The Alabaster family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 33 East 17th Avenue, has three people listed here: Thomas S Alabaster, a branch manager at Sterling Food Markets; Phyllis Alabaster, a waitress; and Vera H Alabaster, a paster at National Paper Box; its name section adds two more people here under other surnames.
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- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
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- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Rebuilt in 2003
- today, by the City's records
In 1940
The household
- Thomas S Alabastera branch manager at Sterling Food Markets · householderp. 6
Also under the Alabaster name
- Phyllis Alabastera waitress · lives herep. 6
- Vera H Alabastera paster at National Paper Box · lives herep. 6
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
East 17th Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
EAST 17TH
Names
The house today
The building the 1940 directory knew is gone: the City dates the building at 33 now to 2003; next door, 21 still has its building from before 1946, one of five on the block.
Since 1940
- 2003Today's building goes up, by the City'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 first block in 1940
East 17th Avenue ending at Quebec Street, 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 17th Avenue, the first 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
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33 East 17th Avenue, Riley Park, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. The building there today dates from 2003, by the City's record.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/33-east-17th-avenue, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 33 East 17th Avenue
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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.