1611 Davie Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1611 Davie Street is Menlo Court, with 13 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 18 people here: James S Grant, a manager at Menlo Court; Frank W Hallonquist, a surveyor at Marsh & McLennan; and 16 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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20: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 2020: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

14 linesMenlo Court and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

James S Granta manager at Menlo Court · householder · suite 14p. 235
Frank W Hallonquista surveyor at Marsh & McLennan · householder · suite 9p. 249
William H Horda traveller · householder · suite 8p. 281
Elizabeth M Kennedywidow of A · householder · suite 2p. 319
Minnie McDougallwidow of W · householder · suite 11p. 374
John L McGuffina department manager at Shores Ltd · householder · suite 3p. 378
Thomas Oxleyin mining · householder · suite 12p. 475
Henry T Rowbottoman inspector at U S Immigration · householder · suite 10p. 535
Arthur E Scraseretired · householder · suite 6p. 549
James A Sullivanan engineer · householder · suite 5p. 594
John E Walkera physician · householder · suite 7p. 637
Charles H Wohlforda manager at the Broadway Social Club · householder · suite 4p. 670

Also under the Foster name

Foster (no first name printed)householder · suite 15p. 205
Gertrude F Horda clerk at Addressograph-Multigraph · lives here · suite 8p. 281
Florence M Kennedylives here · suite 2p. 319
Grace C Kennedya news agent · lives here · suite 2p. 319
A Audrey Sullivana stenographer · lives here · suite 5p. 594
Wayne Wohlfordwho worked for Boeing's · lives here · suite 4p. 670

Also at this address

Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

Davie Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DAVIE

Names

The lines for 1611 Davie Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. The name section prints h for a householder and r for someone who lives at the address.

The building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1611 now to 2020; the 1600 block of Davie Street keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 1668, with a building from 1964.

Since 1940

2020Today's building goes up, by the City's record.

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 1600 block in 1940

Davie Street between Cardero and Bidwell 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.

Davie Street, the 1600 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

South side, even numbers

The 1600 block of Davie Street

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1611 Davie Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2020, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1611-davie, 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.