The Stefani family, which the 1940 directory marks as owning 523 Prior Street, has three people listed here: Caesar Stefani, a laborer; Elda Stefani, an operator at Reid's Holiday Togs; and Reno L Stefani; its name section adds two more people here under other surnames.
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- 5
- people the 1940 directory lists here, two of them named in the book
- *
- some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
- Still standing
- on the Heritage Register, category C
- 1905
- the year built, by the City's record
In 1940
The household
- Caesar Stefania laborer · householderp. 583
Also under the Stefani name
Also at this address
- Two more peopleunder other surnames, with each one's work: in the book
Prior Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.
1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory
Streets
PRIOR
Names
The house today
523 Prior Street still has a building from before 1946, on the City's heritage register (category C), as does 520 across the street; the City's assessment record gives 1905 as its year built.
Since 1940
- 1960A major renovation, by BC Assessment'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 500 block in 1940
Prior Street between Malkin and Princess Avenues, Strathcona: 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.
Prior Street, the 500 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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523 Prior Street, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1905 as the year built, and it is on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/523-prior, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.
The book of 523 Prior Street
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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. The 1912 plate: Goad's Fire Insurance Map, georectified by the City of Vancouver. Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.