1405 West 12th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1405 West 12th Avenue is Warrenton Apartments, with 14 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 18 people here: David P Aitchison, a salesman; Herbert Arnott, retired; and 16 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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20: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1992: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

15 linesWarrenton Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

David P Aitchisona salesman · householder · suite 3p. 6
Herbert Arnottretired · householder · suite 17p. 20
Jean M Cockburnwidow of J A · householder · suite 21p. 117
Thomas W Collishawa police officer at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 18p. 120
Cyril M Davisa longshoreman · householder · suite 2p. 151
Frank W Ellisa manager at the Warrenton Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 182
William Hallidaya saleswoman at Coast Products · householder · suite 4p. 249
John L Howellan assistant manager at the Royal Mail Lines · householder · suite 22p. 285
Dorothy M Jacka nurse at Dr F W Brydone-Jack · householder · suite 12p. 298
Mabel J Lauderwidow of A F · householder · suite 27p. 338
Elinor M Robertsona school teacher · householder · suite 24p. 525
Evelyn Runciea teacher at the Crofton House School · householder · suite 1p. 537
Mrs Lillian G Stuarthouseholder · suite 16p. 593
Gwen A Thomasa secretary for C H E Williams · householder · suite 23p. 607

Also under the Aitchison name

Margaret Aitchisona saleswoman at the BC Electric Railway · lives here · suite 3p. 6
Frances M Ellisa bookkeeper at Moffatt, Moffatt & Robertson · lives here · suite 1p. 182
Patricia M Laudera saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives here · suite 27p. 338
Angus A Runciea warehouseman · lives here · suite 11p. 537

Also at this address

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

West 12th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 12TH

Names

The lines for 1405 West 12th 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

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1405 now to 1992; the 1400 block of West 12th Avenue keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1473, with a building from 1975.

Since 1940

1992Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 1400 block in 1940

West 12th Avenue, on the stretch it shares with the 1300 block, between Birch 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 12th 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)

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 1400 block of West 12th Avenue

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1405 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1992, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1405-west-12th-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.