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744 West Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 744 West Hastings Street is Pacific Building, with 117 suites and households listed under it. The street section prints 28 names the name section doesn't list: H B Cantelon, G S Miller and 26 others. Its name section lists two more people here under other surnames too.

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30: people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1910: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

118 linesPacific Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

Only in the street section

H B Cantelonbarrister · suite 101p. 80
G S Millerbarrister · suite 101p. 80
G B Duncanbarrister · suite 102p. 80
Hope Utilitiessuite 122p. 80
H N Macphersoncivil engineer · suite 124p. 80
J G Turgeonfinancial · suite 125p. 80
W Warnerbarrister · suite 208p. 80
C J S Farrandbarrister · suite 208p. 80
T G McLelanbarrister · suite 210p. 80
Northern Pyritessuite 212p. 80
F W Guernseymining engineer · suite 213p. 80
J H Evansbarrister · suite 215p. 80
H A Bloweybarrister · suite 302p. 80
N S Trading McNeillog operators · suite 311p. 80
Employers Liability Asscesuite 314p. 80
T Diamond Drilling Connorssuite 316p. 80
W H S Dixonbarrister · suite 319p. 80
H S Coulterbarrister · suite 322p. 80
W G McElhanneysurveyor · suite 402p. 80
W R Hamiltonreal estate · suite 402p. 80
G F H Longbarrister · suite 404p. 80
Central Reportingsuite 420p. 80
Miss E P Gatrellpublic stenographer · suite 425p. 80
Miss E A McShaneaccountant · suite 425p. 80
Halifax Investorssuite 513p. 80
W R Watsonaccountant · suite 615p. 80
R Bellaccountant · suite 616p. 80
H L Battenmining engineer · suite 710p. 80

Also at this address

Two 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 744 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

744 West Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, the only one left on the 700 block of West Hastings Street; the City's assessment record gives 1910 as its year built.

The 700 block in 1940

West Hastings Street between Granville and Howe 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 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 West Hastings Street

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744 West Hastings Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1910 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/744-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.