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535 Keefer Street

A building, built in 1901 by the City's record, first listed in the 1905 directory. Lord Strathcona School is listed here from 1905 to 1935. The building still stands.

Lord Strathcona School1905Strathcona School1915–1935
Not in the directory1945
Strathcona Sch1955
Read every ten years. A band is one household, joined across directories by surname; tap one for its directory page. After 1945 the directories' names aren't shown.

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1901
built, by the City's record
Still standing
today, by the City's records
Now 601
the same building, today's number on Keefer Street inferred

The building

In 1905 it is listed as Lord Strathcona School.

From 1915 to 1935 it is listed as Strathcona School.

In 1955 it is listed as Strathcona Sch.

Today

A building from before 1946 still stands here: the City's assessment record gives 1901 as the year built. We confirmed the number through the heritage register: Goad's 1912 prints “Strathcona School” on lot block 74; the school fills block 74 and still stands (Heritage Register: Lord Strathcona School #2-#5, 500-594 E Pender St).

The neighbours

The 500 block of Keefer Street. Your lot is outlined in red; pick a year to see who the directory lists on every lot.

Keefer Street NORTH SIDE · ODD SOUTH SIDE · EVEN 500599 535 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)535Lord Strathcona SchoolStrathcona SchoolStrathcona SchStrathcona Schnot listed*Strathcona Sch510 Keefer Street · Gone510Tennant AndwYeoman JExcelsior Apts roomsExcelsior Rooms & AptsExcelsior Rooms514 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)514Chinese MissionGoldberg —vacantGoldberg J (whse)Lions Gate Moving & Stg…518 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)518Kellberg EricMandleman J*Mandleman J*Babaval J*a household · rooms to…522 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1910, City's figure)522Rudd Hans“Chinese”Johnson ELundvall Ea household524 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)524Bradley Edw“Chinese”Fong WChow Ha household · pedlar +2526 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)526Wallings Morley Avacant“Orientals”not listednot listed532 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)532“Chinese”“Chinese”Glowsky SLum Fon*a household536 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1984, City's figure)536Mohrman Oscar“Chinese”“Orientals”Jang Kee Shew*a household542 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1905, City's figure)542Cima PietroCima P*Cima P“Orientals”*a household546 Keefer Street · Still standing (built 1901, City's figure)546“Chinese”“Orientals”“Orientals”*a household548 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1976, City's figure)548“Chinese”“Orientals” +1Sam H +1*a household558 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1963, City's figure)558Keefer Rooms +1Keefer Lodge +8Keefer Lodge rooms +1Keefer Lodge roomsa household +3560 Keefer Street · Gone560Ganter Cvacantnot listednot listed564 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1973, City's figure)564a household +1568 Keefer Street · Rebuilt (built 1979, City's figure)568Lawrence Jennie“Chinese”“Orientals”Sun Lok Moya household
The 500 block of Keefer Street, Strathcona. Lots are placed by house number.Scroll sideways on a small screen
Pre-1946 building still standsRebuilt after 1945Address gone todayNot matched*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)
1 of 31915→25
2 of 21925→35
0 of 41935→45
Who stayed on the 500 block: of the addresses with a named household in both directories, how many still had the same surname ten years on.

The record

Each directory's listing for this address, as printed, with its page at the Vancouver Public Library. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

1905
  • Lord Strathcona Schoolinstitution

Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory, p. 73

1915
  • Strathcona Schoolinstitution

Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory, p. 98

1925
  • Strathcona Schinstitution

Reader's note: No number printed; listed on the north side, between Jackson and Princess.

Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory, p. 71

1935
  • Strathcona Schinstitution

Reader's note: No number printed; listed on the north side.

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, p. 88

1945

Not in the directory this year.

British Columbia and Yukon Directory

1955
  • *Strathcona Schinstitution

One listing. Names of residents after 1945 aren't shown; businesses and buildings are.

Vancouver and New Westminster City Directory, p. 131

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, 1905–1955, street sections, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories); each year in the record 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.