Vancouver / Raymur Avenue / Strathcona

Strathcona, Vancouver

314 Raymur Avenue

In the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1940 city directories.

The directories we've read give McKie (no first name printed) in 1905; James Rainey, a longshoreman, in 1910; and Frank Collins in 1920 and 1925. In 1940, Canadian White Pine employed Alfred J Green, the householder at 314 Raymur Avenue, as a boomman.

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1
person the 1940 directory lists here
1920–1925
the Collins name here, in two of the six years we've read
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1905

The street section

  • McKie (no first name printed)p. 94

Raymur Avenue is read from the 1905 directory's street section, line by line.

1905Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 314McKie, —p. 94
The lines for 314 Raymur Avenue in the 1905 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1910

The street section

  • James Raineylongshoremanp. 163

Raymur Avenue is read from the 1910 directory's street section, line by line.

1910Henderson's City of Vancouver and North Vancouver Directory Part 1

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 314Rainey James longshoremanp. 163
The lines for 314 Raymur Avenue in the 1910 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1915

The directory lists the address as vacant.

Raymur Avenue is read from the 1915 directory's street section, line by line.

1915Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 314Vacantp. 140
The lines for 314 Raymur Avenue in the 1915 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1920

The street section

Raymur Avenue is read from the 1920 directory's street section, line by line.

1920Henderson's Vancouver Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 314Collins Frankp. 127
The lines for 314 Raymur Avenue in the 1920 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1925

The street section

Raymur Avenue is read from the 1925 directory's street section, line by line.

1925Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 314Collins Fp. 107
The lines for 314 Raymur Avenue in the 1925 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1940

The household

  • Alfred J Greena boomman at Canadian White Pine · householderp. 238

Raymur Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 314Green A Jp. 140

Names

  1. Green Alfd J boomn Can White Pine h314 Raymurp. 238
The lines for 314 Raymur Avenue 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

Not one of the nine addresses the 1940 directory lists on the 300 block of Raymur Avenue is on the City's list today, so the building at 314 is probably gone (inferred).

The 300 block, year by year

Raymur Avenue between East Cordova and East Hastings Streets, Strathcona: every door each year we've read lists on the block, the way it prints them, and what stands at each today. This house is marked in red. Pick a year to read who lived at every door.

Raymur Avenue, the 300 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

Who stayed on the 300 block: of the addresses with a named household in both years, how many had the same surname in the later one. A filled house kept its family.

Raymur Avenue, block by block

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314 Raymur Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1940 city directories. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/314-raymur-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.

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Sources

The city directories of 1905 (Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory), 1910 (Henderson's City of Vancouver and North Vancouver Directory Part 1), 1915 (Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory), 1920 (Henderson's Vancouver Directory), 1925 (Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory) and 1940 (British Columbia and Yukon Directory), street and name sections where both are read, 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.