Vancouver / Gilford Street / West End

West End, Vancouver

778 Gilford Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 778 Gilford Street is Lagoon Lodge, with seven suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists seven people here: Sam H Anderson, an engineer; Robert W Harrison, an engineer; and five others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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8
people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • Lagoon Lodgeapartmentsp. 59
  • H J Haslettsuite 1p. 59
  • R W Harrisonsuite 2p. 59
  • Miss C Robertssuite 3p. 59
  • W A Roesslesuite 4p. 59
  • S H Andersonsuite 5p. 59
  • J G Hendersonsuite 6p. 59
  • W J Hillsuite 7 · marked *p. 59

The household

  • Sam H Andersonan engineer · householder · suite 5p. 14
  • Robert W Harrisonan engineer · householder · suite 2p. 257
  • Horace J Hasletta salesman at C C Cross & Co · householder · suite 1p. 260
  • John G Hendersonan immigration inspector at the Canadian Government · householder · suite 6p. 267
  • William J Hillproprietor of Lagoon Lodge · householder · suite 7p. 273
  • Constance Robertsan operator at the BC Telephone · householder · suite 3p. 523
  • Walter A Roesslea plant superintendent at the Hudson's Bay Company · householder · suite 4p. 529

Also at this address

  • One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

GILFORD

  1. 778Lagoon Lodge aptsp. 59
  2. 7781Haslett H Jp. 59
  3. 7782Harrison R Wp. 59
  4. 7783Roberts Miss Cp. 59
  5. 7784Roessle W Ap. 59
  6. 7785Anderson S Hp. 59
  7. 7786Henderson J Gp. 59
  8. 7787*Hill W Jp. 59

Names

  1. Anderson Sam H eng h5, 778 Gilfordp. 14
  2. Harrison Robt W eng h2, 778 Gilfordp. 257
  3. Haslett Horace J slsmn C C Cross & Co h1, 778 Gilfordp. 260
  4. Henderson John G immig inspr Can Govt h6, 778 Gilfordp. 267
  5. Hill Wm J prop Lagoon Lodge h7, 778 Gilfordp. 273
  6. Roberts Constance opr BC Tel h3, 778 Gilfordp. 523
  7. Roessle Walter A plant supt HBC h4, 778 Gilfordp. 529
The lines for 778 Gilford 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 City's list of addresses no longer has 778 Gilford Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); none of the six old addresses on the 700 block of Gilford Street keeps a building from before 1946.

The 700 block in 1940

Gilford Street between Alberni and Robson Streets, West End: 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.

Gilford 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)

West side, odd numbers

No west-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

Gilford Street, block by block

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778 Gilford Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

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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.