525 Seymour Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 525 Seymour Street is Yorkshire Cigar Stand, with 65 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists two people here: Charles C Starr, a mining geologist; and M.A. van Roggen. The street section prints 20 more names the name section doesn't list: Shallcross-Nasmyth Adjusting, C G Pennock and 18 others. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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24: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing: on the Heritage Register, category B
1913: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

67 linesYorkshire Cigar Stand and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Charles C Starra mining geologist · suite 207p. 582
M.A. van Roggensuite 902p. 632

Only in the street section

Shallcross-Nasmyth Adjustingsuite 109p. 149
C G Pennockstocks · suite 201p. 149
C V Wakelyinsurance · suite 202p. 149
Universal Appraisalsuite 301p. 149
National Life Asscesuite 302p. 150
J H Hazelwoodinsurance adjuster · suite 307p. 150
General Accident Asscesuite 309p. 150
C C Ferriegeneral insurance · suite 516p. 150
R E Jonesmanufacturers agent · suite 602p. 150
C M O'Brianbarrister · suite 604p. 150
H A Fremlinbarrister · suite 609p. 150
J W Barronmanufacturers agent · suite 806p. 150
J B Leylandinsurance agent · suite 807p. 150
J D Swansonbarrister · suite 809p. 150
G N Staceyfinancial agent · suite 809p. 150
J Struttinsurance · suite 815p. 150
Elk River Timbersuite 909p. 150
Photocraftsuite 914p. 150
J A Conkeymanufacturers agent · suite 915p. 150
Miss H Telfordpublic stenographer · suite 916p. 150

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

SEYMOUR

Names

The lines for 525 Seymour 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

525 Seymour Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), one of six on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.

Since 1940

1997 onLicensed as a shop (licences on record start in 1997).
1997–2024Licensed as a workshop or warehouse (licences on record start in 1997).
2003–2013Licensed as a school.
2012–2024Licensed as a community association.

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 500 block of Seymour Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 525 marked — The 500 block of Seymour Street, between West Pender and Dunsmuir Streets, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 525, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 500 block in 1940

Seymour Street between West Pender and Dunsmuir 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.

Seymour 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)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

The 500 block of Seymour Street

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525 Seymour Street, Downtown, 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, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/525-seymour, 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.