out in August 1927 by Mrs H K Dutcher: builder H P Leck, architect H J Dutcher & Southwell Ltd, $8,000.
Since 1940
- 1968Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
- 1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
- 2023A building permit for alterations, valued at $150,000 (BP-2023-02842).
From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.
The 1200 block in 1940
Barclay Street between Bute and Jervis 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.
Barclay 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)
North side, odd numbers
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1234 Barclay Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1968, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1234-barclay, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.