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850 West Hastings Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 850 West Hastings Street is Credit Foncier Building, with 82 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists one person here: Thomas Halliday, a naval architect. The street section prints 31 more names the name section doesn't list: S H Logan, Credit Foncier F-C and 29 others. Its name section lists three more people here under other surnames too.

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35: people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Still standing: on the Heritage Register, category A
1913: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

83 linesCredit Foncier Building and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Thomas Hallidaya naval architect · suite 316p. 249

Only in the street section

S H Loganfish net dealer · basementp. 81
Credit Foncier F-Cmortgage loansp. 81
H R Storrsphysician · suite 211p. 81
P L Barterinsurance adjuster · suite 301p. 81
A Gillardinsurance · suite 301p. 81
J H Bushnellsurveyor · suite 316p. 81
United Timber Distribssuite 401p. 81
J H Jacksonaccountant · suite 409p. 81
A W Wayaccountant · suite 409p. 81
J R Morganlog · suite 409p. 81
A M Lesterlumber exporter · suite 415p. 81
E A Investment Securities Earlesuite 502p. 81
F Sawfordconsulting engineer · suite 510p. 81
Planet Asscesuite 511p. 81
Patriotic Asscesuite 511p. 81
J S Salterchart accountant · suite 602p. 81
A U Woodlumber wholesale · suite 701p. 81
Gold Leaserssuite 705p. 81
R M Blairmachinery · suite 706p. 81
J S Burtonbarrister · suite 711p. 81
Electroluxvacuum cleaners · suite 802p. 81
H G Johnstonpurchasing agents · suite 810p. 81
Seaboard Holdingssuite 814p. 81
H Barrattarchitect · suite 901p. 81
P C Underwoodarchitect · suite 902p. 81
A Pearsoncivil engineer · suite 906p. 81
Industrial Testing Labchemists · suite 911p. 81
T R Boggsinsurance broker · suite 915p. 81
J C Laycockreal estate · suite 916p. 81
G Grayinsurance agent · suite 1002p. 81
H McL Russellbroker · suite 1004p. 81

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

WEST HASTINGS

Names

Halliday Thos naval archt 316, 850 West Hastingsp. 249

The lines for 850 West Hastings 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.

The building today

850 West Hastings Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category A), one of two on the block; the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built.

The 800 block in 1940

West Hastings Street between Howe and Hornby 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 Hastings Street, the 800 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

South side, even numbers

The 800 block of West Hastings Street

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850 West Hastings Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/850-west-hastings, 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.