Vancouver / West 12th Avenue / Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

131 West 12th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

Harriet Bentley, widow of E G, kept the house at 131 West 12th Avenue in 1940, with Agnes Bentley, a stenographer; Elsie Bentley, a saleswoman at Woodward's; and Phyllis Bentley, a stenographer; its name section adds two more people here under other surnames.

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6
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The household

  • Harriet Bentleywidow of E G · householderp. 43

Also under the Bentley name

  • Agnes Bentleya stenographer · lives herep. 43
  • Elsie Bentleya saleswoman at Woodward's · lives herep. 43
  • Phyllis Bentleya stenographer · lives herep. 43

Also at this address

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

West 12th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 12TH

  1. 131*Bentley Mrs Hp. 207

Names

  1. Bentley Harriet wid E G h131 West 12thp. 43
  2. Bentley Agnes sten r131 West 12thp. 43
  3. Bentley Elsie slswm Woodwards r131 West 12thp. 43
  4. Bentley Phyllis sten r131 West 12thp. 43
The lines for 131 West 12th Avenue 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 house today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 131 West 12th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 135 still has its building from before 1946, one of 14 on the block.

The 100 block in 1940

West 12th Avenue between Manitoba and Columbia Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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 12th Avenue, the 100 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 100 block of West 12th Avenue

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131 West 12th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/131-west-12th-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.