Vancouver / Yew Street / Kitsilano

2218 Yew Street

A house, built in 1908 by the City's record, first listed in the 1915 directory. The Toren name stayed longest, from 1915 to 1925, starting with Axel Toren. The house still stands.

Not in the directory1905
Toren1915–1925 · 2 directoriesVacant1935Skogly R19454 listings4 listings1955
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1908
built, by the City's record
10 yrs
the Toren name, 1915 to 1925
Still standing
today, by the City's records

The house

From 1915 to 1925 the Toren name is in two directories in a row (printed “Toren Axel” and “Toren A”): Axel Toren, in 1915.

In 1935 it stood vacant.

In 1945 the directory lists R Skogly.

In 1955 it is a building of suites or rooms, with 4 listings.

Today

A building from before 1946 still stands here: the City's assessment record gives 1908 as the year built.

The neighbours

The 2200 block of Yew Street. Your lot is outlined in red; pick a year to see who the directory lists on every lot.

Yew Street WEST SIDE · ODD EAST SIDE · EVEN 22002299 2205 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1912, City's figure)2205Bates Ernestoccupied, no name givenHarrington J E*Sealy Mrs A*a household2211 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1912, City's figure)2211Morehouse Walter SMorehouse Capt W SO'Connor J TGruber T S*a household2221 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1912, City's figure)2221Baker Malcolm EClamp R MMonks C*Brown F*a household2218 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1908, City's figure)2218Toren AxelToren AvacantSkogly Ra household +32228 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1912, City's figure)2228Kendall Dalby THowe M*Howe Mrs M D C*Howe Mrs M D C*a household2236 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1912, City's figure)2236Hicks John TBowers CClarke A T*Clarke A T*a householdNot in the 1905 directory
The 2200 block of Yew Street, Kitsilano. Lots are placed by house number.Scroll sideways on a small screen
Pre-1946 building still standsRebuilt after 1945Address gone todayNot matched*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
2 of 51915→25
1 of 41925→35
2 of 51935→45
Who stayed on the 2200 block: of the addresses with a named household in both directories, how many still had the same surname ten years on.

The record

Each directory's listing for this address, as printed, with its page at the Vancouver Public Library. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

1905

No Yew Street in this directory: Kitsilano not yet settled.

Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory

1955
  • 1a household
  • 3a household
  • 4a household
  • 5a household

4 listings. Names of residents after 1945 aren't shown; businesses and buildings are.

Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory, p. 254

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, 1905–1955, street sections, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories); each year in the record 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.