W L Allan lived at 1872 Keefer Street in 1925.
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- person the 1925 directory lists here
- First listed 1925
- the 1910 directory lists the block but not 1872: a hint the house came later a hint
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1910
The 1910 directory lists Keefer Street but not 1872.
The 1800 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 1872.
The 1800 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 1872.
The 1800 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
- W L Allanp. 72
The 1800 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.
The house today
Not one of the 18 addresses the 1925 directory lists on the 1800 block of Keefer Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 1872 is probably gone (inferred).
The 1800 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.
Keefer Street, the 1800 blockas the 1920 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
North side, odd numbers
- 1837Fraser MarshallHolland Mrs ElizabethvacantGraham Jgone
- 1839Rowe Wm BBridson RichMcDougall John LFerguson A Jgone
- 1845Buttrune Rev Harold St GeorgeCrane ChasCrane ChasSteeves W Agone
- 1857Doran GeorgevacantDoran GeoTredway Sgone
- 1863Hassell Samuel FvacantJeal FrankCrane Cgone
- 1869Home BakeryElp Mrs AnnieDownie Rgone
- 1871Knowles BrosvacantRutherford Wgone
- 1875vacant(upstairs) Gaynor J +1Hanscomb Mrs Egone
- 1879Peters & Covacant +1Bing J W & CoMoore B E +1gone
South side, even numbers
- 1836Oliver Edward JohnCrawford Saml PLavender Wm GPeckham E Cgone
- 1848Mode James DVan Harlingen Mrs ElizabethAlexander WmAlexander Wgone
- 1854Duncan James LRhodes HarryRhodes HarryMcLeod Agone
- 1858Swoboda StephenSwoboda StephenSwoboda StephenGilbert A Egone
- 1862Allen WmUrquhart Hector AAllan Wmnot listedgone
- 1864Scott David CGilbert Albt EGilbert Albt EJohnson Cgone
- 1870Fladgate Stanley GFladgate Stanley GLacey John M“Chinese”gone
- 1872Allan W Lgone
- 1880Riddle Arthur WRiddle Arthur WRiddle A Wgone
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1872 Keefer Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1925 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/1872-keefer, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
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Sources
The city directories of 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.