Vancouver / West 11th Avenue / Fairview

Fairview, Vancouver

1695 West 11th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1695 West 11th Avenue is Elpine Lodge, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 14 people here: Mary A Allan, widow of R; Mrs Edith M Dent; and twelve others.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1930
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • ten linesElpine Lodge and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Mary A Allanwidow of R · householder · suite 8p. 8
  • Mrs Edith M Denthouseholder · suite 3p. 156
  • Louisa Drysdalewidow of A · lives here · suite 4p. 169
  • Louisa M Drysdalea supervisor at Metro Health Vancouver City · householder · suite 4p. 169
  • Vera Ingsa music teacherp. 295
  • Harry L McKeownan inspector at Boeing's · householder · suite 2p. 386
  • Clara C Mahonywidow of E C · householder · suite 5p. 404
  • Joel A Murraya yard foreman at Vancouver Granite · householder · suite 7p. 450
  • Herbert K Partingtona clerk at Vancouver Pacific Paper · householder · suite 6p. 481
  • H Cecil Rhodesa chief clerk at the BC Government · householder · suite 9p. 518

Also under the Dent name

  • Edith F Denta student · lives here · suite 3p. 156
  • Errol S Denta student · lives here · suite 3p. 156
  • Robert J Denta student · lives here · suite 3p. 156
  • Edna M Mahonya clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce · lives here · suite 5p. 404

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. 1695Elpine Lodge aptsp. 204
  2. 16951Ings Miss V mus tchrp. 204
  3. 16952McKeown H Lp. 204
  4. 16953Dent Mrs E Mp. 204
  5. 16954Drysdale Miss L Mp. 204
  6. 16955Mahony Mrs C Cp. 204
  7. 16956Partington H Kp. 204
  8. 16957Murray J Ap. 204
  9. 16958Allan Mrs M Ap. 204
  10. 16959Rhodes H Cp. 204

Names

  1. Allan Mary A wid R h8, 1695 West 11thp. 8
  2. Dent Mrs Edith M h3, 1695 West 11thp. 156
  3. Drysdale Louisa wid A r4, 1695 West 11thp. 169
  4. Drysdale Louisa M supvr Metro Health Van City h4, 1695 West 11thp. 169
  5. Ings Vera mus tchr 1, 1695 West 11thp. 295
  6. McKeown Harry L inspr Boeing's h2, 1695 West 11thp. 386
  7. Mahony Clara C wid E C h5, 1695 West 11thp. 404
  8. Murray Joel A yd formn Van Granite h7, 1695 West 11thp. 450
  9. Partington Herbt K clk Van Pac Paper h6, 1695 West 11thp. 481
  10. Rhodes H Cecil chf clk BC Govt h9, 1695 West 11thp. 518
  11. Dent Edith F studt r3, 1695 West 11thp. 156
  12. Dent Errol S studt r3, 1695 West 11thp. 156
  13. Dent Robt J studt r3, 1695 West 11thp. 156
  14. Mahony Edna M clk CB of C r5, 1695 West 11thp. 404
The lines for 1695 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

1695 West 11th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 1696 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1930 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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1695 West 11th Avenue, Fairview, 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.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1695-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.