Family Wardrobe, A Dawson and C Seager are listed at 780 Richards Street in 1940, as three households. Its name section gives two in full: Alfred Dawson, proprietor of Family Wardrobe; and Charles Seager, a warehouseman.
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- 3
- people the 1940 directory lists here
- Rebuilt in 2008
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
The household
Richards Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
RICHARDS
Names
The house today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 780 now to 2008; the nearest that still stands is 757, on the other side of the street, one of two on the block.
Since 1940
- 2008Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
- 2010 onLicensed as a restaurant or café.
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
Richards 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.
Richards 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
- 712St Regis Roomsstands
- 714Richards Gro +1gone
- 716Presby G Fgone
- 720Andersen Miss Ggone
- 722Jordan's Cafegone
- 726Lowry Mrs R Agone
- 730B C Stevens Cogone
- 732Zenith Engraving Cogone
- 738Oram Ggone
- 742Hood A Jgone
- 746Passlin Roomsgone
- 748Ryan Bros Ltd +1gone
- 752Rose Clnrs +3gone
- 762vacantgone
- 766Martin Mrs Dgone
- 772Armstrong T Egone
- 780Family Wardrobe +2rebuilt
- 782Kreuger Mrs L +1gone
- 790Star Cabs Ltdgone
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780 Richards Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2008, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/780-richards, 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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.