Vancouver / Haro Street / West End

West End, Vancouver

1425 Haro Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1425 Haro Street is Normandie, an apartment building, with 16 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 20 people here: Mrs Edna Billings, a stenographer at Blane Fullerton & White; John J Feeney, retired; and 18 others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: V Scott. Its name section lists seven more people here under other surnames too.

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28
people the 1940 directory lists here, seven of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1927
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 17 linesNormandie and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mrs Edna Billingsa stenographer at Blane Fullerton & White · householder · suite 7Ap. 47
  • John J Feeneyretired · householder · suite 15p. 193
  • Geoffrey R Grahama clerk · householder · suite 9p. 233
  • Edward R Griggproprietor of Normandie · householder · suite 16p. 242
  • H Bruce Howardhouseholder · suite 8p. 284
  • Eric Nordina watch repairer at Rogers Ltd · householder · suite 12p. 462
  • Maxwell V Oakesa warehouseman at Canada Cycle & Motor · householder · suite 4p. 466
  • Daisy Rossa stenographer at the BC Government · householder · suite 14p. 532
  • Henry C Schultzikan engineer at the Orpheum Theatre · householder · suite 11p. 547
  • Ethel E Speerwidow of W · householder · suite 1p. 578
  • Edmund B Trowbridgea physician · householder · suite 3p. 619

Also under the Borland name

  • Borlandhouseholder · suite 7p. 56
  • Duncanhouseholder · suite 14Ap. 171
  • Kathleen Feeneya bookkeeper at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives here · suite 15p. 193
  • Gale (no first name printed)householder · suite 3Ap. 214
  • Dorothy P Griggan operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 16p. 242
  • S B Howarda salesman at T Eaton Co · lives here · suite 8p. 285
  • Lewis (no first name printed)householder · suite 8Ap. 347
  • Gladys P Speerproprietor of Glovecraft · lives here · suite 1p. 578
  • Margaret E Speera glove maker at Glovecraft · lives here · suite 1p. 578

Only in the street section

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HARO

  1. 1425Normandie aptsp. 71
  2. 14251Speer Mrs E Ep. 71
  3. 14252Scott Vp. 71
  4. 14253Trowbridge Dr E Bp. 71
  5. 14253AGalep. 71
  6. 14254Oakes M Vp. 71
  7. 14257Borlandp. 71
  8. 14257ABillings Mrs Ep. 71
  9. 14258Howard H Bp. 71
  10. 14258ALewisp. 71
  11. 14259Graham G Rp. 71
  12. 142511Schultzik H Cp. 71
  13. 142512Nordin Ep. 71
  14. 142514Ross Miss Dp. 71
  15. 142514ADuncanp. 71
  16. 142515Feeney J Jp. 71
  17. 142516*Grigg E Rp. 71

Names

  1. Billings Mrs Edna sten Blane Fullerton & White h7A, 1425 Harop. 47
  2. Feeney John J retired h15, 1425 Harop. 193
  3. Graham Geof R clk h9, 1425 Harop. 233
  4. Grigg Edw R prop Normandie h16, 1425 Harop. 242
  5. Howard H Bruce h8, 1425 Harop. 284
  6. Nordin Eric wtch repr Rogers Ltd h12, 1425 Harop. 462
  7. Oakes Maxwell V whsmn Canada Cycle & Motor h4, 1425 Harop. 466
  8. Ross Daisy sten BC Govt h14, 1425 Harop. 532
  9. Schultzik Henry C eng Orpheum Thea h11, 1425 Harop. 547
  10. Speer Ethel E wid W h1, 1425 Harop. 578
  11. Trowbridge Edmund B phys 413, 925 W Georgia h3, 1425 Harop. 619
  12. Borland — h7, 1425 Harop. 56
  13. Duncan h14A, 1425 Harop. 171
  14. Feeney Kathleen bkpr HBC r15, 1425 Harop. 193
  15. Gale — h3A, 1425 Harop. 214
  16. Grigg Dorothy P opr BC Tel r16, 1425 Harop. 242
  17. Howard S B slsmn T Eaton Co r8, 1425 Harop. 285
  18. Lewis — h8A, 1425 Harop. 347
  19. Speer Gladys P prop Glovecraft r1, 1425 Harop. 578
  20. Speer Margt E glove mkr Glovecraft r1, 1425 Harop. 578
The lines for 1425 Haro 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

1425 Haro Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 1431 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1927 as its year built.

The 1400 block in 1940

Haro Street between Broughton and Nicola 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.

Haro Street, 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 Haro Street

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1425 Haro Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1927 as the year built.

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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.