In 1940, 1546 West 12th Avenue is Santa Monica, an apartment building, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Sophia Fair, widow of W S; William A Foote, of Santa Monica Apartments; and eleven others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 16
- 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
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1927
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- 13 linesSanta Monica and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Sophia Fairwidow of W S · householder · suite 7p. 189
- William A Footeof Santa Monica Apartments · householder · suite 2p. 202
- Ken W Ingledewa salesman at Ingledews · householder · suite 8p. 294
- Doreen D Jeffaresa nurse for Dr C F Covernton · householder · suite 9p. 302
- Harold D Lewishouseholder · suite 13p. 347
- Christina McDonaldwidow of P D · householder · suite 1p. 370
- Elizabeth C McGroryhouseholder · suite 6p. 378
- Chrissy H Mullettwidow of N S · householder · suite 4p. 447
- Lena M Nowlana school teacher · householder · suite 11p. 465
- Lorna D Rosswidow of W C · householder · suite 3p. 533
- Clara M Sternsa school teacher · householder · suite 12p. 585
- Elizabeth C Whiteheadhouseholder · suite 5p. 656
Also under the Fair name
- Winnifred W Faira student · lives here · suite 7p. 189
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
- 1546Santa Monica aptsp. 208
- 15461McDonald Mrs Cp. 208
- 15462*Foote W Ap. 208
- 15463Ross Mrs L Dp. 208
- 15464Mullett Mrs C Hp. 208
- 15465Whitehead Miss E Cp. 208
- 15466McGrory Miss E Cp. 208
- 15467Fair Mrs Sp. 208
- 15468Ingledew K Wp. 208
- 15469Jeffares Miss D Dp. 208
- 154611Nowlan Miss L Mp. 208
- 154612Sterns Miss C Mp. 208
- 154613Lewis H Dp. 208
Names
- Fair Sophia wid W S h7, 1546 West 12thp. 189
- Foote Wm A of Santa Monica Apts h2, 1546 West 12thp. 202
- Ingledew Ken W slsmn Ingledews h8, 1546 West 12thp. 294
- Jeffares Doreen D nurse Dr C F Covernton h9, 1546 West 12thp. 302
- Lewis Harold D h13, 1546 West 12thp. 347
- McDonald Christina wid P D h1, 1546 West 12thp. 370
- McGrory Eliz C h6, 1546 West 12thp. 378
- Mullett Chrissy H wid N S sten UBC h4, 1546 West 12thp. 447
- Nowlan Lena M sch tchr Van City h11, 1546 West 12thp. 465
- Ross Lorna D wid W C h3, 1546 West 12thp. 533
- Sterns Clara M sch tchr Van City h12, 1546 West 12thp. 585
- Whitehead Eliz C h5, 1546 West 12thp. 656
- Fair Winnifred W studt r7, 1546 West 12thp. 189
The building today
1546 West 12th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1536 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1927 as its year built.
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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1546 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1927 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1546-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.