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1472 Charles Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1472 Charles Street is Roxboro Apartments, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Norman Browne, a supervisor at Wells Ltd; John Burgess, a laborer at BC Sugar; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J A Martin. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.

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10: people the 1940 directory lists here, one 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
1913: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

nine linesRoxboro Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Norman Brownea supervisor at Wells Ltd · householder · suite 5p. 75
John Burgessa laborer at BC Sugar · householder · suite 8p. 80
H Ross Dafoeproprietor of the Roxboro Apartments · householder · suite 3p. 145
Paul K Goldbauma mechanic at Ornamental Bronze · householder · suite 7p. 227
Aug W J Korbera machinist at the Pacific Mills · householder · suite 6p. 330
William J Lloyda herbalist · householder · suite 2p. 352
William C Manninghouseholder · suite 1p. 409

Also under the Manning name

Charles R Manninga logger · lives here · suite 1p. 409

Only in the street section

J A Martinsuite 4p. 28

Also at this address

One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

CHARLES

Names

The lines for 1472 Charles 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

1472 Charles Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 1400 block of Charles Street; Goad's 1912 map shows no building at the street end of the lot, so this one, which the City dates to 1913, went up after it. A permit to build apartment/rooms was taken out in July 1912 by F S Murray: builder J Leighton, architect E Workman, $7,000.

Since 1940

1998–2024Licensed as an apartment house.

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 of Charles Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1472 marked — The 1400 block of Charles Street, between Odlum and Woodland Drives, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1472, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws no building on the lot at 1472. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1400 block in 1940

Charles Street between Odlum and Woodland Drives, Grandview-Woodland: 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.

Charles 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)

North side, odd numbers

South side, even numbers

The 1400 block of Charles Street

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1472 Charles Street, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1472-charles, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.