Fairview, Vancouver

2412 Alder Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Queen Mary's Coronation Hostel and W Muir are listed at 2412 Alder Street in 1940, as two households; its name section adds three more people here under other surnames.

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4
people the 1940 directory lists here, three of them named in the book
Rebuilt in 1985
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • Queen Mary's Coronation Hostelp. 3
  • W Muirsuite 2412½p. 3

Also at this address

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

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

ALDER

  1. 2412Queen Mary's Coronation Hostelp. 3
  2. 24122412½Muir Wp. 3
The lines for 2412 Alder Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The house today

A newer building, dated 1985 by the City, has the address now: the wood-frame building Goad's 1912 map draws here is gone, replaced after the 1940 directory.

Since 1940

  1. 1985Today's building goes up, by the City'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 2400 block of Alder Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 2412 marked
The 2400 block of Alder Street, between West 8th Avenue and West Broadway, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 2412, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). The 1912 map draws one wood-frame building on the lot at 2412. Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 2400 block in 1940

Alder Street between West 8th Avenue and West Broadway, Fairview: 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.

Alder Street, the 2400 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

West side, odd numbers

  1. 2415Ramage Mrs A Egone

Alder Street, block by block

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2412 Alder Street, Fairview, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 1985, by the City's record.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2412-alder, 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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.