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Kitsilano, Vancouver

2643 Balaclava Street

In the 1940 city directory.

Six of the MacLean household are listed at 2643 Balaclava Street in 1940: William C MacLean, a grain dealer; Don R C MacLean, a trim sawyer at Canadian White Pine; Dorothy MacLean; and three others.

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6
people the 1940 directory lists here
Still standing
today, by the City's records
1913
the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The household

  • William C MacLeana grain dealer · householderp. 391

Also under the MacLean name

  • Don R C MacLeana trim sawyer at Canadian White Pine · lives herep. 390
  • Dorothy MacLeanlives herep. 390
  • Elsie M MacLeana saleswoman at Pagoda Shop · lives herep. 390
  • G Stuart C MacLeana clerk at the Bank of Nova Scotia · lives herep. 390
  • Isabelle R MacLeana saleswoman at Pagoda Shop · lives herep. 390

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

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BALACLAVA

  1. 2643MacLean W Cp. 7

Names

  1. MacLean Wm C grain dlr h2643 Balaclavap. 391
  2. MacLean Don R C trim sawyer Can White Pine r2643 Balaclavap. 390
  3. MacLean Dorothy r2643 Balaclavap. 390
  4. MacLean Elsie M slswm Pagoda Shop r2643 Balaclavap. 390
  5. MacLean G Stuart C clk Bk of NS r2643 Balaclavap. 390
  6. MacLean Isabelle R slswm Pagoda Shop r2643 Balaclavap. 390
The lines for 2643 Balaclava Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. The name section prints h for a householder and r for someone who lives at the address.

The house today

2643 Balaclava Street still has a building from before 1946, as does 2633 next door; its permit is from 1912, and the City's assessment record gives 1913 as its year built. A permit to build dwellings/houses at 2627, 2633, 2637 and 2643 Balaclava was taken out in August 1912 by Ltd Vernon Bros, owner and builder: $12,000.

Since 1940

  1. 1960A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  2. 1990A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
  3. 2000A major renovation, by BC Assessment'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 2600 block of Balaclava Street on Goad's 1912 fire insurance map, with 2643 marked
The 2600 block of Balaclava Street, between West 10th and West 11th Avenues, on Goad's fire insurance map of 1912; the map may print the street under an older name. The ring marks 2643, placed from the City's address point today (inferred). Georectified by the City of Vancouver (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).

The 2600 block in 1940

Balaclava Street between West 10th and West 11th Avenues, Kitsilano: 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.

Balaclava Street, the 2600 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)

The 2600 block of Balaclava Street

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2643 Balaclava Street, Kitsilano, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1913 as the year built.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/2643-balaclava, 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. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.