543 Dunlevy Avenue

In the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940 and 1945 city directories.

No one stays from one directory to the next: E Leversage, a laborer, in 1905; Samuel A Britton, in real estate, in 1910; Chong Sung in 1915; and Mrs Grace Haas in 1920. K T Young lived at 543 Dunlevy Avenue in 1945.

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1: person the 1945 directory lists here
Address gone: today, by the City's records

In 1905

The street section

E Leversagelaborerp. 31

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

1905Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

543Leversage, E. laborerp. 31

The lines for 543 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 A Brittonreal estatep. 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

543Britton Samuel A real estp. 60

The lines for 543 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

Chong Sungp. 46

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

1915Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

543Sung Chongp. 46

The lines for 543 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

Mrs Grace Haasp. 41

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

1920Henderson's Vancouver Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

543Haas Mrs Gracep. 41

The lines for 543 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1920 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1925

Both lines printed at 543 print “Chinese” instead of names. For many Chinese, Japanese and other residents, the canvassers printed a group label like this instead of their names.

Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1925 directory's street section, line by line. The 1925 directory prints it as Dunlevy; its numbers run along today's Dunlevy Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1925Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

The lines for 543 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1925 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1930

The directory prints “Orientals” here instead of names.

Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1930 directory, street section and name section, line by line. The 1930 directory prints it as Dunlevy; its numbers run along today's Dunlevy Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1930Wrigley's British Columbia Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

543Orientalsp. 50

The lines for 543 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1930 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1935

The directory prints “Orientals” here instead of names.

Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1935 directory's street section, line by line. The 1935 directory prints it as Dunlevy; its numbers run along today's Dunlevy Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1935British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

543Orientalsp. 45

The lines for 543 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1935 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1940

The directory prints “Orientals” here instead of names.

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

543Orientalsp. 46

The lines for 543 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

In 1945

The street section

K T Youngp. 44

Dunlevy Avenue is read from the 1945 directory's street section, line by line. The 1945 directory prints it as Dunlevy; its numbers run along today's Dunlevy Avenue, so we take them for one street (inferred).

1945British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

DUNLEVY

543Young K Tp. 44

The lines for 543 Dunlevy Avenue in the 1945 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The house today

Not one of the eleven addresses the 1945 directory lists on the 500 block of Dunlevy Avenue is on the City's list today, so the building at 543 is probably gone (inferred).

The 500 block, year by year

Dunlevy Avenue, 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.

Dunlevy Avenue, the 500 blockas the 1920 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)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

Who stayed on the 500 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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543 Dunlevy Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940 and 1945 city directories. The City no longer lists the address.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/543-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), 1925 (Wrigley-Henderson Amalgamated British Columbia Directory), 1930 (Wrigley's British Columbia Directory), 1935 (British Columbia and Yukon Directory), 1940 (British Columbia and Yukon Directory) and 1945 (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.