1485 West 13th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1485 West 13th Avenue is Hathaway Apartments, with 14 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 19 people here: Peter B Anderson, a vice-president at Salmon River Logging; Edith Ashton, widow of H; and 17 others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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22: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1939: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

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

The household

Peter B Andersona vice-president at Salmon River Logging · householder · suite 5p. 14
Edith Ashtonwidow of H · householder · suite 3p. 21
Robert J Baileya division manager at Beatty Bros · householder · suite 14p. 25
Mrs Ada H Bolinhouseholder · suite 10p. 54
J Gordon Frasera president at J G Fraser Ltd · householder · suite 9p. 208
Harriet M Howardwidow of E · householder · suite 7p. 284
Mrs Mary Muellerhouseholder · suite 16p. 446
Mary Muellerlives here · suite 16p. 446
Jasper W Naglea manager at the Hathaway Apartments · householder · suite 1p. 452
Stuart R Pallota druggist at Royal City Drug Store · householder · suite 2p. 477
R Bruce Reeda physician at Moffatt, Moffatt & Robertson · householder · suite 15p. 513
Mrs B Smithhouseholder · suite 6p. 568
Ida J Terrywidow of W · householder · suite 4p. 606
Ilace Terrya clerk · lives here · suite 4p. 606
Herbert L Turnbulla physician · householder · suite 11p. 621
Harold L Westmana store manager at T Eaton Co · householder · suite 8p. 652

Also under the Anderson name

Arthur D Andersona president at Anderson Bros and Harrison Hot Springs Hotel · householder · suite 12p. 12
Miriam R Ashtonan instructor at UBC · lives here · suite 3p. 21
W Elgin Turnbullin drugs · householder · suite 9p. 621

Also at this address

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

West 13th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST 13TH

Names

The lines for 1485 West 13th 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

1485 West 13th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 1400 block of West 13th Avenue; the City's assessment record gives 1939 as its year built.

The 1400 block in 1940

West 13th Avenue between Hemlock 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 13th 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 13th Avenue

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1485 West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1939 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1485-west-13th-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.