R Martin Monsen, proprietor of the North Star Inn, shared 790 East Hastings Street in 1940 with two people under other surnames, each one named in the book.
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- 3
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- Rebuilt in 1957
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- R Martin Monsenproprietor of the North Star Inn · householderp. 437
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
East Hastings Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST HASTINGS
Names
The house today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 790 now to 1957; next door, 786 still has its building from before 1946, one of eight on the block.
Since 1940
- 1957Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
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
East Hastings Street between Heatley and Hawks Avenues, Strathcona: 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.
East 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
- 701*Nippon Apts +9rebuilt
- 703Yatsukado Mrs Mgone
- 707Hastings Clnrs +1gone
- 715Vancouver Cafestands
- 719McDonald Mrs Jgone
- 721Sarantis Agone
- 747Fox Mrs S +3gone
- 757Harris T +4stands
- 761Kikuta N +1stands
- 763Nishimura Kgone
- 765Pacific Barber Shop +1gone
- 769Toronto Aptsstands
- 771Eatmor Donutsgone
- 775Hastings Plmbg Wks +1gone
- 779Balkan Cafegone
- 783OK Tire Servgone
South side, even numbers
- 716*Hastings Bkystands
- 720Free Animal Clinicrebuilt
- 738Health Shoe Mfg +1stands
- 740Polowy Wgone
- 742Home Funeral Chapelgone
- 748Lebed Jstands
- 750Taggart N Fgone
- 764*Hastings Steam Baths +1gone
- 768*Wepsala Jgone
- 776Dernisky Mgone
- 782Royal Crown Clnrs +2gone
- 784Hastings Meat Mktgone
- 786Oak Roomsstands
- 790Monsen R Mrebuilt
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790 East Hastings Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1957, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/790-east-hastings, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 790 East Hastings Street
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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.