Strathcona, Vancouver

416 Dunlevy Avenue

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

The name here changes with each directory: Walter Heay, a marine engineer, in 1905; Samuel W Simpson, an employee city, in 1910; John Patterson in 1915; and Low Lee in 1920. At 416 Dunlevy Avenue in 1940, the householder is Charles Loy, a cook.

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person the 1940 directory lists here
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1905

The street section

  • Walter Heaymarine engineerp. 31

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

1905Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

  1. 416Heay, Walter marine engineerp. 31
The lines for 416 Dunlevy 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

  • Samuel W Simpsonemployee cityp. 60

Dunlevy 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

DUNLEVY

  1. 416Simpson Samuel W emp cityp. 60
The lines for 416 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1910 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1915

The street section

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

1915Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

  1. 416Patterson Johnp. 46
  2. 416rearMercer Robtp. 46
The lines for 416 Dunlevy 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

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

1920Henderson's Vancouver Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

  1. 416Low Leep. 41
  2. 416rearChinesep. 41
The lines for 416 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1920 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1940

The household

  • Charles Loya cook · householderp. 357

Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1940 directory prints it as Dunlevy; its numbers run along today's Dunlevy Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

  1. 416Loy Cp. 46

Names

  1. Loy Chas cook h416 Dunlevyp. 357
The lines for 416 Dunlevy 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

The City's list of addresses no longer has 416 Dunlevy Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred); the 400 block of Dunlevy Avenue keeps no building from before 1946; the nearest of its old addresses still on the City's list is 427, with a building from 1993.

The 400 block, year by year

Dunlevy Avenue between East Hastings and East Pender 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.

Who stayed on the 400 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.

Dunlevy Avenue, block by block

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

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/416-dunlevy-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) 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.