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West End, Vancouver

1772 Haro Street

In the 1940 city directory.

The 1940 directory lists nine suites and households at 1772 Haro Street. Its name section lists ten people here: Gregory P Clarke; Mrs Eva B Cottgrave, a saleswoman at Singer Sewing Machines; and eight others. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: W J Burns-Miller and H A Hill. Its name section also lists “Burns-Miller Wm J”, apartments, here.

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12
people the 1940 directory lists here
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • nine linesThe suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Gregory P Clarkehouseholder · suite 2p. 113
  • Mrs Eva B Cottgravea saleswoman at Singer Sewing Machines · householder · suite 4p. 128
  • J Alex Donaghyan elevator operator at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 5p. 164
  • Gilbert C Inkstera physiotherapist at the Pacific Athletic Club · householder · suite 3p. 295
  • Mrs Isobel McDowellhouseholder · suite 7p. 374
  • James V MacLachlana clerk at Willson Stationery · householder · suite 1p. 388

Also under the Donaghy name

  • Kath F Donaghya stenographer · lives here · suite 5p. 164
  • Patricia M Hillp. 273
  • James McDowella salesman · lives here · suite 7p. 374
  • Roberts (no first name printed)householder · suite 6p. 523

Only in the street section

  • W J Burns-Millerapt · marked *p. 72
  • H A Hillrearp. 72

A firm here

  • “Burns-Miller Wm J”apartmentsp. 82

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HARO

  1. 1772*Burns-Miller W J aptp. 72
  2. 17721MacLachlan J Vp. 72
  3. 17722Clarke G Pp. 72
  4. 17723Inkster G Cp. 72
  5. 17724Cottgrave Mrs E Bp. 72
  6. 17725Donaghy J Ap. 72
  7. 17726Roberts Mrs —p. 72
  8. 17727McDowell Mrs Ip. 72
  9. 1772rearHill H Ap. 72

Names

  1. Clarke Gregory P h2, 1772 Harop. 113
  2. Cottgrave Mrs Eva B slswm Singer Sewing Machines h4, 1772 Harop. 128
  3. Donaghy J Alex elev opr Van Hotel h5, 1772 Harop. 164
  4. Inkster Gilbt C physiotherapist Pac Athletic Club h3, 1772 Harop. 295
  5. McDowell Mrs Isobel h7, 1772 Harop. 374
  6. MacLachlan Jas V clk Willson Staty h1, 1772 Harop. 388
  7. Donaghy Kath F sten r5, 1772 Harop. 164
  8. Hill Patricia M r rr 1772 Harop. 273
  9. McDowell Jas slsmn r7, 1772 Harop. 374
  10. Roberts Mrs — h6, 1772 Harop. 523
  11. Burns-Miller Wm J apts 1772 Harop. 82
The lines for 1772 Haro 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The house today

Not one of the 18 addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 1700 block of Haro Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 1772 is probably gone (inferred).

The 1700 block in 1940

Haro Street between Bidwell and Denman 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.

Haro Street, the 1700 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 1700 block of Haro Street

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1772 Haro Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.