In 1940, 1585 West 13th Avenue is The Westchester, an apartment building, with eleven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: William P Anderson, a clerk at Standard Oil; Edgar D Armstrong, a secretary-treasurer at Stacy's Ltd; and eight others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: G V Pelton. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.
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- 14
- people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1928
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- twelve linesThe Westchester and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- William P Andersona clerk at Standard Oil · householder · suite 4p. 14
- Edgar D Armstronga secretary-treasurer at Stacy's Ltd · householder · suite 11p. 18
- James H Berrya clerk at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 2p. 45
- Grace Chamberswidow of F T · householder · suite 3p. 105
- Gertrude I Doylea school teacher · householder · suite 12p. 168
- William H Itterof W H Itter & Son · householder · suite 5p. 297
- Ella L Lindsayhouseholder · suite 9p. 349
- Mrs Helen M McCormackhouseholder · suite 7p. 367
- Richard V T Richardsan assistant manager at the Devonshire Hotel · householder · suite 8p. 518
- Amelia E Swainsonwidow of H · householder · suite 1p. 597
Only in the street section
- G V Peltonsuite 14p. 212
Also at this address
- Three more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
West 13th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST 13TH
- 1585Westchester (The) aptsp. 212
- 15851Swainson Mrs A Ep. 212
- 15852Berry J Hp. 212
- 15853Chambers Mrs Gp. 212
- 15854Anderson W Pp. 212
- 15855Itter W Hp. 212
- 15857McCormack Mrs H Mp. 212
- 15858Richards R V Tp. 212
- 15859Lindsay Miss E Lp. 212
- 158511Armstrong E Dp. 212
- 158512Doyle Miss G Ip. 212
- 158514Pelton G Vp. 212
Names
- Anderson Wm P clk Standard Oil h4, 1585 West 13thp. 14
- Armstrong Edgar D sec-treas Stacy's Ltd h11, 1585 West 13thp. 18
- Berry Jas H clk Van City h2, 1585 West 13thp. 45
- Chambers Grace wid F T h3, 1585 West 13thp. 105
- Doyle Gertrude I sch tchr Van City h12, 1585 West 13thp. 168
- Itter Wm H of W H Itter & Son h5, 1585 West 13thp. 297
- Lindsay Ella L h9, 1585 West 13thp. 349
- McCormack Mrs Helen M h7, 1585 West 13thp. 367
- Richards Richd V T asst mgr Devonshire Hotel h8, 1585 West 13thp. 518
- Swainson Amelia E wid H h1, 1585 West 13thp. 597
The building today
1585 West 13th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of five on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1928 as its year built.
The 1500 block in 1940
West 13th 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 13th 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)
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South side, even numbers
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1585 West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1928 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1585-west-13th-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.