204 Carrall Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 204 Carrall Street is Beaver Hotel, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Yoshitaro Serizawa, proprietor of the Beaver Hotel. The street section prints two more names the name section doesn't list: Miss M Jinde and H J Hicks. Its name section lists 28 more people here under other surnames too.

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31: people the 1940 directory lists here, 28 of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1909: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

Miss M Jindebarberp. 27
Beaver Hotelrooms to letp. 27
Y Serizawap. 27
Star Pool Roomsuite ap. 27
H J Hicksemployee agency · suite ap. 27

The household

Yoshitaro Serizawaproprietor of the Beaver Hotel · householderp. 552

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

CARRALL

Names

Serizawa Yoshitaro prop Beaver Hotel h204 Carrallp. 552

The lines for 204 Carrall 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

204 Carrall Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 203 across the street; the City's record dates it to 1909, before the 1912 map was drawn, so it is very likely the brick building Goad's 1912 map draws on the lot (inferred).

Since 1940

1972A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.

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 200 block of Carrall Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 204 marked — The 200 block of Carrall Street, on the stretch it shares with the 300 block, between Alexander and East Hastings Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 204, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws one brick building on the lot at 204, filling it. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 200 block in 1940

Carrall Street, on the stretch it shares with the 300 block, between Alexander and East Hastings 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.

Carrall Street, the 200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

Carrall Street, block by block

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204 Carrall Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1909 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/204-carrall, 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. 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.