Vancouver / Seymour Street / Downtown

Downtown, Vancouver

1111 Seymour Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 1111 Seymour Street is Hollywood Apartments, with 18 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 22 people here: James Almas; R Ambrose, a houseman at the Devonshire Hotel; and 20 others. It lists five more people here under other surnames too.

Reserve this house's book, freeIts history in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. Read for this address so far: 1940. The book reads the other 19 directories we hold. About $29 when orders open. The City Archives charges $25 a year searched, a house historian $300 to $550 or more.

27
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 2017
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • 19 linesHollywood Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • James Almashouseholder · suite 5p. 10
  • R Ambrosea houseman at the Devonshire Hotel · householder · suite 1p. 11
  • Edgar Austinretired · householder · suite 8p. 23
  • John T Blackretired · householder · suite 17p. 50
  • Una A Carscaddenwidow of G M · householder · suite 7p. 99
  • Margaret Collinswidow of W · householder · suite 10p. 120
  • Daniel A Dawsa bus boy at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 2p. 152
  • Robert Erskinean elevator operator at the Metro Building · householder · suite 18p. 186
  • Maurice Gaudryproprietor of Morray's Fountain Lunch · householder · suite 14p. 218
  • Peter Haslera cook at the Georgia Hotel · householder · suite 4p. 260
  • Ellen Huntwidow of T A · householder · suite 3p. 289
  • Ernest A Hunta salesman for E A Morris · householder · suite 11p. 289
  • William H Johnstona chauffeur at Checker Taxi · householder · suite 16p. 309
  • Cyril W Joycean assistant manager for Star Cabs · householder · suite 9p. 312
  • Walter G Kylehouseholder · suite 15p. 332
  • Olaf Lindona foreman for A P Madsen · householder · suite 6p. 349
  • Roger L Rochona chauffeur for Star Cabs · householder · suite 12p. 528
  • William T Simsa caretaker at the Hollywood Apartments · householder · suite 13p. 562

Also under the Black name

  • Alex M Blacka salesman · lives here · suite 7p. 50
  • Walter Collinsa student · lives here · suite 10p. 120
  • Roy McL Johnstona millworker at Hammond's · lives here · suite 16p. 308
  • Norma Joycea student · lives here · suite 9p. 312

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

SEYMOUR

  1. 1111Hollywood Aptsp. 151
  2. 11111Ambrose Rp. 151
  3. 11112Daws D Ap. 151
  4. 11113Hunt Mrs Ep. 151
  5. 11114Hasler Pp. 151
  6. 11115Almas Jp. 151
  7. 11116Lindon Op. 151
  8. 11117Carscadden Mrs U Ap. 151
  9. 11118Austin Ep. 151
  10. 11119Joyce C Wp. 151
  11. 111110Collins Mrs Mp. 151
  12. 111111Hunt E Ap. 151
  13. 111112Rochon R Lp. 151
  14. 111113Sims W Tp. 151
  15. 111114Gaudry Mp. 151
  16. 111115Kyle W Gp. 151
  17. 111116Johnston W Hp. 151
  18. 111117Black J Tp. 151
  19. 111118Erskine Rp. 151

Names

  1. Almas Jas h5, 1111 Seymourp. 10
  2. Ambrose R housemn Devonshire Hotel h1, 1111 Seymourp. 11
  3. Austin Edgar retired h8, 1111 Seymourp. 23
  4. Black John T retired h17, 1111 Seymourp. 50
  5. Carscadden Una A wid G M h7, 1111 Seymourp. 99
  6. Collins Margt wid W h10, 1111 Seymourp. 120
  7. Daws Danl A bus boy Van Hotel h2, 1111 Seymourp. 152
  8. Erskine Robt elev opr Metro Bldg h18, 1111 Seymourp. 186
  9. Gaudry Maurice prop Morray's Fountain Lunch h14, 1111 Seymourp. 218
  10. Hasler Peter cook Georgia Hotel h4, 1111 Seymourp. 260
  11. Hunt Ellen wid T A h3, 1111 Seymourp. 289
  12. Hunt Ernest A slsmn E A Morris h11, 1111 Seymourp. 289
  13. Johnston Wm H chauf Checker Taxi h16, 1111 Seymourp. 309
  14. Joyce Cyril W asst mgr Star Cabs h9, 1111 Seymourp. 312
  15. Kyle Walter G h15, 1111 Seymourp. 332
  16. Lindon Olaf formn A P Madsen h6, 1111 Seymourp. 349
  17. Rochon Roger L chauf Star Cabs h12, 1111 Seymourp. 528
  18. Sims Wm T caretkr Hollywood Apts h13, 1111 Seymourp. 562
  19. Black Alex M slsmn r7, 1111 Seymourp. 50
  20. Collins Walter studt r10, 1111 Seymourp. 120
  21. Johnston Roy McL mlwkr Hammond's r16, 1111 Seymourp. 308
  22. Joyce Norma studt r9, 1111 Seymourp. 312
The lines for 1111 Seymour 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 1111 now to 2017; no building from before 1946 is left on the 1100 block of Seymour Street; next door, 1105 has one the City dates to 2017.

Since 1940

  1. 1980A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 1997–2013Licensed as a hotel (licences on record start in 1997).
  3. 2017Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
  4. 2020–2024Licensed as an apartment house.

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 1100 block of Seymour Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 1111 marked
The 1100 block of Seymour Street, between Helmcken and Davie Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 1111, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 1100 block in 1940

Seymour Street between Helmcken and Davie Streets, Downtown: 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.

Seymour Street, the 1100 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The 1100 block of Seymour Street

Quote this house

One line with its source, for a listing, a talk or a family tree. A link to this page shows the card below wherever it's shared.

1111 Seymour Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2017, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1111-seymour, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.

Download the share card

The share card for 1111 Seymour Street

The book of 1111 Seymour Street

Every directory, as one book

The book reads this address in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: who lived here year by year, their work from the name sections, with the five people here in 1940 under other surnames whom this page doesn't name, the block around it, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a house.

The City Archives search records for $25 a year searched. A hired house historian charges $300 to $550 or more.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

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.