Vancouver / West 11th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1405 West 11th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1405 West 11th Avenue is Bainesmor Apartments, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: J D Allan; C Richard Asher, a district manager at Canadian Industries Limited; and ten others.

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12
people the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1929
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesBainesmor Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • J D Allanhouseholder · suite 6p. 8
  • C Richard Ashera district manager at Canadian Industries Limited · householder · suite 8p. 21
  • William H Browna manager at the Bainesmor Apartments · householder · suite 12p. 75
  • Edric D Macfarlanea library · householder · suite 5p. 375
  • Alice M Mortimerwidow of H K · householder · suite 7p. 444
  • Don G Murphya radio operator at the Trans-Canada Air Lines · householder · suite 3p. 449
  • Mrs Ruth E Slessorhouseholder · suite 10p. 566
  • Roscoe W Springgayhouseholder · suite 1p. 580
  • Howard B Stewartan office manager for G L Pop · householder · suite 9p. 587
  • Joseph Wrighta director at the Wright Institute of Naturopathy · householder · suite 2p. 676

Also under the Brown name

  • Clif W Browna laborer at Canadian Wood Pipe · lives here · suite 12p. 72
  • Ross Mortimeran announcer at the CJOR · lives here · suite 7p. 444

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

  1. 1405Bainesmor Apartmentsp. 204
  2. 14051Springgay R Wp. 204
  3. 14052Wright Jp. 204
  4. 14053Murphy D Gp. 204
  5. 14055Macfarlane E Dp. 204
  6. 14056Allan J Dp. 204
  7. 14057Mortimer Mrs A Mp. 204
  8. 14058Asher C Rp. 204
  9. 14059Stewart H Bp. 204
  10. 140510Slessor Mrs R Ep. 204
  11. 140512Brown W Hp. 204

Names

  1. Allan J D h6, 1405 West 11thp. 8
  2. Asher C Richd dist mgr CIL h8, 1405 West 11thp. 21
  3. Brown Wm H mgr Bainesmor Apts h12, 1405 West 11thp. 75
  4. Macfarlane Edric D library 2606 Granville h5, 1405 West 11thp. 375
  5. Mortimer Alice M wid H K sten CPR h7, 1405 West 11thp. 444
  6. Murphy Don G radio opr TCA h3, 1405 West 11thp. 449
  7. Slessor Mrs Ruth E h10, 1405 West 11thp. 566
  8. Springgay Roscoe W h1, 1405 West 11thp. 580
  9. Stewart Howard B office mgr G L Pop h9, 1405 West 11thp. 587
  10. Wright Jos dir Wright Inst of Naturopathy h2, 1405 West 11thp. 676
  11. Brown Clif W lab Can Wood Pipe r12, 1405 West 11thp. 72
  12. Mortimer Ross announcer CJOR r7, 1405 West 11thp. 444
The lines for 1405 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

1405 West 11th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of three on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.

The 1400 block in 1940

West 11th Avenue between Hemlock and Granville 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 1400 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)

The 1400 block of West 11th Avenue

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1405 West 11th 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/1405-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.