Minnie Angus, widow of J, kept the house at 1348 Barclay Street in 1940; its name section adds five more people here under other surnames.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 1970
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Minnie Anguswidow of J · householderp. 16
Also at this address
- Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Barclay Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
BARCLAY
Names
The house today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1348 now to 1970; across the street, 1351, on the heritage register, still has one from before 1946, one of five on the block.
Since 1940
- 1970Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
- 1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).
- 2020A building permit for alterations, valued at $128,000 (BP-2019-05513).
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
Barclay 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.
Barclay 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)
North side, odd numbers
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1348 Barclay Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1970, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1348-barclay, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 1348 Barclay Street
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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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.