Vancouver / Haro Street / West End

West End, Vancouver

1275 Haro Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1275 Haro Street is The Ellsworth, an apartment building, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: William A Bown, who worked for Standard Towing; Winnifred Dennison, a secretary at the Vancouver Equipment Corporation; and five others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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8
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Rebuilt in 1964
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • The Ellsworthapartmentsp. 71
  • Miss M A Hodgessuite 1p. 71
  • Hoffengersuite 2p. 71
  • W A Bownsuite 3p. 71
  • Mrs W B Ladnersuite 4 · marked *p. 71
  • Miss W Dennisonsuite 5p. 71
  • Miss E Robertsonsuite 6p. 71

The household

  • William A Bownwho worked for Standard Towing · householder · suite 3p. 60
  • Winnifred Dennisona secretary at the Vancouver Equipment Corporation · householder · suite 5p. 156
  • Monica A Hodgesan assistant at the Vancouver Public Library · householder · suite 1p. 275
  • Mrs Winnifred B Ladnerproprietor of The Ellsworth · householder · suite 4p. 333
  • Elaine Robertsona saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company · householder · suite 6p. 525

Also under the Dennison name

  • Benjamin F Dennisonof R D Cigar Stand · lives here · suite 5p. 156
  • Hoffengerhouseholder · suite 2p. 276

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HARO

  1. 1275Ellsworth (The) aptsp. 71
  2. 12751Hodges Miss M Ap. 71
  3. 12752Hoffengerp. 71
  4. 12753Bown W Ap. 71
  5. 12754*Ladner Mrs W Bp. 71
  6. 12755Dennison Miss Wp. 71
  7. 12756Robertson Miss Ep. 71

Names

  1. Bown Wm A emp Standard Towing h3, 1275 Harop. 60
  2. Dennison Winnifred sec Van Equip Corpn h5, 1275 Harop. 156
  3. Hodges Monica A asst Van Public Lib h1, 1275 Harop. 275
  4. Ladner Mrs Winnifred B prop The Ellsworth h4, 1275 Harop. 333
  5. ROBERTSON Elaine slswm HBC h6, 1275 Harop. 525
  6. Dennison Benj F of R D Cigar Stand r5, 1275 Harop. 156
  7. Hoffenger h2, 1275 Harop. 276
The lines for 1275 Haro 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1275 now to 1964; no building from before 1946 is left on the 1200 block of Haro Street, and across the street the City dates 1280's to 1962.

Since 1940

  1. 1964Today'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

Haro Street, on the stretch it shares with the 1300 block, between Bute and Broughton 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.

Haro 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)

The 1200 block of Haro Street

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1275 Haro Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1964, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1275-haro, 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.