In 1940, 134 West Hastings Street holds two firms: men's furnishings and women's clothing.
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- 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
West Hastings Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
WEST HASTINGS
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 134 West Hastings Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); next door, 136 still has its building from before 1946, one of eleven on the block.
The 100 block in 1940
West Hastings Street between Abbott and Cambie 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.
West Hastings Street, the 100 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
- 101*Woodward Stores Ltd +7gone
- 133Goodwin Shoe Co Ltdgone
- 137Sweet Sixteen Ltdgone
- 139*Woolworth F W Cogone
- 147Astoria Hotelgone
- 149Beauticians Ltd +4rebuilt
- 151Carroll's Ltdrebuilt
- 153*Metropolitan Stores +2gone
- 157Le Roy Jwlrsgone
- 159Clarke B M Ltdgone
- 163Flack Block +27stands
- 165Copp The Shoe Man +1gone
- 189Sally Shopsgone
- 199Tip Top Tailorsgone
South side, even numbers
- 100Owl Drug Co Ltdgone
- 104Brown Bros & Cogone
- 106Central Rooms +2stands
- 108Dale's Roast Chickensstands
- 110Potter's Ltdgone
- 112Black & White Hat Store +3stands
- 116Warren Rms +1stands
- 118Toric Optical Cogone
- 120Kydd Bros +1gone
- 122Honey Dew +1gone
- 124*White Lunch Ltdgone
- 130Downing Permanent Wave Shop +1gone
- 132Fraser H M & Co +4gone
- 134*Klausner's Ltd +1gone
- 136Press Engrav Costands
- 138National Musicgone
- 140Bon-Ton Clo Housegone
- 142Singer Sewing Machstands
- 144Ray Bldg +20gone
- 146Ray's Style Shoppestands
- 150Natl Furn Storestands
- 152Arcade Whist Club +2stands
- 156Trocadero Cafe Ltdgone
- 160Empire Cafe Ltdrebuilt
- 164Smart Fit Clogone
- 166Irish Can Clubgone
- 198Province Bldg +23stands
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134 West Hastings Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/134-west-hastings, 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.