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Downtown, Vancouver

16 East Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 16 East Hastings Street is Holden Building, with 27 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: John Stanton, a barrister and notary. The street section prints twelve more names the name section doesn't list: L A Lewis, P Ragona and ten others. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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16
people the 1940 directory lists here, three 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 street section

  • 28 linesHolden Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • John Stantona barrister and notary · suite 503p. 581

Only in the street section

  • L A Lewisdental mechanic · suite 202p. 73
  • P Ragonaphysician · suite 204p. 73
  • A E Brancabarrister · suite 402p. 73
  • L D Taylorsuite 406p. 73
  • C W Thompsonbookkeeper · suite 415p. 73
  • F A Jacksonbarrister · suite 417p. 73
  • N J Bartmanbarrister · suite 501p. 73
  • Federationistnewspaper · suite 716p. 73
  • H Greenbergsuite 804p. 73
  • W H Wilsonmerchandise broker · suite 1003p. 73
  • Mrs M B Garneausuite 1015p. 73
  • J Wonginterpreter · suite 1017p. 73

Also at this address

  • Three 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. 16*Holden Bldgp. 73
  2. 16201Finnish Consulatep. 73
  3. 16202Lewis L A dental mechp. 73
  4. 16204Ragona P physp. 73
  5. 16301Paris Beauty Salonp. 73
  6. 16305Public Serv Tailorsp. 73
  7. 16402Branca A E barrp. 73
  8. 16404Retail Clerk's Unionp. 73
  9. 16406Taylor L D (office)p. 73
  10. 16412Vancouver Checker Clubp. 73
  11. 16415Thompson C W bkprp. 73
  12. 16417Jackson F A barrp. 73
  13. 16501Bartman N J barrp. 73
  14. 16503Stanton J barrp. 73
  15. 16504B C Dist Councilp. 73
  16. 16504B C Lbr Wkr newspaperp. 73
  17. 16506Intl Woodwkrs of Amp. 73
  18. 16516Intl Union of Mine Wkrsp. 73
  19. 16604Public Utilities Comp. 73
  20. 16614Bky & Conf Workersp. 73
  21. 16712CCF Headquartersp. 73
  22. 16716Federationist newspaperp. 73
  23. 16716Plenty For All whol grop. 73
  24. 16804Greenberg H pat attyp. 73
  25. 161003Wilson W H mdse brokerp. 73
  26. 161004Telex-BC Ltd hearing apparatusp. 73
  27. 161015Garneau Mrs M B pntg tchrp. 73
  28. 161017Wong J interpreterp. 73

Names

  1. Stanton John barr and notary 503, 16 East Hastingsp. 581
The lines for 16 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

16 East Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 21 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The first block in 1940

East Hastings Street between Carrall and Columbia 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.

East Hastings Street, the first 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 first block of East Hastings Street

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16 East Hastings Street, Downtown, 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/16-east-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.