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Downtown, Vancouver

789 West Pender Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 789 West Pender Street is Hall Building Cigar Stand, with 44 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Sam R Smith, a geologist. The street section prints 14 more names the name section doesn't list: L N K Peace, Occidental Life and twelve others. Its name section lists six more people here under other surnames too.

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21
people the 1940 directory lists here, six of them named in the book
*
some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing
on the Heritage Register, category B
1929
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

  • 45 linesHall Building Cigar Stand and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

  • Sam R Smitha geologist · suite 416p. 573

Only in the street section

  • L N K Peacedraftsman · suite 305p. 131
  • Occidental Lifesuite 305p. 131
  • Grease Creek Petroleumssuite 416p. 131
  • F M McMahonsuite 416p. 131
  • Pacific Petroleumssuite 416p. 131
  • J H Gordonbarrister · suite 421p. 131
  • G R McQueenbarrister · suite 600p. 131
  • F J Bayfieldbarrister · suite 600p. 131
  • E B Landobarrister · suite 600p. 131
  • H Landobarrister · suite 600p. 131
  • G C Hyattfinancial agent · suite 612p. 131
  • E E Carverpatent attorney · suite 621p. 131
  • S W Metcalfesuite 721p. 131
  • R Wilkinsonmanufacturers agent · suite 721p. 131

Also at this address

  • Six more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST PENDER

  1. 789Hall Building Cigar Standp. 131
  2. 789Hall Bldgp. 131
  3. 789200Metropolitan Life Insp. 131
  4. 789214Royal Securities Corpnp. 131
  5. 789221Burleigh & Partners stocks and bondsp. 131
  6. 789221Trans-Canada Invest Corpnp. 131
  7. 789300Can Surety Co insp. 131
  8. 789300Camden Fire Ins Assnp. 131
  9. 789305Peace L N K drftsmnp. 131
  10. 789305Fetherstonhaugh & Co patent attysp. 131
  11. 789305Occidental Lifep. 131
  12. 789316MacDonald, Graham Ltd investp. 131
  13. 789400Durham & Bates of Canada Ltd insp. 131
  14. 789404Paisley H J & Co acctsp. 131
  15. 789416British Invest Ltdp. 131
  16. 789416Grease Creek Petroleumsp. 131
  17. 789416McMahon F M (office)p. 131
  18. 789416Pac Petroleumsp. 131
  19. 789416Smith S R geologistp. 131
  20. 789421Gordon J H barrp. 131
  21. 789421G & M Investment Agcies Ltdp. 131
  22. 789421Whalen J J & Co insp. 131
  23. 7895th flB C Govt (Dept of Labor)p. 131
  24. 7895th flB C Govt Board of Industrial Relationsp. 131
  25. 7895th flB C Govt (Factories Inspection)p. 131
  26. 789600McQueen G R barrp. 131
  27. 789600Bayfield F J barrp. 131
  28. 789600Lando E B barrp. 131
  29. 789600Lando H barrp. 131
  30. 789604B C Govt (Recreational & Physical Educ br)p. 131
  31. 789609B C Govt Citizens Advisory Councilp. 131
  32. 789612Hyatt G C fin agtp. 131
  33. 789616Hall Co Ltd stocksp. 131
  34. 789616*Coast Bldg Corpnp. 131
  35. 789620Better Business Burp. 131
  36. 789621Carver E E patent attyp. 131
  37. 789700Aetna Insp. 131
  38. 789703Rounds-Burchett Ltd Tbr Servp. 131
  39. 789703Hyndman R J Ltd ins brokersp. 131
  40. 789714Lampman & Laidlaw insp. 131
  41. 789714Lampman Laidlaw Securitiesp. 131
  42. 789714Innis Security auto finp. 131
  43. 789716Williams Manson & Rae barrsp. 131
  44. 789721Metcalfe S W (office)p. 131
  45. 789721Wilkinson R mfrs agtp. 131

Names

  1. Smith Sam R geologist 416, 789 West Penderp. 573
The lines for 789 West Pender 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

789 West Pender Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category B), the only one left on the 700 block of West Pender Street; the City's assessment record gives 1929 as its year built.

The 700 block in 1940

West Pender 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 Pender 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)

The 700 block of West Pender Street

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789 West Pender Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1929 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/789-west-pender, 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.