Strathcona, Vancouver

633 Raymur Avenue

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

T Furnell is the first name here, from 1905 to 1920. Earl Armstrong is the householder at 633 Raymur Avenue in 1940; the directory prints no work beside the name. Its name section lists one more person here: Ernest Armstrong.

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2
people the 1940 directory lists here
1905–1920
the Furnell name here, in four of the five years we've read
Address gone
today, by the City's records

In 1905

The street section

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

1905Henderson's City of Vancouver Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 633Furnell, Tp. 94
The lines for 633 Raymur 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

Raymur 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

RAYMUR

  1. 633Furnell Thomasp. 163
The lines for 633 Raymur 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

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

1915Henderson's Greater Vancouver City Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 633Furnell Thosp. 140
The lines for 633 Raymur 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

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

1920Henderson's Vancouver Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 633Furnell Thosp. 127
The lines for 633 Raymur 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

  • Earl Armstronghouseholderp. 18
  • Ernest Armstronglives herep. 19

Raymur Avenue is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

RAYMUR

  1. 633Armstrong Ep. 140

Names

  1. Armstrong Earl h633 Raymurp. 18
  2. Armstrong Ernest r633 Raymurp. 19
The lines for 633 Raymur 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 633 Raymur Avenue, so the building is probably gone (inferred).

The 600 block, year by year

Raymur Avenue between East Pender and Union 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.

Raymur Avenue, the 600 blockas the 1915 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

East side, even numbers

No east-side addresses in the 1905 and 1910 and 1915 and 1920 and 1940 directories.

Who stayed on the 600 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.

Raymur Avenue, block by block

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633 Raymur Avenue, Strathcona, Vancouver, is in the 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920 and 1940 city directories; the Furnell name is listed there from 1905 to 1915. The City no longer lists the address.

Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/633-raymur-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.