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198 West Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 198 West Hastings Street is Province Building, with 23 suites and households listed under it. The street section prints twelve names the name section doesn't list: Anglican Synod, J M Sly and ten others. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, two 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
on the Heritage Register, category A
1908
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 24 linesProvince Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

Only in the street section

  • Anglican Synodsuite 307p. 77
  • J M Slysuite 311p. 77
  • Norris-Pattersonadvertising agency · suite 314p. 77
  • C W Whiteaccountant · suite 401p. 77
  • R E Berrysuite 407p. 77
  • E Thomaslog operator · suite 408p. 77
  • J R Hulbertlog operator · suite 408p. 77
  • J W H Andersonmanufacturers agent · suite 413p. 77
  • A McKimadvertising agents · suite 514p. 77
  • R Shingle McNairsuite 605p. 77
  • J H Thorpcommercial artist · suite 608p. 77
  • J J Gibbonsadvertising agents · suite 609p. 77

Also at this address

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

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

  1. 198Province Bldgp. 77
  2. 198*Van Daily Provincep. 77
  3. 198302Church Book Depotp. 77
  4. 198305MacLaren Adv Cop. 77
  5. 198307Anglican Synodp. 77
  6. 198309BC Musical Competition Festivalp. 77
  7. 198311Sly J M (office)p. 77
  8. 198314Norris-Patterson advtg agcyp. 77
  9. 198316O K Import mfrs agtsp. 77
  10. 198401White C W acctp. 77
  11. 198405Stewart-McIntosh Ltd advg agtsp. 77
  12. 198407Berry R E (office)p. 77
  13. 198408Thomas E log oprp. 77
  14. 198408Hulbert J R log oprp. 77
  15. 198411Girl Guides Assnp. 77
  16. 198413Anderson J W H mfrs agtp. 77
  17. 198502Columbia Coast Missionp. 77
  18. 198514McKim A adv agtsp. 77
  19. 198601Webster Salter & Co acctsp. 77
  20. 198602Bldg Owners & Mgrs Assnp. 77
  21. 198602Building Mgrp. 77
  22. 198605McNair R Shinglep. 77
  23. 198608Thorp J H coml artistp. 77
  24. 198609Gibbons J J adv agtsp. 77
The lines for 198 West Hastings Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. *: 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

198 West Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category A), one of eleven on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1908 as its year built.

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)

The 100 block of West Hastings Street

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198 West Hastings Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1908 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/198-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.