In 1940, 1361 Harwood Street is D'Arcy Court, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Albert V Leach, a manager at D'Arcy Court; Helen H Leckie, widow of J A; and six others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 9
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- D'Arcy Courtapartmentsp. 73
- J D Piercesuite 1p. 73
- A V Leachsuite 2p. 73
- Mrs K Williamssuite 4p. 73
- Mrs H H Leckiesuite 5p. 73
- B Linehamsuite 6p. 73
The household
- Albert V Leacha manager at D'Arcy Court · householder · suite 2p. 341
- Helen H Leckiewidow of J A · householder · suite 5p. 342
- Bertram Linehama jeweller · householder · suite 6p. 350
- J Denys Pierceon active service · householder · suite 1p. 494
- Mrs Kath Williamsa manager at Burnaby Clothing Centre · householder · suite 4p. 662
- Kath Williamsa stenographer at the Bank of Montreal · lives here · suite 4p. 662
Also under the Leckie name
- Helen N Leckiea nurse at Dr H A Des Brisay · lives here · suite 5p. 342
- F Dorothy Linehama stenographer for H A Roberts · lives here · suite 6p. 350
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
Harwood Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
HARWOOD
- 1361D'Arcy Court aptsp. 73
- 13611Pierce J Dp. 73
- 13612Leach A Vp. 73
- 13614Williams Mrs Kp. 73
- 13615Leckie Mrs H Hp. 73
- 13616Lineham Bp. 73
Names
- Leach Albt V mgr D'Arcy Ct h2, 1361 Harwoodp. 341
- Leckie Helen H wid J A h5, 1361 Harwoodp. 342
- Lineham Bertram jwlr 1150½ Granville h6, 1361 Harwoodp. 350
- Pierce J Denys act serv h1, 1361 Harwoodp. 494
- Williams Mrs Kath mgr Bby Clothing Centre h4, 1361 Harwoodp. 662
- Williams Kath sten Bk of Mont r4, 1361 Harwoodp. 662
- Leckie Helen N nurse Dr H A Des Brisay r5, 1361 Harwoodp. 342
- Lineham F Dorothy sten H A Roberts r6, 1361 Harwoodp. 350
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1361 Harwood Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 1300 block of Harwood Street; next door, 1371 has one the City dates to 1956.
The 1300 block in 1940
Harwood 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.
Harwood 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)
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1361 Harwood Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1361-harwood, 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.