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2639 Quebec Street

A house first listed in the 1905 directory. One household is named: George Downey, a traveller, in 1905. The address is gone today.

Downey, Georgetraveller1905
Not in the directory1915–1955
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by 1905
first listed in the directories
1
household named, in 1905
Address gone
today, by the City's records

The house

In 1905 the directory lists George Downey, a traveller.

Today

The City no longer lists this address. Lots here were merged or redeveloped, so the building is almost certainly gone.

The neighbours

The 2600 block of Quebec Street. Your lot is outlined in red; pick a year to see who the directory lists on every lot.

Quebec Street WEST SIDE · ODD EAST SIDE · EVEN 26002699 2601 Quebec Street · Gone2601Coville JKenny's Korner +1Farries AMing's Gro2605 Quebec Street · Gone2605Coville, JohnEnright Johnnot listedDuncan W Snot listednot listed2613 Quebec Street · Gone2613Boyd, Georgenot listednot listednot listednot listednot listed2615 Quebec Street · Gone2615Nettleton AlfredRichardson W CGiroux FGiroux Mrs A*a household2621 Quebec Street · Rebuilt (built 1992, City's figure)2621Stone, F. W.O'Neil Timothy EGranger I L*Granger Miss I L*Granger Miss I L*a household2631 Quebec Street · Gone2631Mouat, John N.vacantBennett JKitchen AEwert Ha household2637 Quebec Street · Not matched2637Anderson Scott BCarson J AStephenson B MNelson Ovacant2639 Quebec Street · Gone2639Downey, Georgenot listednot listednot listednot listednot listed2649 Quebec Street · Still standing (built 1912, City's figure)2649Rogers, ErnestFrontenac Apartments +25Frontenac Apts +25Frontenac Apts +26*Frontenac Apts +28*Frontenac Apts +342600 Quebec Street · Standing, age not recorded2600Mount Pleasant Baptist…Mt Pl Bapt ChMt Pleasant Regular Bap…Mt Pleasant Baptist Ch*Mt Pleasant Baptist Ch2644 Quebec Street · Gone2644vacantvacantBayne G Anot listednot listednot listedNot in the 1955 directory
The 2600 block of Quebec Street, Mount Pleasant. 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)
0 of 21905→15
0 of 31915→25
1 of 51925→35
2 of 51935→45
Who stayed on the 2600 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).

1915

Not in the directory this year.

Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory

1935

Not in the directory this year.

British Columbia and Yukon Directory

1945

Not in the directory this year.

British Columbia and Yukon Directory

1955

No Quebec Street in this directory: no 2400-block entries in 1955 (1915-1945: 2438 and 2441); the directory prints "E 8th and E Bway intersect" with nothing between.

Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory

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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.