Vancouver / West 12th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1446 West 12th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1446 West 12th Avenue is St Claire Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Jessie Arbuthnot, widow of G; John A Benson, a general manager at Superior Stores (BC) Ltd; and ten others.

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12
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesSt Claire Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Jessie Arbuthnotwidow of G · householder · suite 7p. 17
  • John A Bensona general manager at Superior Stores (BC) Ltd · householder · suite 4p. 43
  • Duncan J Campbellproprietor of the St Claire Apartments · householder · suite 5p. 89
  • Margaret C Cartera clerk at the Dominion Income Tax · householder · suite 1p. 100
  • Gordon A R Hearnwho worked for the YMCA · householder · suite 6p. 264
  • Emily Lobbwidow of P H · householder · suite 10p. 352
  • Frank McDanielan engineer · householder · suite 8p. 368
  • Dorothy L Montserrata school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation · householder · suite 9p. 437
  • David Walkera clerk at the CPR · householder · suite 3p. 637

Also under the Arbuthnot name

  • Velma Arbuthnota stenographer at Bird & Bird · lives here · suite 7p. 17
  • Hilda I Lobba school teacher · lives here · suite 10p. 352
  • Patricia D McDaniela stenographer at Riddell, Keenleyside & Co · lives here · suite 8p. 368

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

  1. 1446St Claire Aptsp. 208
  2. 14461Carter Miss M Cp. 208
  3. 14463Walker Dp. 208
  4. 14464Benson J Ap. 208
  5. 14465*Campbell D Jp. 208
  6. 14466Hearn G A Rp. 208
  7. 14467Arbuthnot Mrs Jp. 208
  8. 14468McDaniel Fp. 208
  9. 14469Montserrat Miss D Lp. 208
  10. 144610Lobb Mrs Ep. 208

Names

  1. Arbuthnot Jessie wid G h7, 1446 West 12thp. 17
  2. Benson John A genl mgr Superior Stores (BC) Ltd h4, 1446 West 12thp. 43
  3. Campbell Duncan J prop St Claire Apts h5, 1446 West 12thp. 89
  4. Carter Margt C clk Dom Inc Tax h1, 1446 West 12thp. 100
  5. Hearn Gordon A R boys' work sec YMCA h6, 1446 West 12thp. 264
  6. Lobb Emily wid P H h10, 1446 West 12thp. 352
  7. McDaniel Frank eng h8, 1446 West 12thp. 368
  8. Montserrat Dorothy L sch tchr Bby Corpn h9, 1446 West 12thp. 437
  9. Walker David clk CPR h3, 1446 West 12thp. 637
  10. Arbuthnot Velma sten Bird & Bird r7, 1446 West 12thp. 17
  11. Lobb Hilda I sch tchr Van City r10, 1446 West 12thp. 352
  12. McDaniel Patricia D sten Riddell, Keenleyside & Co r8, 1446 West 12thp. 368
The lines for 1446 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. *: 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 1446 West 12th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); 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.

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)

The 1400 block of West 12th Avenue

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1446 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.