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Strathcona, Vancouver

1036 East Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1036 East Hastings Street is Glen Apartments, with 23 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 25 people here: Wilfred Bourrey, a caretaker at the Glen Apartments; William Bowden, a laborer at the Acme Iron Works; and 23 others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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27
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 24 linesGlen Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Wilfred Bourreya caretaker at the Glen Apartments · householder · suite 2p. 58
  • William Bowdena laborer at the Acme Iron Works · householder · suite 40p. 58
  • Math Devinea driver at BC Sugar · householder · suite 33p. 158
  • Norman Dickretired · householder · suite 29p. 159
  • Carl Hansena carpenter · householder · suite 37p. 252
  • Newton Haynesa logger · householder · suite 22p. 263
  • John Hollidaya mate at M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing · householder · suite 30p. 278
  • Mary Johansona waitress · householder · suite 45p. 304
  • Reginald Joneswho worked for Restmore · householder · suite 9p. 311
  • Antti Karia jeweller · householder · suite 32p. 314
  • William Kemphouseholder · suite 10p. 318
  • Joseph H Lortieretired · householder · suite 42p. 355
  • Archibald Lovehouseholder · suite 27p. 356
  • Dan McLeodretired · householder · suite 15p. 393
  • J Roy Moricea laborer · householder · suite 39p. 441
  • Mrs J J Morrishouseholder · suite 43p. 442
  • Axel Ostergaarda carpenter · householder · suite 41p. 474
  • F Ramsaya longshoreman · householder · suite 17p. 510
  • Isabel Robinsona saleswoman · householder · suite 7p. 527
  • Duncan Shawa watchman at the United Grain Growers Terminal · householder · suite 23p. 554
  • John C Smitha cat operator for W C Arnett · householder · suite 5p. 571
  • George Stranga postman · householder · suite 14p. 592
  • Charles Wilsona carpenter · householder · suite 25p. 665

Also under the Morris name

  • Roy Morrisa machinist at Restmore · lives here · suite 7p. 442
  • Grant Wilsona carpenter · lives here · suite 25p. 666

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST HASTINGS

  1. 1036Glen Aptsp. 75
  2. 10362Bourrey Wp. 75
  3. 10365Smith J Cp. 75
  4. 10367Robinson Miss Ip. 75
  5. 10369Jones Rp. 75
  6. 103610Kemp Wp. 75
  7. 103614Strang Gp. 75
  8. 103615McLeod Dp. 75
  9. 103617Ramsay Fp. 75
  10. 103622Haynes Np. 75
  11. 103623Shaw Dp. 75
  12. 103625Wilson Cp. 75
  13. 103627Love Ap. 75
  14. 103629Dick Np. 75
  15. 103630Holliday Jp. 75
  16. 103632Kari Ap. 75
  17. 103633Devine Mp. 75
  18. 103637Hansen Cp. 75
  19. 103639Morice J Rp. 75
  20. 103640Bowden Wp. 75
  21. 103641Ostergaard Ap. 75
  22. 103642Lortie J Hp. 75
  23. 103643Morris Mrs J Jp. 75
  24. 103645Johanson Miss Mp. 75

Names

  1. Bourrey Wilfd caretkr Glen Apts h2, 1036 East Hastingsp. 58
  2. Bowden Wm lab Acme Iron Wks h40, 1036 East Hastingsp. 58
  3. Devine Math drvr BC Sugar h33, 1036 East Hastingsp. 158
  4. Dick Norman retired h29, 1036 East Hastingsp. 159
  5. Hansen Carl carp h37, 1036 East Hastingsp. 252
  6. Haynes Newton logr h22, 1036 East Hastingsp. 263
  7. Holliday John mate M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing h30, 1036 East Hastingsp. 278
  8. Johanson Mary waitress h45, 1036 East Hastingsp. 304
  9. Jones Regd emp Restmore h9, 1036 East Hastingsp. 311
  10. Kari Antti jwlr h32, 1036 East Hastingsp. 314
  11. Kemp Wm h10, 1036 East Hastingsp. 318
  12. Lortie Jos H retired h42, 1036 East Hastingsp. 355
  13. Love Arch h27, 1036 East Hastingsp. 356
  14. McLeod Dan retired h15, 1036 East Hastingsp. 393
  15. Morice J Roy lab h39, 1036 East Hastingsp. 441
  16. Morris Mrs J J h43, 1036 East Hastingsp. 442
  17. Ostergaard Axel carp h41, 1036 East Hastingsp. 474
  18. Ramsay F lngshmn h17, 1036 East Hastingsp. 510
  19. Robinson Isabel slswm h7, 1036 East Hastingsp. 527
  20. Shaw Duncan wtchmn UGG Term h23, 1036 East Hastingsp. 554
  21. Smith John C cat opr W C Arnett h5, 1036 East Hastingsp. 571
  22. Strang Geo postmn h14, 1036 East Hastingsp. 592
  23. Wilson Chas carp h25, 1036 East Hastingsp. 665
  24. Morris Roy mach Restmore r7, 1036 East Hastingsp. 442
  25. Wilson Grant carp r25, 1036 East Hastingsp. 666
The lines for 1036 East Hastings 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

Not one of the four addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 1000 block of East Hastings Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 1036 is probably gone (inferred).

The 1000 block in 1940

East Hastings Street between Raymur Avenue and Glen Drive, Strathcona: 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 Hastings Street, the 1000 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 1000 block of East Hastings Street

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1036 East Hastings Street, Strathcona, 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.