In 1940, 773 Seymour Street is Ambassador Hotel, with one firm and one household listed under it. Its name section lists three people here: Amos Harrison, of Ambassador Hotel; Betty M Harrison; and M Norma Harrison, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company. It lists 29 more people here under other surnames too.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here, 29 of them named in the book
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
- Amos Harrisonof Ambassador Hotel · householderp. 257
Also under the Harrison name
- Betty M Harrisonlives herep. 257
- M Norma Harrisona clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company · lives herep. 257
Also at this address
- 29 more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Seymour Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
SEYMOUR
Names
The building today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 773 Seymour Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); no building from before 1946 is left on the 700 block of Seymour Street, and across the street the City dates 768's to 1975.
The 700 block in 1940
Seymour Street between West Georgia and Robson 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.
Seymour Street, the 700 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
- 706Willingdon Beauty Shoppegone
- 710Publicity Building +13gone
- 712Sylvia's Ltdgone
- 714Finch Garage Ltdgone
- 718Gilchrist Miss B Mgone
- 722Christian Supply Shoppegone
- 724Technocracy Incgone
- 726Sills & Grace Ltd +1gone
- 730Old Dutch Mill Cafegone
- 732Hotel & Restr Emp Uniongone
- 736Smith's Button Wksgone
- 748Rose Cowan & Lattagone
- 754No 2 Fire Hallgone
- 768B C Tel Corebuilt
- 776B C Tel (bldg supt)gone
- 780Wo Leegone
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773 Seymour Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/773-seymour, 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.