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675 West Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 675 West Hastings Street is Royal Bank Building, with 74 suites and households listed under it. The street section prints 32 names the name section doesn't list: D J McAlpine, R J Spry and 30 others. Its name section lists six more people here under other surnames too.

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38: people the 1940 directory lists here, six of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1929: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

75 linesRoyal Bank Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

Only in the street section

D J McAlpinebarrister · suite 311p. 79
R J Spryconsulting engineer · suite 312p. 79
F B Coleselectrician engineer · suite 314p. 79
V Ironsadvertising counsel · suite 314p. 79
A S Johnstonbarrister · suite 511p. 79
Conwest Explorationmining · suite 514p. 79
Sun Life Asscesuite 803p. 79
A G Thorburnaccountant · suite 912p. 79
A C R Yuillcivil engineer · suite 914p. 79
W B Burnettmining · suite 1005p. 79
J R V Dunlopinsurance · suite 1007p. 79
A G Cooksuite 1015p. 79
Mrs E Cooksuite 1015p. 79
Placer Develop11th floorp. 79
Asnazu Gold Dredging11th floorp. 79
Bulolo Gold Dredging11th floorp. 79
Great West Life12th floorp. 79
F F Brockfinancial broker · 12th floorp. 79
Coast Range Timberlog operators · suite 1406p. 79
E G Silvertonbarrister · suite 1406p. 79
H Smiliebarrister · suite 1406p. 79
Cariboo Icel Miningsuite 1409p. 79
Amparo Miningsuite 1409p. 79
A B Cookinsurance agent · suite 1410p. 79
A Menziesarchitect · suite 1412p. 79
D Colvillearchitect · suite 1412p. 79
W G Fowlermerchandise broker · suite 1412p. 79
A M Bellcommercial artist · suite 1601p. 79
R A Loganoffice · suite 1604p. 79
N E Nelsonmining engineer · suite 1609p. 79
F Richardsonaccountant · suite 1610p. 79
Polaris Taku Miningsuite 1613p. 79

Also at this address

Six 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

The lines for 675 West Hastings Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The building today

675 West Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.

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

South side, even numbers

The 600 block of West Hastings Street

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675 West Hastings Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1929 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/675-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.