In 1940, 2350 East Hastings Street is McGavin Block, with four suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists five people here: James T Brown, a laborer at the City of Vancouver; Margaret C Morris, widow of W J; and three others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: T B Laird.
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- 6
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Still standing
- today, by the City's records
- 1913
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The street section
- McGavin Blockapartmentsp. 75
- Margaret's Beauty Salonsuite 1p. 75
- T B Lairdsuite 3p. 75
- Mrs M C Morrissuite 4p. 75
- J T Brownsuite 5p. 75
The household
- James T Browna laborer at the City of Vancouver · householder · suite 5p. 73
- Margaret C Morriswidow of W J · householder · suite 4p. 442
Also under the Brown name
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
- 2350McGavin Block aptsp. 75
- 23501Margaret's Beauty Salonp. 75
- 23503Laird T Bp. 75
- 23504Morris Mrs M Cp. 75
- 23505Brown J Tp. 75
Names
The building today
2350 East Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, one of seven on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.
The 2300 block in 1940
East Hastings Street between Garden Drive and Nanaimo Street, Grandview-Woodland: 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 2300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
- 2303East End Prntrs & Publrs +1stands
- 2305Nanaimo Ctgegone
- 2307Nelly's Dress Shopgone
- 2327Whiting H Wstands
- 2331Olympia Fish & Chipsgone
- 2341Women's Bky +1stands
- 2347Hastings Furngone
- 2355Jordan's Dairygone
- 2359Laird J +1stands
- 2365Hastings Barber Shopgone
- 2369The Fran Beauty Shoppegone
- 2381Olympia Thearebuilt
- 2383Olympia Candy Storegone
- 2385Royal Bankgone
- 2387Foster Dr E Jgone
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2350 East Hastings Street, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2350-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.