The 1940 directory lists two suites and households at 266 Keefer Street: S Wah. Its name section gives the household in full: Shuen Wah, a millworker.
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- 1
- person the 1940 directory lists here
- Address gone
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The 200 block of Keefer Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Keefer Street are read from every directory, 1905 to 1955.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
KEEFER
Names
The house today
The City's list of addresses no longer has 266 Keefer Street, so the building is probably gone (inferred); three doors along, 286 still has one from before 1946, one of six on the block.
The 200 block in 1940
Keefer Street between Main Street and Gore Avenue, Strathcona: 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.
Keefer Street, the 200 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)
North side, odd numbers
- 207O K Watchmakergone
- 209Chang Mrs Lgone
- 215Keefer Floristgone
- 223*Kam Yen Jan +1rebuilt
- 227Dan C C Costands
- 229Le Man Caferebuilt
- 235Foo Lung Cogone
- 237American Prodrebuilt
- 239Yen Ming Lumstands
- 241Pac Prodstands
- 245Weinstein & Costands
- 249“Orientals”gone
- 253“Orientals”rebuilt
- 257Hip Lunrebuilt
- 261Chinese Presby Ch +2rebuilt
South side, even numbers
- 210Prince Roomsgone
- 214vacantgone
- 216Chan Sheegone
- 218Parkview Fruit +1gone
- 222Keefer Roomsstands
- 232Chan Pong Gayrebuilt
- 234vacantgone
- 238Keefer Lndy +1rebuilt
- 240Tom Yee Costands
- 246Hing J & Co +1rebuilt
- 258Wing Lee Ltd +1gone
- 266Wah S +1gone
- 270Ko Kaigone
- 278Chili & Hot Tamale Parlor +1gone
- 286Mah Mun Yunstands
- 288*Chu Lemgone
- 290“Orientals”gone
- 296Stratford Hotelgone
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266 Keefer Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/266-keefer, 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. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.