In 1940, 1290 West 13th Avenue is The Rayleigh, an apartment building, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Mrs A F Binning; Kate E Eaton, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway; and seven others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: M Aivazoff and U Higuchi. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 12
- 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 1960
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- nine linesThe Rayleigh and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Mrs A F Binninghouseholder · suite 4p. 48
- Kate E Eatona clerk at the BC Electric Railway · lives here · suite 3p. 176
- Edith A Noursewidow of S W · householder · suite 5p. 465
- Gerald R Smitha strander at British Ropes · householder · suite 6p. 570
- Joseph Snelgrovea salesman at Vancouver Supplies · householder · suite 7p. 574
- Ernest J Webbproprietor of The Rayleigh · householder · suite 1p. 646
Also under the Binning name
- Margaret E Binninga clerk at the Royal Bank · lives here · suite 4p. 48
- Mary E Eatona stenographer at Macdonalds Consolidated · householder · suite 3p. 176
- Helen J O Noursea clerk · lives here · suite 5p. 465
Only in the street section
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 13th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 13TH
- 1290Rayleigh (The) aptsp. 211
- 12901Webb E Jp. 211
- 12902Aivazoff Mp. 211
- 12903Eaton Miss K Ep. 211
- 12904Binning Mrs A Fp. 211
- 12905Nourse Mrs E Ap. 211
- 12906Smith G Rp. 211
- 12907Snelgrove Jp. 211
- 1290*Higuchi Up. 212
Names
- Binning Mrs A F h4, 1290 West 13thp. 48
- Eaton Kate E clk BCER r3, 1290 West 13thp. 176
- Nourse Edith A wid S W h5, 1290 West 13thp. 465
- Smith Gerald R strander British Ropes h6, 1290 West 13thp. 570
- Snelgrove Jos slsmn Van Supp h7, 1290 West 13thp. 574
- Webb Ernest J prop The Rayleigh h1, 1290 West 13thp. 646
- Binning Margt E clk Royal Bk r4, 1290 West 13thp. 48
- Eaton Mary E sten Macdonalds Consol h3, 1290 West 13thp. 176
- Nourse Helen J O clk Mc Mc & Prior r5, 1290 West 13thp. 465
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1290 now to 1960; nothing on the 1200 block of West 13th Avenue stands from before 1946: two doors along, 1266 has a building from 1974.
Since 1940
- 1960Today'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
West 13th Avenue between Alder and Birch Streets, Fairview: 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.
West 13th Avenue, 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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1290 West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1960, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1290-west-13th-avenue, 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.