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West End, Vancouver

1368 Robson Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1368 Robson Street is La Belle Apartments, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: William G Cuten, an engineer; Hector E Field, a waiter at the Strand Hotel; and eight others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J B Hammond. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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12
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

  • twelve linesLa Belle Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • William G Cutenan engineer · householder · suite 25p. 145
  • Hector E Fielda waiter at the Strand Hotel · householder · suite 33p. 195
  • Mrs A D Fraserhouseholder · suite 11p. 208
  • Gladys A Harrisonhouseholder · suite 21p. 257
  • Sam Londona clerk for S Rothstein · householder · suite 22p. 354
  • Thomas Olesenhouseholder · suite 32p. 470
  • William Parrhouseholder · suite 30p. 481
  • Arthur W Pettigrewhouseholder · suite 20p. 492
  • Albert E Rolstona booker at Paramount Films · householder · suite 31p. 530
  • Mona O Sherbinoa manager at the LaBelle Apartments · householder · suite 8p. 556

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

Robson Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ROBSON

  1. 1368La Belle Aptsp. 144
  2. 13688Sherbino Miss M Op. 144
  3. 136811Fraser Mrs A Dp. 144
  4. 136820Pettigrew A Wp. 144
  5. 136821Harrison Miss G Ap. 144
  6. 136822London Sp. 144
  7. 136825Cutten W Gp. 144
  8. 136830Parr Wp. 144
  9. 136831Rolston A Ep. 144
  10. 136832Olesen Tp. 144
  11. 136833Field H Ep. 144
  12. 136835Hammond J Bp. 144

Names

  1. Cuten Wm G eng h25, 1368 Robsonp. 145
  2. Field Hector E waiter Strand Hotel h33, 1368 Robsonp. 195
  3. Fraser Mrs A D h11, 1368 Robsonp. 208
  4. Harrison Gladys A h21, 1368 Robsonp. 257
  5. London Sam clk S Rothstein h22, 1368 Robsonp. 354
  6. Olesen Thos h32, 1368 Robsonp. 470
  7. Parr Wm h30, 1368 Robsonp. 481
  8. Pettigrew Arth W h20, 1368 Robsonp. 492
  9. Rolston Albt E booker Paramount Films h31, 1368 Robsonp. 530
  10. Sherbino Mona O mgr LaBelle Apts h8, 1368 Robsonp. 556
The lines for 1368 Robson Street 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 City's list of addresses no longer has 1368 Robson Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1348 still has its building from before 1946, the only one on the block.

The 1300 block in 1940

Robson 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.

Robson Street, the 1300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The 1300 block of Robson Street

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1368 Robson Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1368-robson, 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.