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Downtown, Vancouver

510 West Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 510 West Hastings Street is B Henry Ltd, with 47 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: R C, E F W Towers Towers, in raw furs. The street section prints 24 more names the name section doesn't list: C D Morgan, Standard Perm Wave Shoppe and 22 others. Its name section lists five more people here under other surnames too.

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30
people the 1940 directory lists here, five of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1912
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 48 linesB Henry Ltd and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • R C, E F W Towers Towersin raw furs · suite B5p. 616

Only in the street section

  • C D Morganbarber · suite B7p. 78
  • Standard Perm Wave Shoppesuite 102p. 78
  • J W Edmondssuite 204p. 78
  • E W Dunnmanufacturers agent · suite 206p. 78
  • H P Wilsongeneral broker · suite 206p. 78
  • G C Bastedobroker · suite 206p. 78
  • H M Selfeoptometrist · suite 208p. 78
  • M W Hannadentist · suite 212p. 78
  • Columbia Opticalsuite 214p. 78
  • H C Powellphysician · suite 216p. 78
  • C W Hodgsonbarrister · suite 301p. 78
  • J S Millernaturopath · suite 304p. 78
  • A H Hendersondentist · suite 307p. 78
  • Miss H B Leachchiropractor · suite 316p. 78
  • R J Frithadvertising · suite 328p. 78
  • D T Thomsonaccountant · suite 328p. 78
  • H M Nomuradentist · suite 406p. 78
  • H W Colganbarrister · suite 412p. 78
  • H Richmondbarrister · suite 412p. 78
  • Amalgamated Oilsuite 414p. 78
  • T F Hurleybarrister · suite 416p. 78
  • W L Keatetimber broker · suite 418p. 78
  • G R Robsonbarrister · suite 501p. 78
  • Andersonssuite 508p. 78

Also at this address

  • Five 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. 510Henry B Ltd tobacp. 78
  2. 510Standard Bank Bldgp. 78
  3. 510B5Towers R C raw fursp. 78
  4. 510B7Morgan C D barberp. 78
  5. 510B8Jasper Shoe Shinep. 78
  6. 510102Standard Perm Wave Shoppep. 78
  7. 510204Edmonds J W ekdermgno-sistp. 78
  8. 510206Dunn E W mfrs agtp. 78
  9. 510206Wilson H P genl brokerp. 78
  10. 510206B C Log Servp. 78
  11. 510206Bastedo G C brokerp. 78
  12. 510208Selfe H M optometristp. 78
  13. 510212Hanna M W dentistp. 78
  14. 510214Columbia Opticalp. 78
  15. 510216Powell H C physp. 78
  16. 510218Albert G S Ltd whol jwlrsp. 78
  17. 510222B C Govt Med Serv Brp. 78
  18. 510225B C Govt Med Serv Clinicp. 78
  19. 510301Hodgson C W barrp. 78
  20. 510304Miller J S naturopathp. 78
  21. 510307Henderson A H dentistp. 78
  22. 510312Elphick Securitiesp. 78
  23. 510314Fleishman & MacLean barrsp. 78
  24. 510316Leach Miss H B chirop. 78
  25. 510328Frith R J advtgp. 78
  26. 510328Thomson D T acctp. 78
  27. 510406Nomura H M dentistp. 78
  28. 510412Colgan H W barrp. 78
  29. 510412Paraguayan Consulatep. 78
  30. 510412Richmond H barrp. 78
  31. 510414Amalgamated Oilp. 78
  32. 510414Noble & Beeston barrsp. 78
  33. 510414Fernie Oils Ltdp. 78
  34. 510416Hurley T F barrp. 78
  35. 510418Keate W L tbr brokerp. 78
  36. 510418Pt Neville Logp. 78
  37. 510422Haida Gold Minesp. 78
  38. 510422Hawkins & Horie engsp. 78
  39. 510422Pony Expressp. 78
  40. 510422Horie Latimer Constnp. 78
  41. 510422Gt West Towing & Salvagep. 78
  42. 510425Cariboo Yankee Belle Miningp. 78
  43. 510430Twilley W J H imptrsp. 78
  44. 510501Robson G R barrp. 78
  45. 510504Can Indemnityp. 78
  46. 510504Can Fire Ins Cop. 78
  47. 510508Andersons chirosp. 78
  48. 510514Bldg Mgr (office)p. 78

Names

  1. Towers R C, E F W Towers raw furs B5, 510 West Hastingsp. 616
The lines for 510 West Hastings 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

510 West Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 500 block of West Hastings Street; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 500 block in 1940

West Hastings Street between Richards and Seymour 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 500 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 500 block of West Hastings Street

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510 West Hastings Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1912 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/510-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.