In 1940, 1386 West 13th Avenue is Reynolds Apartments, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Frederick N Adams, a representative at Solex Co; Jean L Hector, a stenographer at Finning Tractor & Equipment; and six others. It lists six more people here under other surnames too.
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- 14
- people the 1940 directory lists here, six of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1929
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- Reynolds Apartmentsp. 212
- Miss Chartersuite 1p. 212
- W B Kinsmansuite 2p. 212
- Miss J L Hectorsuite 6p. 212
- F N Adamssuite 7p. 212
- D C Newittsuite 8p. 212
- V G Pinhornsuite 9p. 212
- B McCarthysuite 10p. 212
The household
- Frederick N Adamsa representative at Solex Co · householder · suite 7p. 3
- Jean L Hectora stenographer at Finning Tractor & Equipment · householder · suite 6p. 265
- W Burnley Kinsmana salesman at Imperial Tobacco · householder · suite 2p. 325
- Bert McCarthya caretaker at the Reynolds Apartments · householder · suite 10p. 364
- Doug C Newitta cashier at Sun Life · householder · suite 8p. 458
- Vincent G Pinhorna clerk at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 9p. 495
Also under the Charter name
- Charter (no first name printed)a social worker · householder · suite 1p. 107
- Marjorie E McCarthya cashier at the Capitol Theatre · lives here · suite 10p. 364
Also at this address
- Six more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 13th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 13TH
- 1386Reynolds Aptsp. 212
- 13861Charter Missp. 212
- 13862Kinsman W Bp. 212
- 13866Hector Miss J Lp. 212
- 13867Adams F Np. 212
- 13868Newitt D Cp. 212
- 13869Pinhorn V Gp. 212
- 138610McCarthy Bp. 212
Names
- Adams Fredk N rep Solex Co h7, 1386 West 13thp. 3
- Hector Jean L sten Finning Tractor & Equip h6, 1386 West 13thp. 265
- Kinsman W Burnley slsmn Imp Tobac h2, 1386 West 13thp. 325
- McCarthy Bert caretkr Reynolds Apts h10, 1386 West 13thp. 364
- Newitt Doug C cash Sun Life h8, 1386 West 13thp. 458
- Pinhorn Vincent G clk BCER h9, 1386 West 13thp. 495
- Charter Miss — soc wkr h1, 1386 West 13thp. 107
- McCarthy Marjorie E cash Capitol Thea r10, 1386 West 13thp. 364
The building today
1386 West 13th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of four on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.
The 1300 block in 1940
West 13th 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 13th 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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1386 West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1929 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1386-west-13th-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.