In 1940, 603 West Hastings Street is Empire Building, with 29 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists ten people here: J Chan Collins, a music teacher; Gregory Garbovitzky, a music teacher; and eight others. The street section prints 15 more names the name section doesn't list: T P Grady, Miss L Graham and 13 others. Its name section lists one more person here under another surname too.
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- 26
- people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- 30 linesEmpire Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- J Chan Collinsa music teacher · suite 202p. 120
- Gregory Garbovitzkya music teacher · lives here · suite 300p. 216
- Alfred J Lincolna violin maker and repairer · suite 200p. 349
- John A Londonproprietor of Seymour Taxi · householder · suite 102p. 354
- James R Scanlona caretaker at the Empire Building · householder · suite 304p. 545
- Alma R Taylora hairdresser · householder · suite 216p. 602
- Mrs Kaye Thomsona dramatic art academy · suite 112p. 611
- Jack L Woolstonea music teacher · suite 207p. 674
Also under the Scanlon name
- Margaret Scanlonlives here · suite 304p. 545
- Robert S Thomsona mechanic at Begg Motor · lives here · suite 112p. 611
Only in the street section
- T P Gradydentist · suite 100p. 79
- Miss L Grahamdressmaker · suite 105p. 79
- J D A Trippmusic teacher · suite 109p. 79
- Miss M R McGillivraymusic teacher · suite 109p. 79
- H A Harveymusic teacher · suite 114p. 79
- E J Fridleifsonnaturopath · suite 118p. 79
- Mrs A B Bamptonmusic teacher · suite 201p. 79
- W Summerfieldmanufacturing jeweller · suite 203p. 79
- Miss B Cave-Brown-Cavemusic teacher · suite 205p. 79
- Miss M P Cave-Brown-Cavemusic teacher · suite 205p. 79
- F Hainesmusic teacher · suite 211p. 79
- C P Baileywatch repairer · suite 213p. 79
- Seymour-Hastings Orthopaedic Labsuite 301p. 79
- Miss M Hamiltonmusic teacher · suite 302p. 79
- A J Foxallmusic teacher · suite 309p. 79
Also at this address
- One more personunder another surname, with their 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
- 603Empire Buildingp. 79
- 603100Grady T P dentistp. 79
- 603102Seymour Taxip. 79
- 603102London J Ap. 79
- 603104Brown (Lewis) & Graham mfrs agtp. 79
- 603105Graham Miss L drsmkrp. 79
- 603106Western Academy of Musp. 79
- 603109Tripp J D A mus tchrp. 79
- 603109McGillivray Miss M R mus tchrp. 79
- 603112Thomson Mrs K dramaticsp. 79
- 603114Harvey H A mus tchrp. 79
- 603118Fridleifson E J naturopathp. 79
- 603200Lincoln A J violinp. 79
- 603201Bampton Mrs A B mus tchrp. 79
- 603202Collins J C mus tchrp. 79
- 603203Summerfield W mfg jwlrp. 79
- 603205Cave-Brown-Cave Miss B mus tchrp. 79
- 603205Cave-Brown-Cave Miss M P mus tchrp. 79
- 603206Stretton Acad of Musicp. 79
- 603207Woolstone J L mus tchrp. 79
- 603211Haines F mus tchrp. 79
- 603213Bailey C P watch reprp. 79
- 603216Taylor Miss A Rp. 79
- 603300Garbovitzky G mus tchrp. 79
- 603301Seymour-Hastings Orthopaedic Labp. 79
- 603302Hamilton Miss M mus tchrp. 79
- 603304Scanlon J Rp. 79
- 603309Foxall A J music tchrp. 79
- 603310G & H Garment Co women's clo mfrsp. 79
- 603Clarke B M Ltd women's furngsp. 79
Names
- Collins J Chan mus tchr 202, 603 West Hastingsp. 120
- Garbovitzky Gregory mus tchr r300, 603 West Hastingsp. 216
- Lincoln Alfd J violin mkr and repr 200, 603 West Hastingsp. 349
- London John A prop Seymour Taxi h102, 603 West Hastingsp. 354
- Scanlon Jas R caretkr Empire Bldg h304, 603 West Hastingsp. 545
- Taylor Alma R hairdrsr h216, 603 West Hastingsp. 602
- Thomson Mrs Kaye dramatic art academy 112, 603 West Hastingsp. 611
- Woolstone Jack L mus tchr 207, 603 West Hastingsp. 674
- Scanlon Margt r304, 603 West Hastingsp. 545
- Thomson Robt S mech Begg Motor r112, 603 West Hastingsp. 611
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 603 West Hastings Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); directly across the street, 602 still has one from before 1946, one of two on the block.
The 600 block in 1940
West Hastings Street between Seymour and Granville 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 600 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)
North side, odd numbers
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603 West Hastings Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
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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.