Miss W A Diebolt, M J Ross and J L Diebolt are listed at 1549 West 11th Avenue in 1940, as three households. Its name section gives all of them in full: Wallie A Diebolt; Montie J Ross, a manager at BC Hardwood Floor; and John L Diebolt, proprietor of Diebolt's Granville Gas Station. Its name section also lists five more people here: Barbara M Diebolt, an operator at the BC Telephone; Marina Diebolt, a social worker at the Catholic Childrens Aid Society; and three others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 9
- 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
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
- John L Dieboltproprietor of Diebolt's Granville Gas Station · householder · suite 3p. 160
- Wallie A Diebolthouseholder · suite 1p. 160
- Montie J Rossa manager at BC Hardwood Floor · householder · suite 2p. 533
Also under the Diebolt name
- Barbara M Dieboltan operator at the BC Telephone · lives here · suite 1p. 160
- Marina Diebolta social worker at the Catholic Childrens Aid Society · lives here · suite 1p. 160
- P Joseph Diebolta bookkeeper · lives here · suite 1p. 160
- Patricia A Diebolta stenographer at Canadian Westinghouse · lives here · suite 1p. 160
- Priscilla Diebolta school teacher · lives here · suite 1p. 160
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book
West 11th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 11TH
Names
- Diebolt John L prop Diebolt's Granville Gas Sta h3, 1549 West 11thp. 160
- Diebolt Wallie A h1, 1549 West 11thp. 160
- Ross Montie J mgr BC Hardwood Fl h2, 1549 West 11thp. 533
- Diebolt Barbara M opr BC Tel r1, 1549 West 11thp. 160
- Diebolt Marina soc wkr Catholic Childrens Aid Soc r1, 1549 West 11thp. 160
- Diebolt P Jos bkpr r1, 1549 West 11thp. 160
- Diebolt Patricia A sten Can Westinghouse r1, 1549 West 11thp. 160
- Diebolt Priscilla sch tchr r1, 1549 West 11thp. 160
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1549 West 11th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the nearest that still stands is 1536, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.
The 1500 block in 1940
West 11th 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 11th 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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1549 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1549-west-11th-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.