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Downtown, Vancouver

337 Smithe Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 337 Smithe Street is The Homer, an apartment building, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: Henry Bontez, a helper at the Vancouver Hotel; Mrs Mary G Clark, a clerk at the Castle Hotel; and eight others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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12
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • eleven linesThe Homer and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Henry Bonteza helper at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 7p. 55
  • Mrs Mary G Clarka clerk at the Castle Hotel · householder · suite 4p. 112
  • Ralph W Kendalla driver · householder · suite 8p. 318
  • Gordon V Laya janitor at the BC Government · householder · suite 3p. 340
  • Walter Merretta waiter · householder · suite 1p. 426
  • Arthur W Parka helper at the CPR · householder · suite 10p. 479
  • Alfred Sloanhouseholder · suite 5p. 566
  • Mrs N Mae Steela telephone operator at the Vancouver Hotel · householder · suite 6p. 582
  • William Stocksleya steward at the Playfair Club · householder · suite 2p. 589
  • Richard Todda manager at The Homer · householder · suite 9p. 614

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

SMITHE

  1. 337Homer (The) aptsp. 152
  2. 3371Merrett Wp. 152
  3. 3371Stocksley Wp. 152
  4. 3373Lay G Vp. 152
  5. 3374Clark Mrs M Gp. 152
  6. 3375Sloan Ap. 152
  7. 3376Steel Mrs N Mp. 152
  8. 3377Bontez Hp. 152
  9. 3378Kendall R Wp. 152
  10. 3379Todd Rp. 152
  11. 33710Park Ap. 152

Names

  1. Bontez Henry hlpr Van Hotel h7, 337 Smithep. 55
  2. Clark Mrs Mary G clk Castle Hotel h4, 337 Smithep. 112
  3. Kendall Ralph W drvr MT Co h8, 337 Smithep. 318
  4. Lay Gordon V jntr BC Govt h3, 337 Smithep. 340
  5. Merrett Walter waiter h1, 337 Smithep. 426
  6. Park Arth W hlpr CPR h10, 337 Smithep. 479
  7. Sloan Alfd h5, 337 Smithep. 566
  8. Steel Mrs N Mae tel opr Van Hotel h6, 337 Smithep. 582
  9. Stocksley Wm steward Playfair Club h2, 337 Smithep. 589
  10. Todd Richd mgr The Homer h9, 337 Smithep. 614
The lines for 337 Smithe 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

Not one of the four addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 300 block of Smithe Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 337 is probably gone (inferred).

The 300 block in 1940

Smithe Street between Hamilton and Homer 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.

Smithe Street, the 300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

South side, even numbers

No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Smithe Street, block by block

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337 Smithe Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/337-smithe, 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.