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701 East Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 701 East Hastings Street is Nippon Apartments, with nine suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists eight people here: Nellie M Bunyon, widow of C; Neldina Coolin, widow of R; and six others. The street section prints one more name the name section doesn't list: J E Ray.

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9: people the 1940 directory lists here
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Rebuilt in 1970: today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

ten linesNippon Apartments and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Nellie M Bunyonwidow of C · householder · suite 5p. 80
Neldina Coolinwidow of R · householder · suite 1p. 125
Wilbert F Dixona porter at the CPR · householder · suite 3p. 161
Mrs Koto Hozakia confectionerp. 286
William A Jonesa porter at the CPR · householder · suite 4p. 311
Isamu Kariyaa salesman for M Furuya · householder · suite 8p. 314
Henry C Robinsona waiter · householder · suite 6p. 527

Also under the Taniguchi name

Taniguchi (no first name printed)a salesman · householder · suite 9p. 601

Only in the street section

J E Raysuite 2p. 74

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST HASTINGS

Names

The lines for 701 East Hastings 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. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 701 now to 1970; three doors along, 715 still has one from before 1946, one of eight on the block.

Since 1940

1970Today'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 700 block in 1940

East Hastings Street between Heatley and Hawks Avenues, Strathcona: 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.

East Hastings Street, the 700 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 700 block of East Hastings Street

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701 East Hastings Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1970, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/701-east-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.