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Strathcona, Vancouver

249 East Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 249 East Hastings Street is Afton Hotel, rooms to let; its name section adds nine people here under other surnames.

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9
people the 1940 directory lists here, all 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

  • Afton Hotelrooms to let · marked *p. 74

Also at this address

  • Nine 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. 249*Afton Hotel roomsp. 74
The lines for 249 East 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

249 East Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, one of nine on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 200 block in 1940

East Hastings Street between Main Street and Gore Avenue, Strathcona: 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 200 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 200 block of East Hastings Street

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249 East Hastings Street, Strathcona, 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/249-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.