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Downtown, Vancouver

676 Davie Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 676 Davie Street is Tourist Hotel, with eight suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists twelve people here: Harry Day, an engineer; Frederick Grocott, a caretaker at the Tourist Hotel; and ten others. It lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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14
people the 1940 directory lists here, two 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

  • nine linesTourist Hotel and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Harry Dayan engineer · householder · suite 4p. 153
  • Frederick Grocotta caretaker at the Tourist Hotel · householder · suite 6p. 243
  • William B Hekhousea salesman · householder · suite 1p. 265
  • Karl T Janssona barber · householder · suite Ap. 301
  • Mrs Emma A Klontzhouseholder · suite 8p. 327
  • Archibald Morrisona sheet metal worker at Campbell & Grill · householder · suite 5p. 442
  • Gerald B Robinsonlives here · suite 3p. 527
  • Gladys Robinsonwidow of W B · householder · suite 3p. 527

Also under the Klontz name

  • L Adolph Klontza meat cutter for S S Knill · lives here · suite 8p. 327
  • Loretta A Klontza waitress · lives here · suite 8p. 327
  • Masson (no first name printed)householder · suite Bp. 419
  • Evelyn G Robinsonlives here · suite 3p. 526

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DAVIE

  1. 676Tourist Hotel aptsp. 40
  2. 676AJansson K Tp. 40
  3. 676BMasson Mrsp. 40
  4. 6761Hekhouse W Bp. 40
  5. 6763Robinson Mrs Gp. 40
  6. 6764Day Hp. 40
  7. 6765Morrison Ap. 40
  8. 6766Grocott Fp. 40
  9. 6768Klontz Mrs E Ap. 40

Names

  1. Day Harry eng h4, 676 Daviep. 153
  2. Grocott Fredk caretkr Tourist Hotel h6, 676 Daviep. 243
  3. Hekhouse Wm B slsmn h1, 676 Daviep. 265
  4. Jansson Karl T barber 1164 Granville hA, 676 Daviep. 301
  5. Klontz Mrs Emma A h8, 676 Daviep. 327
  6. Morrison Arch sht mtl wkr Campbell & Grill h5, 676 Daviep. 442
  7. Robinson Gerald B r3, 676 Daviep. 527
  8. Robinson Gladys wid W B h3, 676 Daviep. 527
  9. Klontz L Adolph meat ctr S S Knill r8, 676 Daviep. 327
  10. Klontz Loretta A waitress r8, 676 Daviep. 327
  11. Masson Mrs — hB, 676 Daviep. 419
  12. Robinson Evelyn G r3, 676 Daviep. 526
The lines for 676 Davie 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

676 Davie Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 600 block of Davie Street; the City's assessment record gives 1912 as its year built.

The 600 block in 1940

Davie 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.

Davie Street, the 600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

The 600 block of Davie Street

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676 Davie 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/676-davie, 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.