In 1940, 1336 West 11th Avenue is Rose Court, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Marjorie D Archibald, a stenographer for Gutta Percha; George S Burt, proprietor of Rose Court; and six others.
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- 8
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1926
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Rose Courtapartmentsp. 203
- Mrs E D Macraesuite 1p. 203
- G S Burtsuite 2 · marked *p. 203
- Miss L A Stockersuite 3p. 203
- D Colvillesuite 4p. 203
- Miss M D Archibaldsuite 5p. 203
The household
- Marjorie D Archibalda stenographer for Gutta Percha · householder · suite 5p. 18
- George S Burtproprietor of Rose Court · householder · suite 2p. 83
- David Colvillean architect · householder · suite 4p. 121
- Ethel D Macraewidow of F A · householder · suite 1p. 401
- Louise A Stockera nurse · householder · suite 3p. 589
Also under the Burt name
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
- 1336Rose Court aptsp. 203
- 13361Macrae Mrs E Dp. 203
- 13362*Burt G Sp. 203
- 13363Stocker Miss L Ap. 203
- 13364Colville Dp. 203
- 13365Archibald Miss M Dp. 203
Names
- Archibald Marjorie D sten Gutta Percha h5, 1336 West 11thp. 18
- Burt Geo S prop Rose Court h2, 1336 West 11thp. 83
- Colville David archt 1412, 675 W Hastings h4, 1336 West 11thp. 121
- Macrae Ethel D wid F A h1, 1336 West 11thp. 401
- Stocker Louise A nurse h3, 1336 West 11thp. 589
- Burt Jacqueline of Sheridan Beauty Salon r2, 1336 West 11thp. 83
- Macrae Dyne B clk Bk of Mont r1, 1336 West 11thp. 401
- Stocker Edith I TB supvr Van Genl Hosp r3, 1336 West 11thp. 589
The building today
1336 West 11th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of five on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1926 as its year built.
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
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1336 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1926 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1336-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.