The McIntosh family owned 478 East 12th Avenue by the 1940 directory's mark, and two of them are listed here: William D McIntosh, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway; and Vera D McIntosh, an usher at the Varsity Theatre; its name section adds four more people here under other surnames.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here, four of them named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1910
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The household
- William D McIntosha conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householderp. 380
Also under the McIntosh name
- Vera D McIntoshan usher at the Varsity Theatre · lives herep. 380
Also at this address
- Four more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
East 12th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST 12TH
Names
The house today
478 East 12th Avenue still has a building from before 1946, as does 486 next door; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.
The 400 block in 1940
East 12th Avenue between Guelph and St. George Streets, Mount Pleasant: 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.
East 12th Avenue, the 400 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
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478 East 12th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/478-east-12th-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 478 East 12th Avenue
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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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.