In 1940, 1456 West 12th Avenue is The Riviera, an apartment building, with five suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: Thomas F Ryan, retired; Valentine H Watchorn, proprietor of The Riviera; and three others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: Ms C E Baiden. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- *
- 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
- The Rivieraapartmentsp. 208
- V H Watchornsuite 2 · marked *p. 208
- Mrs M E Woodlandsuite 3p. 208
- Ms C E Baidensuite 4p. 208
- Mrs M Wilsonsuite 5p. 208
- T F Ryansuite 6p. 208
The household
- Thomas F Ryanretired · householder · suite 6p. 539
- Valentine H Watchornproprietor of The Riviera · householder · suite 2p. 643
- Mary Wilsonwidow of F S · householder · suite 5p. 666
- Millie E Woodlandwidow of G A · householder · suite 3p. 673
Also under the Baiden name
- Clara E Baidenwidow of F H · householder · suite 4p. 25
Also at this address
- Three 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
- 1456Riviera (The) aptsp. 208
- 14562*Watchorn V Hp. 208
- 14563Woodland Mrs M Ep. 208
- 14564Baiden Ms C Ep. 208
- 14565Wilson Mrs Mp. 208
- 14566Ryan T Fp. 208
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1456 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)
North side, odd numbers
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1456 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1456-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.