1237 Burrard Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1237 Burrard Street is Burrard Court, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: Mary J Bigger, widow of G; Mrs Alberta MacBean; and nine others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.

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15: people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1999: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

Burrard Courtapartmentsp. 22
C MacKenziesuite 1p. 22
Mrs M J Biggersuite 3p. 22
Miss D Naglesuite 5p. 22
E P O'Connorsuite 7p. 22
Mrs A MacBeansuite 8p. 22
D G McMartinsuite 9p. 22
Mrs B Norbergsuite 10p. 22

The household

Mary J Biggerwidow of G · householder · suite 3p. 47
Mrs Alberta MacBeanhouseholder · suite 8p. 363
Charles MacKenziea fisherman · householder · suite 1p. 384
David G McMartina storekeeper at the CPR · householder · suite 9p. 395
Doris Naglea waitress for Empire Cafe · householder · suite 5p. 452
Mrs Blanche Norbergproprietor of Burrard Court · householder · suite 10p. 462
Edward P O'Connora clerk at the BC Government · householder · suite 7p. 467

Also under the MacBean name

Don W C MacBeana warehouseman at BC Plywoods · lives here · suite 8p. 363
Mrs Annie O'Connorlives here · suite 7p. 467
Patrick O'Connora barber at Georgia Hotel Barber Shop · lives here · suite 7p. 467
Shawn O'Connorlives here · suite 7p. 467

Also at this address

Four 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.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BURRARD

Names

The lines for 1237 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 building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1237 now to 1999; no building from before 1946 is left on the 1200 block of Burrard Street, and across the street the City dates 1242's to 2003. A permit to build a three-storey brick veneer building was taken out in April 1911 by R Y Blackhall, owner and builder: architect R V Pushaw, $18,000.

Since 1940

1999 onLicensed as a shop.
1999Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

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

Burrard Street between Davie and Drake 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.

Burrard 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

The 1200 block of Burrard Street

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1237 Burrard Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1999, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1237-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. 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.