In 1940, 1260 Barclay Street is The Moxam, an apartment building, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 15 people here: C Gordon Blair, a salesman at A E Ames & Co; Lucy E Boreham, widow of A J; and 13 others. It lists four more people here under other surnames too.
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- 19
- people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- twelve linesThe Moxam and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- C Gordon Blaira salesman at A E Ames & Co · householder · suite 10p. 51
- Lucy E Borehamwidow of A J · householder · suite 3p. 56
- A Stan Coopera stockroom at Woolworths · householder · suite 12p. 125
- Yetta Cormanwidow of S · householder · suite 7p. 127
- Vora I Harrisonwidow of F J L · householder · suite 9p. 258
- Hector A McCalluma musician · householder · suite 6p. 364
- Agnes S MacFarlanea manager at Sandwich Lunch · householder · suite 1p. 375
- Irene Phillipsa nurse for Dr W F Emmons · householder · suite 8p. 493
- Karl R Sizea caretaker at The Moxam · householder · suite Ap. 564
- Margaret Veuma stenographer at the Bank of Montreal · householder · suite 5p. 633
- June Walla superintendent at Star Laundry · householder · suite 4p. 638
Also under the Corman name
- Anne Cormana saleswoman at Lando Furs · lives here · suite 7p. 127
- John L Harrisona clerk at C B of C · lives here · suite 9p. 257
- Dorothy J MacFarlanea waitress at Sandwich Lunch · lives here · suite 1p. 375
- Frank Sizea salesman for C R Stong · lives here · suite Ap. 564
Also at this address
- Four 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
- 1260Moxam (The) aptsp. 8
- 1260ASize K Rp. 8
- 12601MacFarlane Miss A Sp. 8
- 12603Boreham Mrs L Ep. 8
- 12604Wall Miss Jp. 8
- 12605Veum Miss Mp. 8
- 12606McCallum H Ap. 8
- 12607Corman Mrs Yp. 9
- 12608Phillips Miss Ip. 9
- 12609Harrison Mrs V Ip. 9
- 126010Blair C Gp. 9
- 126012Cooper A Sp. 9
Names
- Blair C Gordon slsmn A E Ames & Co h10, 1260 Barclayp. 51
- Boreham Lucy E wid A J h3, 1260 Barclayp. 56
- Cooper A Stan stockrm Woolworths h12, 1260 Barclayp. 125
- Corman Yetta wid S h7, 1260 Barclayp. 127
- Harrison Vora I wid F J L h9, 1260 Barclayp. 258
- McCallum Hector A musician h6, 1260 Barclayp. 364
- MacFarlane Agnes S mgr Sandwich Lunch h1, 1260 Barclayp. 375
- Phillips Irene nurse Dr W F Emmons h8, 1260 Barclayp. 493
- Size Karl R caretkr The Moxam hA, 1260 Barclayp. 564
- Veum Margt sten Bk of Mont h5, 1260 Barclayp. 633
- Wall June supt Star Lndy h4, 1260 Barclayp. 638
- Corman Anne slswm Lando Furs r7, 1260 Barclayp. 127
- Harrison John L clk C B of C r9, 1260 Barclayp. 257
- MacFarlane Dorothy J waitress Sandwich Lunch r1, 1260 Barclayp. 375
- Size Frank slsmn C R Stong rA, 1260 Barclayp. 564
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1260 Barclay Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1200 block of Barclay Street, and across the street the City dates 1263's to 1988. A permit to build miscellaneous was taken out in January 1926 by Moxam Realty & Construction Co: builder Day labour, architect Richard Thomas Perry, $45,000.
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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1260 Barclay Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1260-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. 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.