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West End, Vancouver

1307 Harwood Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1307 Harwood Street is Bringola Apartments, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eleven people here: W A Clark; William R Farnell, a salesman at R A Wylie & Son; and nine others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1969
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • nine linesBringola Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • W A Clarkhouseholder · suite 5p. 113
  • William R Farnella salesman at R A Wylie & Son · householder · suite 2p. 191
  • Gladys B Hillan operator at Empire Cleaners · householder · suite 5Dp. 272
  • Mrs Phoebe Le Messurierhouseholder · suite 1p. 344
  • Ivan D Robinsonan assistant superintendent at Prudential Insurance · householder · suite 6p. 527
  • David R Scotta vice-president at Consolidated Timber Co · householder · suite 3p. 547
  • Alex H Swannellan accountant · householder · suite 5Cp. 597
  • Margaret Theckstonhouseholder · suite 4p. 606

Also under the Le Messurier name

  • May Le Messurieran accountant at Pacific Lime · lives here · suite 1p. 344
  • Frank Robinsona student · lives here · suite 6p. 526
  • Miss J Theckstonlives here · suite 4p. 606

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HARWOOD

  1. 1307Bringola Aptsp. 73
  2. 13071Le Messurier Mrs Pp. 73
  3. 13072Farnell W Rp. 73
  4. 13073Scott D Rp. 73
  5. 13074Theckston Miss Mp. 73
  6. 13075Clark W Ap. 73
  7. 13075CSwannell A Hp. 73
  8. 13075DHill Miss G Bp. 73
  9. 13076Robinson I Dp. 73

Names

  1. Clark W A h5, 1307 Harwoodp. 113
  2. Farnell Wm R slsmn R A Wylie & Son h2, 1307 Harwoodp. 191
  3. Hill Gladys B opr Empire Clnrs h5D, 1307 Harwoodp. 272
  4. Le Messurier Mrs Phoebe h1, 1307 Harwoodp. 344
  5. Robinson Ivan D asst supt Prudential Ins h6, 1307 Harwoodp. 527
  6. Scott David R v-pres Consol Tbr Co h3, 1307 Harwoodp. 547
  7. Swannell Alex H acct h5C, 1307 Harwoodp. 597
  8. Theckston Margt h4, 1307 Harwoodp. 606
  9. Le Messurier May acct Pac Lime r1, 1307 Harwoodp. 344
  10. Robinson Frank studt r6, 1307 Harwoodp. 526
  11. Theckston Miss J r4, 1307 Harwoodp. 606
The lines for 1307 Harwood 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 1307 now to 1969; the 1300 block of Harwood Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1371, with a building from 1956.

Since 1940

  1. 1969Today'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 1300 block in 1940

Harwood Street between Jervis 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.

Harwood Street, the 1300 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)

Harwood Street, block by block

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1307 Harwood Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1969, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1307-harwood, 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.