Strathcona, Vancouver

1243 Keefer Street

In the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920 and 1925 city directories.

Mrs L Hanson lived at 1243 Keefer Street in 1925.

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1
person the 1925 directory lists here
First listed 1925
the 1905 directory lists the block but not 1243: a hint the house came later a hint
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1905

The 1905 directory lists Keefer Street but not 1243.

The 1200 block of Keefer Street is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line. The 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Keefer Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.

In 1910

The 1910 directory lists Keefer Street but not 1243.

The 1200 block of Keefer Street is read from the 1910 directory's street section, line by line. The 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Keefer Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.

In 1915

The 1915 directory lists Keefer Street but not 1243.

The 1200 block of Keefer Street is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line. The 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Keefer Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.

In 1920

The 1920 directory lists Keefer Street but not 1243.

The 1200 block of Keefer Street is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line. The 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Keefer Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.

In 1925

The street section

The 1200 block of Keefer Street is read from the 1925 directory's street section, line by line. The 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Keefer Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.

1925Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory

Streets

KEEFER

  1. 1243Hanson Mrs Lp. 72
The lines for 1243 Keefer Street in the 1925 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The house today

Not one of the 22 addresses the 1925 directory lists on the 1200 block of Keefer Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 1243 is probably gone (inferred).

The 1200 block, year by year

Keefer Street, Strathcona: every door each year we've read lists on the block, the way it prints them, and what stands at each today. This house is marked in red. Pick a year to read who lived at every door.

Who stayed on the 1200 block: of the addresses with a named household in both years, how many had the same surname in the later one. A filled house kept its family.

The 1200 block of Keefer Street

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1243 Keefer Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1925 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1243-keefer, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.

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Sources

The city directories of 1905 (Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory), 1910 (Henderson's City of Vancouver and North Vancouver Directory Part 1), 1915 (Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory), 1920 (Henderson's Vancouver Directory) and 1925 (Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory), street and name sections where both are read, 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.