Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver
2253 Powell Street
In the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920 and 1940 city directories.
The 1920 directory lists 2253 Powell Street as vacant.
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- First listed 1915
- the 1905 directory lists the block but not 2253: a hint the house came later a hint
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1905
The 1905 directory lists Powell Street but not 2253.
Powell Street is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1910
The 1910 directory lists Powell Street but not 2253.
Powell Street is read from the 1910 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1915
The directory lists the address as vacant.
Powell Street is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1920
The directory lists the address as vacant.
Powell Street is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line.
In 1940
The 1940 directory lists Powell Street but not 2253.
Powell Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
The house today
Not one of the 16 addresses the 1920 directory lists on the 2200 block of Powell Street is on the City's list today, so the building at 2253 is probably gone (inferred).
The 2200 block, year by year
Powell Street, Grandview-Woodland: 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.
Powell Street, the 2200 blockas the 1920 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
The 1940 directory lists no one on this block.
North side, odd numbers
- 2209Chisholm, C.Cedar Cove Sash & Door Co Ltd +1not listednot listednot listedgone
- 2215Silver Marknot listedgone
- 2221Hindoosnot listednot listednot listedgone
- 2225Fanaka MasuyaSimota Ynot listedgone
- 2235vacantKirkwood Thos +2not listedgone
- 2253vacantvacantnot listedgone
- 2259Noble AlbtNoble Albt Jnot listedgone
- 2263Dundas Presbyterian ChurchSt Matthews Presbyterian Churchnot listedgone
South side, even numbers
- 2214Walsh W Cvacantnot listedgone
- 2220New housenot listednot listednot listednot listedgone
- 2222vacantCouling Walternot listedgone
- 2228Cummins MaryvacantBrereton Stanleynot listedgone
- 2230Norris Thomas Hnot listednot listednot listedgone
- 2232Brown Bertnot listednot listednot listedgone
- 2244vacantvacantnot listedgone
- 2274vacantTurner Harrynot listedgone
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2253 Powell Street, Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver, is in the 1915 and 1920 city directories. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2253-powell, 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 1940 (British Columbia and Yukon 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.