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West End, Vancouver

1935 Haro Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1935 Haro Street is Haro Lodge, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists six people here: Frederick J C Ball, an agent at the Indian Affairs Branch Canadian Government; Charles G Keddie, retired; and four others. It lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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9
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1989
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

The household

  • Frederick J C Ballan agent at the Indian Affairs Branch Canadian Government · householder · suite 5p. 28
  • Charles G Keddieretired · householder · suite 4p. 316
  • George H Taylora district representative at CP Express · householder · suite 6p. 603
  • Edith M Treatwidow of C J · householder · suite 2p. 618

Also under the Taylor name

  • Jack Tayloran apprentice at Mackenzie, White & Dunsmuir · lives here · suite 6p. 603
  • Marjorie M Treatan operator at Caroline Beauty Shop · lives here · suite 2p. 618

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

HARO

  1. 1935Haro Lodge aptsp. 72
  2. 19352Treat Mrs E Mp. 72
  3. 19354Keddie C Gp. 72
  4. 19355Ball F J Cp. 72
  5. 19356Taylor G Hp. 72

Names

  1. Ball Fredk J C agt Indian Affairs Br Can Govt h5, 1935 Harop. 28
  2. Keddie Chas G retired h4, 1935 Harop. 316
  3. Taylor Geo H dist rep CP Exp h6, 1935 Harop. 603
  4. Treat Edith M wid C J mgr Haro Lodge h2, 1935 Harop. 618
  5. Taylor Jack appr Mackenzie, White & Dunsmuir r6, 1935 Harop. 603
  6. Treat Marjorie M opr Caroline Beauty Shop r2, 1935 Harop. 618
The lines for 1935 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.

The building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 1935 now to 1989; next door, 1915 still has its building from before 1946, one of two on the block.

Since 1940

  1. 1989Today'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 1900 block in 1940

Haro Street between Gilford and Chilco 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 1900 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 1900 block of Haro Street

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1935 Haro Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1989, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1935-haro, 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.