1236 Bidwell Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1236 Bidwell Street is Bowes Lyon, an apartment building, with 27 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 27 people here: Frederick L Arthurs, an assistant manager at Barber-Ellis; Harry R Barnett, a manager at Terminal Cartage; and 25 others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: A J MacDonald and A H T Matone. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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32: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1976: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

28 linesBowes Lyon and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Frederick L Arthursan assistant manager at Barber-Ellis · householder · suite 211p. 20
Harry R Barnetta manager at Terminal Cartage · householder · suite 320p. 32
Arthur V Bishophouseholder · suite 101p. 49
Frank J Calkinsa general agent at C, M, St P & P R · householder · suite 208p. 87
Kathleen McK Coatesa school teacher · householder · suite 325p. 117
Jean M Davidsona school teacher · householder · suite 321p. 149
Frederick W Dimmickan assistant chief clerk at Ford Motor · householder · suite 328p. 160
Nettie Enmana clerk at American Can · householder · suite 103p. 185
Bernice H Frasera stenographer at the Pacific Mills · householder · suite 216p. 208
F Hitchcockhouseholder · suite 322p. 274
Miss L M Kennedyhouseholder · suite 102p. 319
Hugh A Lancea manager at Lance Litho · householder · suite 324p. 335
Robert H Lewison active service · householder · suite 104p. 347
James A McGowana shipping master at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 217p. 377
Mrs D A McKeehouseholder · suite 319p. 383
Margaret I MacLeoda teacher at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 323p. 394
George A McNicholla general passenger agent at the CNR · householder · suite 207p. 398
Elmer W Martinon active service · householder · suite 105p. 416
W F Osburnhouseholder · suite 326p. 473
Edwin C Purdya caretaker for Bowes Lyon · householder · suite 212p. 506
Theodore E Smithan office manager at Safeway Stores · householder · suite 106p. 573
John E Stilwellretired · householder · suite 209p. 589
Agnes M Tilleywidow of L · householder · suite 210p. 613
A Laura Tingleya school teacher · householder · suite 215p. 613
Emil W Zinggan inspector at the US Customs · householder · suite 330p. 682

Also under the Smith name

Noel B Smitha commercial artist · lives here · suite 106p. 572
Frances Tilleylives here · suite 210p. 613

Only in the street section

A J MacDonaldsuite 214p. 13
A H T Matonesuite 327p. 13

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BIDWELL

Names

The lines for 1236 Bidwell 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

A newer building, dated 1976 by the City, has the address now: the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws here is gone, replaced after the 1940 directory; the 1200 block of Bidwell Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1260, with a building from 1964.

Since 1940

1976Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
2007–2019Licensed as an apartment house.

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 of Bidwell Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1236 marked — The 1200 block of Bidwell Street, starting at Davie Street, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1236, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws two buildings on the lot at 1236; the one the ring marks is wood-frame. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1200 block in 1940

Bidwell Street starting at Davie Street, 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.

Bidwell 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)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

Bidwell Street, block by block

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1236 Bidwell Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1976, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1236-bidwell, 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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.