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Downtown, Vancouver

1241 Homer Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1241 Homer Street is Glenholm Apartments, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Thomas Dale, a clerk; Thomas A Dale, a watchman at R & H Sawmill; and ten others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: Mrs A McConnell and W Hancock. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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17
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 2008
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

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

The household

  • Thomas Dalea clerk · lives here · suite 10p. 146
  • Thomas A Dalea watchman at R & H Sawmill · householder · suite 10p. 146
  • Louis W Flooda laborer · householder · suite 9p. 201
  • Frank D Morana longshoreman · householder · suite 1p. 439
  • Alex Pabloa waiter at Sylvia Court · householder · suite 3p. 475
  • Russell J Pattisona millworker · householder · suite 5p. 484
  • William Phoenixa waiter · householder · suite 6p. 493
  • William A Smitha swamper · householder · suite 7p. 574
  • Melvin Swansona longshoreman · householder · suite 4p. 598
  • Paul Swartza driver · householder · suite 8p. 598
  • Russell Trana lather · householder · suite 2p. 617

Also under the McConnell name

  • Mrs Elizabeth McConnellwho worked for R Tran · lives here · suite 2p. 366

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HOMER

  1. 1241Glenholm Aptsp. 85
  2. 12411Moran F Dp. 85
  3. 12412Tran Rp. 85
  4. 12413Pablo Ap. 85
  5. 12414Swanson Mp. 85
  6. 12415Pattison R Jp. 85
  7. 12416Phoenix Wp. 85
  8. 12417Smith W Ap. 85
  9. 12418Swartz Pp. 85
  10. 12419Flood L Wp. 85
  11. 124110Dale T Ap. 85
  12. 1241rearMcConnell Mrs Ap. 85
  13. 1241rearHancock Wp. 85

Names

  1. Dale Thos clk r10, 1241 Homerp. 146
  2. Dale Thos A wtchmn R & H Sawmill h10, 1241 Homerp. 146
  3. Flood Louis W lab h9, 1241 Homerp. 201
  4. Moran Frank D lngshmn h1, 1241 Homerp. 439
  5. Pablo Alex waiter Sylvia Ct h3, 1241 Homerp. 475
  6. Pattison Russell J mlwkr h5, 1241 Homerp. 484
  7. Phoenix Wm waiter h6, 1241 Homerp. 493
  8. Smith Wm A swamper h7, 1241 Homerp. 574
  9. Swanson Melvin lngshmn h4, 1241 Homerp. 598
  10. Swartz Paul drvr h8, 1241 Homerp. 598
  11. Tran Russell lather h2, 1241 Homerp. 617
  12. McConnell Mrs Eliz hskpr R Tran r2, 1241 Homerp. 366
The lines for 1241 Homer 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 1241 now to 2008; two doors along, 1251 still has one from before 1946, one of four on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 2008Today'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

Homer 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.

Homer Street, the 1200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

Homer Street, block by block

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1241 Homer Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2008, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1241-homer, 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.