In 1940, 621 Jervis Street is The Lancaster, an apartment building, with ten suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 13 people here: Percy D Bannerman, a sales manager; Milton Barness, a carpenter; and eleven others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: P H Leach. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.
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- 16
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 2003
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- eleven linesThe Lancaster and its suites and households, each on the page beside
The household
- Percy D Bannermana sales manager · householder · suite 9p. 30
- Milton Barnessa carpenter · householder · suite 1p. 32
- Lionel E Currana salesman at Macaulay Nicolls Maitland · householder · suite 3p. 144
- Sybil T Fergusona stenographer at O Hudson & Co · householder · suite 7p. 194
- Grace I Matthewa stenographer at the Bank of Montreal · householder · suite 5p. 421
- Van N Smithhouseholder · suite 10p. 573
- Augustus E Tomkinsproprietor of Business Machines · householder · suite 6p. 615
- Evan Whiteheadan accountant at BC Pulp & Paper · householder · suite 2p. 656
- Gerald F Williamsa branch manager at Carswell Co · householder · suite 8p. 662
Also under the Barness name
- Mrs Lorraine Barnessa manager at the Lancaster Apartments · lives here · suite 1p. 32
- Mrs Adelaide Currana dressmaker · lives here · suite 3p. 144
- Basil Whiteheadlives here · suite 2p. 656
- Mrs Frances G Williamsproprietor of Delivery Raine · lives here · suite 8p. 662
Only in the street section
- P H Leachsuite 44p. 91
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Jervis Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
JERVIS
- 621Lancaster (The) aptsp. 91
- 6211Barness Mp. 91
- 6212Whitehead Ep. 91
- 6213Curran L Ep. 91
- 6215Matthew Miss G Ip. 91
- 6216Tomkins A Ep. 91
- 6217Ferguson Miss S Tp. 91
- 6218Williams G Fp. 91
- 6219Bannerman P Dp. 91
- 62110Smith Vp. 91
- 62144Leach P Hp. 91
Names
- Bannerman Percy D sls mgr Mc Mc & Prior h9, 621 Jervisp. 30
- Barness Milton carp h1, 621 Jervisp. 32
- Curran Lionel E slsmn Macaulay Nicolls Maitland h3, 621 Jervisp. 144
- Ferguson Sybil T sten O Hudson & Co h7, 621 Jervisp. 194
- Matthew Grace I sten Bk of Mont h5, 621 Jervisp. 421
- Smith Van N h10, 621 Jervisp. 573
- Tomkins Augustus E prop Business Machines h6, 621 Jervisp. 615
- Whitehead Evan acct BC Pulp & Paper h2, 621 Jervisp. 656
- Williams Gerald F br mgr Carswell Co h8, 621 Jervisp. 662
- Barness Mrs Lorraine mgr Lancaster Apts r1, 621 Jervisp. 32
- Curran Mrs Adelaide drsmkr 314, 751 Granville r3, 621 Jervisp. 144
- Whitehead Basil r2, 621 Jervisp. 656
- Williams Mrs Frances G prop Del Raine r8, 621 Jervisp. 662
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 621 now to 2003; the nearest that still stands is 610, on the heritage register, on the other side of the street, the only one on the block.
Since 1940
- 2003Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
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 600 block in 1940
Jervis Street between West Hastings and West Georgia 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.
Jervis 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)
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
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621 Jervis Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2003, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/621-jervis, 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.