Riley Park, Vancouver

285 East 30th Avenue

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 285 East 30th Avenue is St Peters Anglican Church.

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Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1940

The street section

  • St Peters Anglican Churchp. 246

East 30th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

EAST 30TH

  1. 285St Peters Ang Chp. 246
The lines for 285 East 30th Avenue in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The building today

The City's list of addresses no longer has 285 East 30th Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred).

The 200 block in 1940

East 30th Avenue between Main and Sophia Streets, Riley Park: 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.

East 30th Avenue, the 200 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

North side, odd numbers

  1. 285St Peters Ang Chgone

South side, even numbers

No south-side addresses in the 1940 directory.

The 200 block of East 30th Avenue

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285 East 30th Avenue, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/285-east-30th-avenue, 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.