Vancouver / West 13th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1310 West 13th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1310 West 13th Avenue is The Chateau, an apartment building, with 18 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 24 people here: Clyde N Compton, a division manager at Investors Synd; Mrs C Duncan; and 22 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Mrs M M Cornett. Its name section lists eight more people here under other surnames too.

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33
people the 1940 directory lists here, eight of them named in the book
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1936
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 20 linesThe Chateau and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Clyde N Comptona division manager at Investors Synd · householder · suite 21p. 122
  • Mrs C Duncanhouseholder · suite 27p. 171
  • William A Elletsonan office · householder · suite 10p. 180
  • William Gilchrista president at Gilchrist Agencies · householder · suite 4p. 223
  • Bessie Hewittwidow of B · householder · suite 20p. 270
  • M Agatha Jacquemartan auto operator at the CN Telegraphs · householder · suite 16p. 299
  • Henry Kempa president at Kemp & Co · householder · suite 26p. 318
  • Mel Krageroea garageman at Begg Motor · householder · suite 3p. 331
  • Laura L McGheea secretary at Lawson Clark & Lundell · householder · suite 17p. 376
  • Florence P Marshallhouseholder · suite 24p. 415
  • Mrs Edith E Millshouseholder · suite 22p. 431
  • Mrs Emma A Morleyhouseholder · suite 11p. 441
  • Mrs Daisy M Pritcharda manager at The Chateau · householder · suite 1p. 504
  • Dorothy Raymonda cashier · householder · suite 2p. 512
  • A Allen Rossa president at Columbia Securities · householder · suite 18p. 532
  • C Norman Shearsa manufacturers agent · householder · suite 15p. 555
  • Ernest C Thompsona manufacturers agent · householder · suite 12p. 609

Also under the Duncan name

  • Austin B Duncana student at Riddell, Stead, Graham & H · lives here · suite 27p. 171
  • Leslie Gilchrista clerk · lives here · suite 4p. 223
  • Kath B Hewitta student at UBC · lives here · suite 20p. 270
  • Doris Kemplives here · suite 26p. 318
  • Audrey Millslives here · suite 22p. 431
  • George H Rossa clerk at Columbia Securities · lives here · suite 18p. 532
  • Phyllis S Thompsona nurse for A Hilton · lives here · suite 12p. 610

Only in the street section

Also at this address

  • Eight more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's 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

  1. 1310Chateau (The) aptsp. 211
  2. 13101Pritchard Mrs D Mp. 211
  3. 13102Raymond Miss Dp. 211
  4. 13103Krageroe Mp. 211
  5. 13104Gilchrist Wp. 211
  6. 131010Elletson W Ap. 211
  7. 131011Morley Mrs E Ap. 211
  8. 131012Thompson E Cp. 211
  9. 131014Cornett Mrs M Mp. 211
  10. 131015Shears C Np. 211
  11. 131016Jacquemart Miss M Ap. 211
  12. 131017McGhee Miss L Lp. 211
  13. 131018Ross A Ap. 211
  14. 131020Hewitt Mrs Bp. 211
  15. 131021Compton C Np. 211
  16. 1310Chateau (The)p. 212
  17. 131022Mills Mrs E Ep. 212
  18. 131024Marshall Miss F Pp. 212
  19. 131026Kemp Hp. 212
  20. 131027Duncan Mrs Cp. 212

Names

  1. Compton Clyde N div mgr Investors Synd h21, 1310 West 13thp. 122
  2. Duncan Mrs C h27, 1310 West 13thp. 171
  3. Elletson Wm A office 605, 736 Granville h10, 1310 West 13thp. 180
  4. Gilchrist Wm pres Gilchrist Agcies h4, 1310 West 13thp. 223
  5. Hewitt Bessie wid B h20, 1310 West 13thp. 270
  6. Jacquemart M Agatha auto opr CN Telegs h16, 1310 West 13thp. 299
  7. Kemp Henry pres Kemp & Co h26, 1310 West 13thp. 318
  8. Krageroe Mel garagemn Begg Motor h3, 1310 West 13thp. 331
  9. McGhee Laura L sec Lawson Clark & Lundell h17, 1310 West 13thp. 376
  10. Marshall Florence P h24, 1310 West 13thp. 415
  11. Mills Mrs Edith E h22, 1310 West 13thp. 431
  12. Morley Mrs Emma A h11, 1310 West 13thp. 441
  13. Pritchard Mrs Daisy M mgr The Chateau h1, 1310 West 13thp. 504
  14. Raymond Dorothy cash h2, 1310 West 13thp. 512
  15. Ross A Allen pres Columbia Secur h18, 1310 West 13thp. 532
  16. Shears C Norman mfrs agt 205, 543 Granville h15, 1310 West 13thp. 555
  17. Thompson Ernest C mfrs agt 504, 318 Homer h12, 1310 West 13thp. 609
  18. Duncan Austin B studt Riddell, Stead, Graham & H r27, 1310 West 13thp. 171
  19. Gilchrist Leslie clk r4, 1310 West 13thp. 223
  20. Hewitt Kath B studt UBC r20, 1310 West 13thp. 270
  21. Kemp Doris r26, 1310 West 13thp. 318
  22. Mills Audrey r22, 1310 West 13thp. 431
  23. Ross Geo H clk Columbia Secur r18, 1310 West 13thp. 532
  24. Thompson Phyllis S nurse A Hilton r12, 1310 West 13thp. 610
The lines for 1310 West 13th 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.

The building today

1310 West 13th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of four on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1936 as its year built.

The 1300 block in 1940

West 13th Avenue between Birch and Hemlock 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 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)

The 1300 block of West 13th Avenue

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1310 West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1936 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1310-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.