In 1940, 1506 West 12th Avenue is Patterson Apartments, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists nine people here: Margaret H Fitzsimmons, widow of E T; Mrs Mary E Johns, a clerk at Spencer's; and seven others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 12
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Patterson Apartmentsp. 208
- Mrs G Perrin-Johnsonsuite 1p. 208
- W Robertssuite 2p. 208
- J C Johnstonesuite 3p. 208
- E H Theadomsuite 4p. 208
- Mrs M H Fitzsimmonssuite 5p. 208
- Mrs M E Johnssuite 6p. 208
The household
- Margaret H Fitzsimmonswidow of E T · householder · suite 5p. 199
- Mrs Mary E Johnsa clerk at Spencer's · householder · suite 6p. 304
- Merle Johnslives here · suite 6p. 304
- James C Johnstonean engineer at Richmond Municipality · householder · suite 3p. 309
- Mrs Grace Perrin-Johnsona nurse at Dr H Wood · householder · suite 1p. 490
- William Robertsa branch manager at United Cigar · householder · suite 2p. 524
- Edward H Theadoma clerk at the Post Office · householder · suite 4p. 606
Also under the Fitzsimmons name
- Hugh Fitzsimmonsa student · lives here · suite 5p. 199
- Alberta M W Johnstonea school teacher · lives here · suite 3p. 309
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
- 1506Patterson Aptsp. 208
- 15061Perrin-Johnson Mrs Gp. 208
- 15062Roberts Wp. 208
- 15063Johnstone J Cp. 208
- 15064Theadom E Hp. 208
- 15065Fitzsimmons Mrs M Hp. 208
- 15066Johns Mrs M Ep. 208
Names
- Fitzsimmons Margt H wid E T h5, 1506 West 12thp. 199
- Johns Mrs Mary E clk Spencers h6, 1506 West 12thp. 304
- Johns Merle r6, 1506 West 12thp. 304
- Johnstone Jas C eng Richmond Mun h3, 1506 West 12thp. 309
- Perrin-Johnson Mrs Grace nurse Dr H Wood h1, 1506 West 12thp. 490
- Roberts Wm br mgr United Cigar h2, 1506 West 12thp. 524
- Theadom Edw H clk PO h4, 1506 West 12thp. 606
- Fitzsimmons Hugh studt r5, 1506 West 12thp. 199
- Johnstone Alberta M W sch tchr r3, 1506 West 12thp. 309
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1506 West 12th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 1507 still has one from before 1946, one of three on the block.
The 1500 block in 1940
West 12th Avenue between Granville and Fir 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 1500 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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1506 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1506-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.