In 1940, 1565 Harwood Street is Regal Court, with twelve suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Mary Cook, widow of S Y; John S Davidson, a salesman for Parsons Brown; and eleven others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: L H Langford. Its name section lists four more people here under other surnames too.
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- 18
- people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
- Still standing
- on the Heritage Register, category B
- 1930
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- 13 linesRegal Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Mary Cookwidow of S Y · householder · suite 8p. 124
- John S Davidsona salesman for Parsons Brown · householder · suite 5p. 149
- Margaret D Duncana secretary at Wilson Mining & Investment · householder · suite 3p. 172
- Morris Duncana student at UBC · lives here · suite 3p. 172
- Alice A Listerwidow of J G · householder · suite 1p. 350
- Vernon Lloyd-Owenhouseholder · suite 12p. 352
- John J Lochreya janitor at Regal Court · householder · suite 13p. 352
- Constance G McCrimmonwidow of F · householder · suite 10p. 367
- Margaret A Scotthouseholder · suite 4p. 548
- Charles A Shawa salesman · householder · suite 7p. 554
- H Bernard Vaughanhouseholder · suite 11p. 632
- William E Walkerwho worked for Royal Trust · householder · suite 9p. 638
Also under the Lloyd-Owen name
- Frances L Lloyd-Owenlives here · suite 12p. 352
Only in the street section
- L H Langfordsuite 6p. 73
Also at this address
- Four more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Harwood Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
HARWOOD
- 1565Regal Court aptsp. 73
- 15651Lister Mrs A Ap. 73
- 15653Duncan Miss M Dp. 73
- 15654Scott Miss M Ap. 73
- 15655Davidson J Sp. 73
- 15656Langford L Hp. 73
- 15657Shaw C Ap. 73
- 15658Cook Mrs Mp. 73
- 15659Walker W Ep. 73
- 156510McCrimmon Mrs C Gp. 73
- 156511Vaughan H Bp. 73
- 156512Lloyd-Owen Vp. 73
- 156513Lochrey J Jp. 73
Names
- Cook Mary wid S Y slswm Georgia Hat Shop h8, 1565 Harwoodp. 124
- Davidson John S slsmn Parsons Brown h5, 1565 Harwoodp. 149
- Duncan Margt D sec Wilson Min & Invest h3, 1565 Harwoodp. 172
- Duncan Morris studt UBC r3, 1565 Harwoodp. 172
- Lister Alice A wid J G h1, 1565 Harwoodp. 350
- Lloyd-Owen Vernon h12, 1565 Harwoodp. 352
- Lochrey John J jntr Regal Ct h13, 1565 Harwoodp. 352
- McCrimmon Constance G wid F sch tchr Van City h10, 1565 Harwoodp. 367
- Scott Margt A h4, 1565 Harwoodp. 548
- Shaw Chas A slsmn h7, 1565 Harwoodp. 554
- Vaughan H Bernard h11, 1565 Harwoodp. 632
- Walker Wm E securities mgr Royal Trust h9, 1565 Harwoodp. 638
- Lloyd-Owen Frances L r12, 1565 Harwoodp. 352
The building today
1565 Harwood Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1930 as its year built.
The 1500 block in 1940
Harwood Street between Nicola and Cardero Streets, West End: 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.
Harwood Street, 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)
East side, odd numbers
West side, even numbers
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1565 Harwood Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1930 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1565-harwood, 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.