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2731 Quebec Street

A house first listed in the 1915 directory. A new name in every directory: three households between 1915 and 1945, none listed twice. The address is gone today.

Not in the directory1905
Schaffer Morris1915Hayden C C1925Vacant1935*Hodgson Mrs M A1945A householdnames after 1945 withheld1955
Read every ten years. A band is one household, joined across directories by surname; tap one for its directory page. After 1945 the directories' names aren't shown.

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by 1915
first listed in the directories
3
households named, 1915–1945
Address gone
today, by the City's records
Now part of 55
East 12th Avenue, the land it stood on inferred

The house

In 1915 the directory lists Morris Schaffer.

In 1925 the directory lists C C Hayden.

In 1935 it stood vacant.

In 1945 the directory lists Mrs M A Hodgson. The directory marks the name with *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of its knowledge.

After 1945 we don't show residents' names: in 1955 the directory lists one household.

Today

The City no longer lists this address. Lots here were merged or redeveloped, so the building is almost certainly gone. On the 1912 fire insurance map it stood on land that is part of 55 East 12th Avenue today (inferred). We confirmed the number through the heritage register: Goad's 1912 prints “2731” on lot 9-10 block 38.

The neighbours

The 2700 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 27002799 2729 Quebec Street · Gone2729vacantnot listednot listednot listednot listednot listed2731 Quebec Street · Gone2731Schaffer MorrisHayden C Cvacant*Hodgson Mrs M Aa household2741 Quebec Street · Gone2741Forsyth —not listednot listednot listednot listed2745 Quebec Street · Gone2745Gardner Richd LFleece G CWaite H O*Waite H O*a household2749 Quebec Street · Gone2749Doherty, IsaacHanson AlexvacantMcDonnell D A*Pittendreigh W +1a household +12700 Quebec Street · Gone2700St Patrick's High Schnot listed2732 Quebec Street · Rebuilt (built 1982, City's figure)2732Mitton Mrs AgnesHobson A*Miller Mrs M A*Canet C A*a household +12746 Quebec Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)2746Hinch Wm EFord O E*Miller Mrs M A*Dunn G R*a household · rooms to…Not in the 1955 directory
The 2700 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 11905→15
0 of 41915→25
0 of 31925→35
1 of 41935→45
Who stayed on the 2700 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).

1905

Not in the directory this year.

Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory

1955
  • a household

One listing. Names of residents after 1945 aren't shown; businesses and buildings are.

Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory, p. 201

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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.