In 1940, 999 Seymour Street is Boultbee Ltd, auto accessories.
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- Rebuilt in 2014
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The street section
- Boultbee Ltdauto accessoriesp. 150
Seymour Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The building today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 999 now to 2014; the nearest that still stands is 901, on the heritage register, six doors along on the same side, one of two left on the block.
Since 1940
- 1997–1998Licensed as a restaurant or café (licences on record start in 1997).
- 2001–2011Licensed as a parking lot.
- 2014Today's building goes up, by the City's record.
- 2015–2019Licensed as an apartment house.
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 900 block in 1940
Seymour Street between Smithe and Nelson 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.
Seymour Street, the 900 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
East side, even numbers
- 900Dufferin Hotel +3stands
- 902See-More Lunchgone
- 904Victory Cleaners +1gone
- 906Lister H Jgone
- 910Burke Jgone
- 916Sluman R F Motorsgone
- 920Orpheum Gar +1gone
- 952Loughran Mrs M Hgone
- 960Michael S Ggone
- 962Klapproth Hgone
- 966Pulice Fgone
- 974Davies Mrs A Lgone
- 976Piscatelli Fgone
- 984Inglis Jgone
- 986Kirby Mrs E Agone
- 990Brechin Mrs Mgone
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999 Seymour Street, Downtown, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2014, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/999-seymour, 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.