1396 West 11th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1396 West 11th Avenue is Winston Apartments, with 19 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 26 people here: H A Calder, in advertising; William K Carfrae; and 24 others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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29: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1925: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

20 linesWinston Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

H A Calderin advertising · householder · suite 17p. 86
William K Carfraehouseholder · suite 9p. 97
Harold P Christieretired · householder · suite 6p. 110
E Garda Crandalla bookkeeper at Enamel & Heating Products · householder · suite 19p. 136
Florence M Dempstera stenographer at Toronto General Trusts · householder · suite 8p. 156
Bessie M Dunna telephone operator at the Vancouver City School Board · householder · suite 3p. 173
William Grundyof McDonald & Grundy · householder · suite 12p. 244
Thomas D Herda school teacher · householder · suite 7p. 269
F Sutherland Hornan accountant · householder · suite 10p. 281
Elizabeth Kinga supervisor at the BC Government · householder · suite 20p. 323
E Marjorie Lemmona stenographer at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 18p. 345
Ethel M Mulvinan artist · suite 2p. 447
Margaret Murraylives here · suite 15p. 450
Margaret C Murraywidow of W G · householder · suite 15p. 450
Jessie E Neilhouseholder · suite 4p. 455
Kathleen M Portsmoutha school teacher · householder · suite 16p. 499
Eliza M Stewarta nurse at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government · householder · suite 14p. 587
F Herbert Vollmera salesman at Spencer's · householder · suite 1p. 635
Ethel M Wilsonwidow of H · householder · suite 11p. 665

Also under the Carfrae name

Grace Carfraeproprietor of the Oxford Library · lives here · suite 9p. 97
Mrs Janet I Carfraea manager at the Winston Apartments · lives here · suite 9p. 97
Robert Carfraelives here · suite 9p. 97
Isabel Dempstera stenographer at the BC Government · lives here · suite 8p. 156
Hannah S Mulvinwidow of J · lives here · suite 2p. 447
Eleanor Murraya stenographer · lives here · suite 15p. 450
Gerald W Wilsona representative at Sheriff's Ltd · lives here · suite 11p. 666

Also at this address

Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

Names

The lines for 1396 West 11th Avenue 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

1396 West 11th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1386 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1925 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

South side, even numbers

The 1300 block of West 11th Avenue

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1396 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1925 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1396-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.