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Kitsilano, Vancouver

2233 Balaclava Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Harvey J Smith, a driver at Jersey Farms, shared 2233 Balaclava Street in 1940 with two people under other surnames, each one named in the book.

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3
people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1913
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • Harvey J Smitha driver at Jersey Farms · householderp. 570

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BALACLAVA

  1. 2233Smith H Jp. 7

Names

  1. Smith Harvey J drvr Jersey Farms h2233 Balaclavap. 570
The lines for 2233 Balaclava 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 house today

2233 Balaclava Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 2228 across the street; Goad's 1912 map shows no building at the street end of the lot, so this one, which the City dates to 1913, went up after it. A permit to build two houses at 2227–2233 Balaclava, this one among them, was taken out in August 1913 by H C Woodcock, owner and builder: $5,500 for the two.

Since 1940

  1. 1960A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 1965A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.

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 2200 block of Balaclava Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 2233 marked
The 2200 block of Balaclava Street, on the stretch it shares with the 2300 block, between West 6th and West 8th Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 2233, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws no building on the lot at 2233. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 2200 block in 1940

Balaclava Street, on the stretch it shares with the 2300 block, between West 6th and West 8th Avenues, Kitsilano: 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.

Balaclava Street, the 2200 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)

The 2200 block of Balaclava Street

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2233 Balaclava Street, Kitsilano, 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.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2233-balaclava, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.