In 1940, 1556 West 12th Avenue is Casablanca Apartments, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: Mrs Doris E Davidson, a stenographer at Anderson Bros; Earl P Engness, a manager at Bates Valve Bag; and eight others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 11
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Casablanca Apartmentsp. 208
- W Longfellowsuite 1p. 208
- E P Engnesssuite 2p. 208
- Mrs S Gossesuite 3p. 208
- Mrs M C Gatewoodsuite 4p. 208
- Mrs D E Davidsonsuite 5p. 208
- J T K McGregorsuite 6p. 208
The household
- Mrs Doris E Davidsona stenographer at Anderson Bros · householder · suite 5p. 149
- Earl P Engnessa manager at Bates Valve Bag · householder · suite 2p. 185
- Margaret C Gatewoodwidow of C H · householder · suite 4p. 218
- Susanna Gossewidow of J · householder · suite 3p. 231
- William Longfellowa salesman at Slade & Stewart · householder · suite 1p. 354
- John T K McGregora motorman at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 6p. 378
Also under the Gatewood name
- Frances V Gatewoodof Craft Centre Studio · lives here · suite 4p. 218
- William K Gatewooda salesman at C C Cross & Co · lives here · suite 4p. 218
- Gertrude E Gossea cashier at Davidson & Co · lives here · suite 3p. 231
- Moira J Longfellowa school teacher at Richmond Municipality · lives here · suite 1p. 354
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 1556Casablanca Aptsp. 208
- 15561Longfellow Wp. 208
- 15562Engness E Pp. 208
- 15563Gosse Mrs Sp. 208
- 15564Gatewood Mrs M Cp. 208
- 15565Davidson Mrs D Ep. 208
- 15566McGregor J T Kp. 208
Names
- Davidson Mrs Doris E sten Anderson Bros h5, 1556 West 12thp. 149
- Engness Earl P mgr Bates Valve Bag h2, 1556 West 12thp. 185
- Gatewood Margt C wid C H h4, 1556 West 12thp. 218
- Gosse Susanna wid J h3, 1556 West 12thp. 231
- Longfellow Wm slsmn Slade & Stewart h1, 1556 West 12thp. 354
- McGregor John T K mtrmn BCER h6, 1556 West 12thp. 378
- Gatewood Frances V of Craft Centre Studio r4, 1556 West 12thp. 218
- Gatewood Wm K slsmn C C Cross & Co r4, 1556 West 12thp. 218
- Gosse Gertrude E cash Davidson & Co r3, 1556 West 12thp. 231
- Longfellow Moira J sch tchr Richmond Mun r1, 1556 West 12thp. 354
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 1556 West 12th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 1546 still has its building 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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1556 West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1556-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.