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2311 Yew Street

A house, built in 1910 by the City's record, first listed in the 1915 directory. A new name in every directory: four households between 1915 and 1945, none listed twice. The house still stands.

Not in the directory1905
Armitage Geo1915Steeves G1925*Lawrence C H1935*Layton A J1945A householdphotographer1955
Read every ten years. A band is one household, joined across directories by surname; tap one for its directory page. After 1945 the directories' names aren't shown.

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1910
built, by the City's record
4
households named, 1915–1945
Still standing
today, by the City's records

The house

In 1915 the directory lists Geo Armitage.

In 1925 the directory lists G Steeves.

In 1935 the directory lists C H Lawrence. The directory marks the name with *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of its knowledge.

In 1945 the directory lists A J Layton. This name is marked * too.

After 1945 we don't show residents' names: in 1955 the directory lists one household (photographer).

Today

A building from before 1946 still stands here: the City's assessment record gives 1910 as the year built.

The neighbours

The 2300 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 23002399 2305 Yew Street · Gone2305Grey W Pa household2311 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)2311Armitage GeoSteeves G*Lawrence C H*Layton A J*a household · photogra…2321 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)2321Fitzgerald ClarenceHaywood WProctor C R*Bileski C Ja household +12327 Yew Street · Rebuilt (built 1965, City's figure)2327Bourne Robt HWright N KSmedley JHarbour E Ca household2339 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)2339Braham Wm JWitcherley M AScott R*Manning D J*a household2343 Yew Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)2343Deane ThosDe La Giroday MDavis Mrs MMcEwan F H*a household2310 Yew Street · Gone2310Rathburn A SDennis C GDunn Mrs Ha household2320 Yew Street · Gone2320Swan H LWillis CNicolson J Ba household2330 Yew Street · Gone2330Chasteney G GQuee HForsyth B Ba household2360 Yew Street · Rebuilt (built 1983, City's figure)2360Cottage Conf (The)Not in the 1905 directory
The 2300 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)
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Who stayed on the 2300 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
  • a household · photographer

One listing. Names of residents after 1945 aren't shown; businesses and buildings are.

Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory, p. 255

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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.