1316 West 11th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1316 West 11th Avenue is The Banfield, an apartment building, with 19 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 22 people here: Kathleen Colgrove, a social worker at Children's Aid; Albert E Coombe, retired; and 20 others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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23: people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 2001: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

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

The household

Kathleen Colgrovea social worker at Children's Aid · householder · suite 105p. 119
Albert E Coomberetired · householder · suite 4p. 125
Henry A Edighoffera manager at The Banfield · householder · suite 2p. 178
Goodwin Fordretired · householder · suite 107p. 203
Jacques Gottliebretired · householder · suite 207p. 231
Helen Hastingswidow of S · householder · suite 204p. 260
Cleaves H Hewlettan assistant general yard master at the CPR · householder · suite 203p. 270
W C Kiltzan accountant · householder · suite 108p. 323
John Leckya salesman at the Northern Electric · householder · suite 202p. 342
John D Leea building superintendent at UBC · householder · suite 106p. 342
Don Macdonalda weighman at the Board of Grain Commissioners · householder · suite 208p. 370
Edna K Macdonaldwidow of W S · householder · suite 102p. 370
Alan M Macleana secretary-manager at the Terminal City Club · householder · suite 206p. 389
Mrs A Moorehouseholder · suite 1p. 438
David G Oppenheimerof Oppenheimer Bros Wood · householder · suite 103p. 472
Lilian A Reidwidow of J T · householder · suite 201p. 515
Evelyn A Robinsona school teacher · householder · suite 101p. 526
Lily B Simpsona stenographer at the Bank of Toronto · householder · suite 205p. 562
Robert B Wisharthouseholder · suite 3p. 669

Also under the Coombe name

Mrs Bertha J Coombeproprietor of The Banfield · lives here · suite 4p. 125
Norman S Hastingsan attendant at S D Bell · lives here · suite 204p. 260
Muriel Simpsona clerk at the CN Institute · lives here · suite 205p. 562

Also at this address

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

West 11th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 11TH

Names

The lines for 1316 West 11th 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

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1316 now to 2001; next door, 1336 still has its building from before 1946, one of five on the block.

Since 1940

2001Today'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

West 11th 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 11th 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)

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 1300 block of West 11th Avenue

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1316 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2001, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1316-west-11th-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.