Frank Trimble, a butcher, is listed at 2501 Westminster Road in 1905.
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- 1
- person the 1905 directory lists here
- Rebuilt in 2019
- today, by the City's records
- Now 288
- the same lot, today's address on East Broadway (inferred)
In 1905
The street section
- Frank Trimblebutcherp. 122
Westminster Road is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line. Westminster Road is Kingsway today, with different numbers: the directories print the old name up to 1912. We've matched some of the old numbers to today's lots using the City's 1912 fire insurance map; 2501's lot is today's 288 East Broadway (inferred).
The house today
2501 Westminster Road is today's 288 East Broadway, the same lot on Goad's 1912 map (inferred). The building the 1905 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building there now to 2019.
Since 1905
- 2017A building permit for alterations, valued at $2,500,000 (BP-2016-04330).
- 2019 onLicensed as a grocery.
- 2019Today'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 2500 block in 1905
Westminster Road, Mount Pleasant: every door the 1905 directory lists on the block, the way it prints them, and what stands at each today. This house is marked in red.
Westminster Road, the 2500 blockas the 1905 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today
West side, odd numbers
East side, even numbers
No east-side addresses in the 1905 directory.
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2501 Westminster Road (today's 288 East Broadway, inferred), Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is in the 1905 city directory. The building there today dates from 2019, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2501-westminster-road, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 2501 Westminster Road
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Sources
The 1905 city directory (Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory), street section, 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.