Vancouver / West 11th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1645 West 11th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1645 West 11th Avenue is Cecilia Court, with six suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Charles F Barker; Mrs Elvira C Chesterton; and ten others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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17
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Charles F Barkerhouseholder · suite 8p. 31
  • Mrs Elvira C Chestertonhouseholder · suite 6p. 108
  • Mrs Annie M Dagghouseholder · suite 5p. 145
  • Mrs Helen Hendersonhouseholder · suite 7p. 266
  • Helen O Hendersona stenographer at General Securities · lives here · suite 7p. 266
  • Jane Millswidow of C F · householder · suite 4p. 431
  • Jacob R Parsonsa janitor at Cecilia Court · householder · suite 1p. 481

Also under the Chesterton name

  • Lilian L Chestertona clerk at the Bank of Montreal · lives here · suite 6p. 108
  • Walter A Chestertonlives here · suite 6p. 108
  • Marie N Hendersona stenographer at Shell Oil · lives here · suite 7p. 267
  • Agnes M Millsa telephone operator at Canadian Westinghouse · lives here · suite 4p. 431
  • Charles H Millsa longshoreman · lives here · suite 4p. 431

Also at this address

  • Five more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's 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

  1. 1645Cecilia Court aptsp. 204
  2. 16451Parsons J Rp. 204
  3. 16454Mills Mrs Jp. 204
  4. 16455Dagg Mrs A Mp. 204
  5. 16456Chesterton Mrs E Cp. 204
  6. 16457Henderson Mrs Hp. 204
  7. 16458Barker C Fp. 204

Names

  1. Barker Chas F h8, 1645 West 11thp. 31
  2. Chesterton Mrs Elvira C h6, 1645 West 11thp. 108
  3. Dagg Mrs Annie M h5, 1645 West 11thp. 145
  4. Henderson Mrs Helen h7, 1645 West 11thp. 266
  5. Henderson Helen O sten Genl Securities r7, 1645 West 11thp. 266
  6. Mills Jane wid C F h4, 1645 West 11thp. 431
  7. Parsons Jacob R jntr Cecilia Court h1, 1645 West 11thp. 481
  8. Chesterton Lilian L clk Bk of Mont r6, 1645 West 11thp. 108
  9. Chesterton Walter A r6, 1645 West 11thp. 108
  10. Henderson Marie N sten Shell Oil r7, 1645 West 11thp. 267
  11. Mills Agnes M tel opr Can Westinghouse r4, 1645 West 11thp. 431
  12. Mills Chas H lngshmn r4, 1645 West 11thp. 431
The lines for 1645 West 11th Avenue 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

1645 West 11th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, one of four on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 1600 block in 1940

West 11th Avenue between Fir and Pine 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 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)

The 1600 block of West 11th Avenue

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1645 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1645-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.